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| - Perhaps my second (or third) Ramen experience ever (aside from oodles of Mr.Noodles over the years) and I gotta say, I love this stuff. Until now, I've only had the preset Ramen orders and due to my inexperience with the cuisine that was a gift in and of itself. I have total food FOMO (fear of missing out) so no matter what I order normally, I'm always looking at other peoples orders thinking - "Shit, I totally F'd up here, I shoulda got THAT!"
Dining at Kinton only makes that FOMO worse, because now, I'm not only choosing my meal, but choosing every ingredient combination that goes into it. Thank god that the flavour options come with standard ingredients or I think I might cry from indecisiveness.
Here's how it works:
Step 1 (Broth): Pork or Chicken. I've only had Pork based Ramen before (loved it) so I thought Chicken might be a nice change.
Step 2 (Flavour): Depending on which broth you choose you have 4 options with different ingredients making up each. Original, Shoyu, Miso or Spicy. I went with the Spicy Jalapeño flavour which comes dressed with Jalapeño paste, white onions, scallions and nori
Step 3 (Soup): Light, Regular or Rich. I'm a little uncertain on how this differs from the broth so I went with Regular using the Goldilocks Rationale (Not too much, not too little, juuuusstt right).
Step 4 (Noodles): Thick or Thin. The thick is recommended for pork based meals and the thin is reccomended for Chicken. I said, "Screw that I want thick noodles" - not messing around here.
Step 5 (Meat): This is where you can add additional meat to your order (or a different meat entirely for about $2.50). Pro-tip - just order the Extra Pork or Extra Chicken at the beginning and you get 3x the amount of a regular serving for only $4! But unless you're a vegetarian... order some extra meat on that beast!
Step 6 (Toppings): Choose from 10 additional toppings to add, beware that some of these toppings come standard in the flavour bases mentioned above, so no need to pay for them again. Toppings range from $1-$3.50 each, I went with the Seasoned Egg for $1.50! #Winning!
My good Yelp buddy Jimmy B had gone the spicy Pork route and ordered additional meat and I was mighty jealous when my meal arrived and it looked like Lipton cup of soup with boiled chicken and a few slices of Jalapeño on top..... then I took my first taste.
Wow, Dayum, Shiiit, OMG, **drooooooool**.
No matter how you say it, I judged this dish by appearances and once again was foiled. I really wish I wasn't so shallow because this isn't the first time a flavour explosion has gone off in my mouth and the back of my head gets blown off. It was amazing, in fact it was UN-Beliv-able! My only issue was that there wasn't enough. The broth was spicy and hot, the chicken amazingly seasoned and cooked, the toppings and noodles perfection.
Warning, if you order a spicy dish, beware, as the paste tends to settle at the bottom and your last few mouthfuls of broth may just leave you gasping for breath (yeah, THAT hot). So be sure to mix as you go.
Not sure what more I can say, wait times and parking are a bit of a hassle during busy times and the seats aren't the most comfortable, but once you're slurping on your ramen, nothing else matters!
Eatcrest Out!
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