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| - These five stars are for the food! The tonkotsu ramen rivaled the version I had at David Chang's Momofuku. It had a rich pork broth with delightfully salty homemade noodles and toppings. We added the nori sheets because--nori. It was the best soul-warming, umami-packed bowl of ramen I've had. I'd recommend stirring the broth a bit before tasting it, because the flavor-dense bits of the soup tend to hang out around the bottom half of the bowl.
For an extra couple bucks, we turned our bowl-to-share into a combo with 3 potstickers. The potstickers were delightfully crispy!
Like everyone else, I'm going to complain about the service. It was unfortunately the worst service I have received. Everyone working there was nice, but it seemed like they were just hanging out or hadn't been trained yet. For example, we asked a server for another bowl so we could share the ramen, and a few minutes later saw her across the restaurant chatting with the chef, while we wondered where our extra bowl was. I'm really hoping that, because this was only the second week the restaurant was open, and because they were totally in the weeds, that all of these issues will be resolved in the near future! Their food is way to good to be ruined over poor service. Looking forward to the next visit!
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