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| - 3.5 stars, but there was a mixup of checks and overall just a lack of "wow" after my meal.
I ordered the Tonkotsu ramen (what I use as my baseline order for a new ramen place), and it was definitely yummy, but had a very...Chinese taste? Being Chinese, I have no qualms with a Chinese tasting noodle soup, but I was just slightly taken aback by this realization.
*Tonkotsu - Broth wasn't watery, chashu was well seasoned, noodles were thin (as I prefer) - a little long though (I had trouble maneuvering the right amount of noodle into my spoon because they just never separated), toppings (wood ear fungus mostly) were reasonably rationed. My biggest issue though was the EGG!!! How did I not look closer at the menu?! I ended up with a hard boiled egg, and was pretty disappointed, since the soft boiled egg is one of my major critique points with ramen.
*Shio - I only took a sip of the broth, but I think I like the Tonkotsu a little more, personally. Still, it was well seasoned and very corny
*Chashu don - umm...super Chinese? I couldn't pinpoint what exactly it tasted like, but it reminded me a lot of Chinese style pork sauces.
Nishikawa is pretty decent and really not bad at all, but I probably would venture out to some other ramen places before coming back here.
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