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| - A co-worker and I went to Sansotei for ramen for lunch today. I am not normally a big fan of ramen - I often find it too salty and/or oily, so I usually prefer soba or udon. However, having said that, I was extremely impressed with the quality of the food here. I had miso ramen, which ran me around $9 (or about Y700), and it was excellent. The noodles were cooked perfectly (firm, but not hard) and the broth was really quite delicious - extremely savoury without being over-salted, and not very oily at all. The miso ramen dish comes with some basic toppings (some sliced pork, hardboiled egg, sliced green onions and whole-kernel corn), and extra toppings can be ordered (for a reasonable price).
The decor is really nicely done, brightly lit and open - so it was fairly noisy (not somewhere for a romantic dinner for two). The space itself is fairly small, so my co-worker and I ended up getting the last two seats at the window counter - it was actually funny as several other co-workers waved to us in the front window. If you are self-conscious at all when you eat, you probably should avoid the window counter, as about 500 people walking along Dundas Street will stop to watch you eat. Didn't really bother me (I was having a delicious lunch, and not them) - but just pointing it out for those that do care.
It was fairly busy, even for a Tuesday lunch. There was a fairly big line (which we got to watch from our window seats), however the turnover seems pretty fast, with about 8 or so people in the queue being seated every 15-20 minutes or so as people finish eating and leave. I suggest either coming early, or paying attention to the flow of the queue and trying to catch a quiet period to wait.
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