Asian Fusion never really quite work out right. This is another case in example. Place is nice and hip although the music was blaring and way way way too loud to hear anything. Bf and I went to check out this place Friday night. Tip: park near Constatine Market, there is a lot behind that area that lets you park 1 hr for free or no charge after 6pm daily. On arrival, we were taken to the upstairs portion of the restaurant. Couple tables open including one 4 person seating that was close to the wall so you don't get noise pollution from the other tables. We were seated in between two 4-person table in a 2 seater, one of which was the aforementioned table. The other table sat a couple both of whom were talking really really loud and swearing/cussing etc. Not pleasant. I asked to sit at the other empty table but the waiter refused saying that he was saving it for some other bigger party. Well, 10 min later, another waiter seats a 2-people group in the table I wanted. Sigh. Poor service and attitude. I guess I am picky about tables though, but seating is important to making or breaking a dining experience. Moreso, service was bad as we waited over 30 min to order and another 20 min to get the food. Ramen shouldn't take that long to make, should it?
Food was also not impressive. Ordered 2 pork belly and egg ramen as all the other reviews rave about this dish. Also ordered 1 small dish of pork rangoon and 1 small dish of spicy chili chicken wings. Ramen was sadly unseasoned well. I normally don't eat salty by any means and I was just wishing they could have added a bit more salt. Kimchi in the ramen added flavor but so little kimchi. Pork belly was fine for the most part but one piece I got was very chewy. Other pieces were tender and fatty. Poor consistency - bf got only like 2 slices pork belly and a ton of kimchi in his whereas I had like 5 slices and only a few slivers of kimchi. Noodle is the same white flour noodle you can buy at Park to Shop - I use the same exact kind all the time. Otherwise, pork rangoon was missing the cream cheese that you get in traditional rangoons. There was a tiny subtle flavor of cream cheese that made it uncomfortable to eat - either don't add it at all or add the right amount! Chili wings were bad - tasted like buffalo sauce, bleh.
Only reason why it gets 2 stars instead of 1 is that they do the ramen slightly better than Noodlecat.