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| - Muku is well worth driving across the city for. Heck even if a massive earthquake rips through Calgary and the tectonic plates shifted, sending Muku half a world away, I would still make the drive there. But then that theoretically put Japan next door, so....(EDIT Mar 21/11: Yikes! Inappropriate?:S how could have I known?)
Anyways Muku's Ramen menu is divided into several groups. You can select your broth base as either the Tonkatsu, Shoyu, or Miso. From there you get several Ramen fixings such as bamboo shoots, nori, and BBQ pork slices. There are also several fixings you can request for a small additive charge. I often request the boiled egg which I think was marinated in soy sauce. Every bowl of ramen contains, well, the ramen noodle of course. Once in a while they do have random specials, I remember having a refreshing soba noodle dish during the summer and my recent visit had an interesting concoction that they called "Ninja Ramen". I feel that every visit Muku is a different but comforting experience. I never stay with one specific ramen style and always change things up. Every time I am never disappointed and always satisfied. The broth is always robust and drives the character of the dish. And the fixings always make every slurp, chew, and gulp indefinably wonderful. I feel like a kid in a large playground full of swings, ladders, and planks. However, when I sometimes eat here with my mom, she finds the broth a little salty, so with a kind request, Muku will make the adjustments necessary for her to enjoy her bowl or Ramen.
I wish there were more noodle house places in Calgary like Muku. There used to be Sobaten on 11 Ave but that came to pass a long time ago. While there are restaurants in Calgary that have Ramen in their menu, I prefer to go to a place that is more focused on a specific style of dish, i.e. noodle house, you can tell by Muku's open kitchen that they are dedicated to serving you a great bowl of Ramen
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