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| - The restaurant deserves a 3.5 star rating, which is mostly driven by the amazing texture of their noodles.
From the exterior, the design of the restaurant signage reminded me of Chinatown so I wouldn't have guessed that this was a ramen joint without discovering it on Yelp.
We ordered a Mazesoba Ramen ($11.95) and this variation came without soup. The toppings included diced torched chashu, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, scallions, and half of a marinated soft boiled egg. I personally found the bonito powder infused sauce a bit on the salty side. This dish came with thick noodles, and they were made and cooked to perfection. It's been a very long time since I have had ramen noodles of this quality. I asked the waitress if the noodles were made in house, and found out that they are actually imported from a supplier in Japan.
My husband ordered the Tonkotsu Shio Ramen ($10.95), which came with a dash of shrimp oil. Generally, we prefer our soup piping hot, but like most ramen joints, the soup was just hot enough to avoid overcooking the noodles. My husband didn't enjoy the addition of the shrimp oil as he felt it overpowered the pork bone soup, which lacked depth of flavour. However, like me, he raved about the texture of the thin noodles.
Even though the sauces and soups didn't quite hit the spot, we would definitely return just for the noodles. It was just that good.
We finished off our meal with the taro ice cream ($2.9), which came with corn flakes, a surprisingly good combination. I immediately recognized the flavour, and that the supplier is likely Ozawa, which sells it in 5 or 6 litre tubs.
As we paid for the bill, we were offered a coupon with a 10% discount for our next visit. Definitely a good way to entice patrons to return.
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