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| - I've been craving good ramen for months now, so when I was finally in a bigger city (for the Midwest) we did our research and came upon this place. So, first things first: the featured Yelp photo is of fries. What the heck is that about? No diss on the person who took the photo, but we almost passed based on that alone. AND, to make matters worse, we had just watched a Food Network episode on ramen in Japan, so...let's just say my expectations were a little skewed.
Second things second: THE PORK BUN. The pork bun was delicious. It's the size my hand and piled thickly with tender, melt-in-your-mouth braised pork belly. The bf and I split one and it has been the best thing we've eaten in the 24 hours that we've been in Madison (not saying much, I know). But still. We wish we had gotten two of these and shared a bowl of ramen instead of sharing one bun and each having our own ramen.
Third things third: we both got the Morris ramen with modifications. The first bites were tasty. And then...just became heavy. The broth is really, really thick and only became more congealed as the seconds ticked away. The only other tonkotsu I've had that compared in fatty consistency is that of Mensho Tokyo in Downtown SF (which starts at $17/bowl). I'm not entirely sure it's a good thing. Now, I know that all good ramen starts with a heaping cauldron of pork and chicken carcasses, but sometimes you have to draw the line at fatty enough and coat-your-lips fatty.
This has been the only bowl of ramen in my life that I couldn't finish, aside from the one time I was sick with bronchitis and another time in which I spilled a bowl in college.
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