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| - The only place I've ever had veggie ramen in Canada is Motomachi Shokudo in Vancouver, so when Raijin opened in Toronto, I was excited to see if it had, and it does! I'm not vegetarian but I fell in love with the vegetable ramen when I tried it in NYC at Totto Ramen, a more lighter and healthier version if I don't feel like a heavy broth and eating meat. The broth here is claimed to be vegetable based using mushrooms, lotus root, kelp other veggies. The toppings had a large variety: tomato, okra, carrot, radish, deep-fried pumpkin, lotus root and yam! I added a side of boiled egg for protein and it was just the right texture. The broth itself could be a less salty, but overall I will say I would order it again: 4/5. I wish there were more vegetables like Motomachi. I would even suggest adding corn, avocado, fungus and a strip of nori for the price, but one can't complain too much!
We also ordered the Kara-age and it was very well made. The chicken was juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside. We ordered a small (3 pcs) but definitely getting the large next time! 5/5.
The service was quite poor. We were sitting for 5 minutes without someone taking our order, then forgetting to serve us water (and severs would be wiping empty tables instead even when no one was waiting to be seated), and then not giving us utensils when the appetizer came out (at this point I would think the waitress would catch on that we need something to eat with considering she dropped it off on an empty table - no napkin, no utensil, no plate, no drink...ugh, what are we gonna eat with? I could eat with my hands but...) anyway, later the waiter realized and apologized and left us feeling at least acknowledged by the end of the night! Service: 2/5.
We also ordered the coffee jelly on milk pudding dessert sprinkled with matcha powder, and it was good, 4/5.
All in all, I would return, I just hope the service was a one-off and that we came on a bad night so I will update upon my next return. Would be back for the veggie ramen!
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