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I have been craving japanese ramen like crazy recently and my bf and I have visited so many noodle shops/japanese restaurants recently and have always left with deep sorrow and disappointment. Today, we stopped by Flying Crane's after extensive online research and decided to give it a try.
This cafe is right around the corner of shaker square and it doesn't look that crazy at the first sight and definitely not what I expected it to be, like other asian stores, filled with japanese decors. Instead, the cafe is owned by an old couple - a japanese (I assume!) woman and a white guy. The lady was making her japanese ginger and the guy greeted us. The cafe sells lots of handmade bakery stuff and the guy was also making some breakfast per orders. The store smelled like chocolate cookies. Only three or four tables were around in the store. We looked at the menu and ordered the regular ramen and the champon ramen. He told us the patio was also open today so we walked through a narrow alley and found the back yard. It was a gorgeous backyard. There were some people hanging out there and we found a quiet corner and sat down under the vine trees. It was a sunny day and I felt so relaxed just sitting there, enjoying the flowers around me and the sun, while waiting for my ramen to come.
After waiting for a while, probably 15 or 20min or so, our ramen finally arrived! By just looking at the presentation, I already knew it was going to taste really good. The eggs were hard boiled eggs, sliced in half, placed in a way that egg yoke was facing up. Pork was also sliced and placed on top lying flat. A piece of seaweed was placed on top of the noodles with some green onions floating there. Exactly what I expected it to be. I took a big bite of the ramen. The texture was also exactly what I expected to be! Not too hard but also not too mushy. Very chewy and tasted just right. The regular ramen's broth although does not have the classic milky color or the classic japanese savory flavor, it was delicious. I was so happy that I finally found a place that serves decent japanese ramen! I also liked the champon ramen - it has shrimp, mushroom, some baby cabbage, as well as eggs and seaweed. This one's broth does has the milky color but tasted more like hotpot broth.
For just $10 in Cleveland, you can get a bowl of pretty-good-quality home-made japanese ramen, I would say it totally worth the money and worth the wait. Plus, the owners are so nice and they are never gonna kick you out if you decide to chill in the gorgeous backyard for a whole afternoon. I will definitely be back for more!
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