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| - We had dinner here last night and had a blast!!! The location is small and actually located in a house, but has seating inside and outside on a deck. The parking is in the back with about 5-6 spots available for cars. We arrived with out a reservation, but were seated almost immediately on a Sunday night during Restaurant Week. They had a great selection of cocktails, local beers, and significant wine list.
We ordered a few appetizers. The fried tofu dish was ok...kind of smooshy in a soy sauce...didn't really care for it. The seaweed salad was excellent, with marinated seaweed over shiitake mushrooms. The spring roll was also well put together with dipping sauces.
We absolutely loved the Veggie and Spicy Veggie buns. The buns were perfectly cooked with an incredible sauce on the inside that almost makes my mouth water thinking about it. The spicy wasn't really all that spicy, but taste SOOOOO good. The combination of the soft bread, cucumbers, and fried tofu...amazing. The veggie dumplings were also well done with the crispy crust and chewy top. Also filled with a nice assortment of diced vegs and tofu.
The Veggie Ramen was good. I am not a huge fan of Ramen, but the addition of the spice bomb, and garlic bomb was excellent. The smoked tofu and noodles were cooked well, and the soup surrounding it was flavorful. We also tried the mango ice cream Mochi which was o.k.
Overall this is a great noodle shop in Madison. What I really loved was the attentive service. Our waiter was getting killed with it being restaurant week and the place being packed, but he NEVER let our water glasses get empty. He brought the food out in a perfectly timed method that allowed us to enjoy each dish. Just plain excellent service.
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