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| - I was in love with Kington ramen. But act trying Kington multiple times I decided to try Ajisen again to compare to get a better idea .
Kinton : less selections only choose chicken or pork broth , then fewer selections of meats , chicken was like boiled n slices tasted boarder line raw. Sometimes kinda pink n nasty.
Ajisen: wide variety of meats (from grilled steak , grilled chicken , fried chicken etc to seafood) even have plain Ramein with grilled steak or grilled steak served on sizzling iron board.
Kington: Ramein average $15 aft tax
Ajisen: average $13 aft tax
Kington: the waitress do NO speak English at all, do not come to yr table to refill water , do not come to give u bill. NO free Tea!!!! I ordered one , it come very bitter green tea not the traditional Japanese tea. U have to pay for it it's pretty pricey. Waitress will chat with customers for long time if a dudes talks to them about Japanese culture or hit on them, won't even look out for other customers. Always takes forever to ask for water refill or pay , one time we sat forever waiting for bill n forgot to pay n walked out since my bf had bit too much beer . Then we decided to walk back in to pay, the two girls were still busy chatting up customers , had no clue we walked out n were confused why we came back.
Ajesen : waitress have accent but constantly walking on the floor busy looking out if anyone need anything . They sever u free tea as soon as u sit down!!! Evey time I went to just get take out, as soon as they give me takeout manu n invite me to sit down for takeout, they sever me tea before I even order! And it's the traditional Japanese tea with very beautiful Aroma! U get to enjoy the tea while waiting for takeout order.
Kinton: doesn't have variety of food beside noodle soup
Ajisen: has fried noodles, best fried rice(my fav is iron grilled BBQ chicken strips served with fried rice at side , comes with small soup n little sweet n spicy pickled cucumber as side $9.5) , classic soups n spin of Tom Yum soup base etc. I wanna try the grilled fillet mignon topped Ramein next! Also it serves very good bubble tea. It is actually better than 168 classics milk tea with tapeyoga. So ppl like my bf who don't personally like soupy things or pork flavours , can find beautiful stir fry noodle or rice for himself when we attend the restaurant together.
Kinton: no reward program.
Ajesen: they give u stamp for evey $10 spent! Once collect 15 stamps. U get FREE classic Ramein! Wohoo! Me n my bf get two stamps at a time so we rank up very quickly.
One last thing. Kinton space is VERY SMALL! u are most likely waiting at door for seats for 20-30 min at busy hour! N ended up sititng on hard bench with strangers at each side, or high uncomfortable stools, or sitting at bar facing the chef. Ajisen u get to sit on comfortable seating with cushioned full chairs or booth seats. Much cozier.
Over all Ajisen is very good both food and service wise. I am lately in love with the slow cooked short pork ribs on Ramein! If u pick something on the menu I don't like , give other things a try. There are a few things I am not fan off such as octopus on the starter menu, they were too under cooked n soggy . But the main dishes r usually quite good.
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