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Pros:
Very well done ramen
Service was excellent
Cons:
Parking can be tough to find at times
Sansotei is my favourite place to get Ramen in the city. So when I heard they had opened up a location literally blocks away from me, I just had to stop by!!
For a restaurant on Yonge Street, this location is pretty big. They have a 30 seat capacity which is tremendous compared to some other noodle joints near by. For comparison, most places in the same complex have about 10 seats total. There are 4 sets of long cafeteria-like tables and then 2 tables that seat 4 each in the back. For a ramen place, it's remarkable kid friendly at lunch time. We brought our youngest in a stroller and there were also 3 or 4 other groups with children as well.
If you've been to Sansotei before, the menu you be quite familiar. They offer everything the other locations offer. I always order the Tonkotsu black and my GF got the regular tonkotsu this time. The ramen safe to say, is also just as good at the downtown locations. If I had to rank the locations, this would be slightly behind the downtown locations and ahead of the Markham location. The broth was excellent, very rich and flavourful. At the end, it wasn't overly salty as some ramen broths tend to be. The noodles were very good too, a little less bite than the downtown locations but still very enjoyable. Overall, you're in for a very good bowl of ramen.
The service as with most Japanese eateries was excellent. You're greeted with a smile from start to finish and they're excellent throughout the entire meal. They were very helpful when we were trying to find a table that would fit our stroller. There's a small minuscule language barrier but nothing that will deter you from coming here.
If there's any problem with this place, it lies with parking options. Being on Yonge, they don't have parking of their own so it's basically a free for all on the streets. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't.
Overall, Sansotei is a very welcome addition to the neighbourhood. I highly recommend this place if you're in the mood for a good bowl of ramen.
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