After hearing about this place. I finally had the chance to try it and I gotta say I'm not all that impressed. We came on Sunday afternoon and was seated quickly as it wasn't crowded yet. Our server was great, he was quick to getting drinks and our orders. My first thought while waiting was "Oh great they serve nice large bowls for the price!" It was only then after getting our meals my ratings went down for the place. I had ordered the Tonkotsu ramen with additional chasyu (roasted pork) and Tampopo original spicy paste.
First look into the bowl I see it is only half full of broth, next was that even with additional pork there was a total of 3 slices. I was expecting the normal bowl to already include 2-3 slices since the description says there are" slices of roasted pork" (plural) therefor I should have at least 4-6 slices total. Also each slice was 70-90% fat, what a waste of $3. The extra $1 for the tampopo original spicy paste is also a joke. Smelling the paste I instantly thought of the spicy korean paste you can buy at the asian markets (1lb tub for about $7). It was given to me on the side in a little 2oz condiment cup with maybe about 1 tea spoon of the paste and charged me a dollar for that.
Overall my experience wasn't too bad the ramen was cooked nicely and the flavor was good but the pricing is what really gets me. I think they need to do some price adjustments if they expect more repeat customers.
Side note heard last night some elderly woman ran her car into the restaurant and will be closed for a few weeks. I hope everyone is not harmed, and have a good christmas.