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| - Summary: thick, flavourful broth makes this a great place to satisfy a ramen craving, if you don't mind a smaller place!
Top Must-Get: pork ramen!
Top Regret: lemonade
Tucked in the corner of the Commerce Gate plaza, it's right before you turn into the underground parking!
SERVICE
Sunday evening, full house. Had to go on the waitlist. Ordered at 710 pm, drinks arrived 718 pm, food at 725 pm. Place is small, and they make do with smaller tables, so it can be a bit uncomfortable if you like your leg space.
If you finish "every last drop", you are eligible for a "kinton bowler point", and they ask you nicely if you can take a promotional picture with them.
Our table was physically a little rickety and uneven, which was somewhat surprising since this place just opened. Not a big deal, but it did detract from the experience a bit.
FOOD
Original Pork Ramen: very good broth - rich and went down smooth. About four slices of pork, very tasty! I would probably get the "extra" next time (extra $4.50 for "three times the regular portion of pork/chicken")
Noodles themselves were alright - you can pick between thick and thin and I chose thick.
4/5
Vegetarian Ramen: comes with two tofu nuggets, which were good - as long as you're not expecting them to taste like chicken nuggets. Broth was also very tasty. It's a bit pricey for a vegetarian meal (same $10.99 as the pork ramen) but they do load it up with broccoli, corn, seaweed, carrots, cabbage, and bean sprouts. 4/5.
Homemade Lemonade: was highly recommended by the server, but it was average, leaned towards the sour side. 3/5
Shirley Temple: tasted more limey than I'm accustomed to, but pretty good. 3.5/5
Big Eater bonus: you can order extra noodles ($1.90) only at the time of order. That's a bit unfortunate if you're not sure you're going to love it.
I'll be back to try the appetizers, desserts and chicken ramen!
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