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| - For the price.. and the convenient location in Chinatown where we frequent, Ajisen is a good place to drop in for a cheap snack.
Highlighting the restaurant is the broth used in the pork ramen; Although it's not traditional miso based ramen, it is flavorful and tasty. But sadly, the low life of the place is the noodles in the ramen. It's definitely not traditional ramen noodles, so expect more of a spaghetti texture when visiting. Given how heavy the meal is on salt (and probably MSG), it sits heavy in your stomach as well.
Although I can confirm what most reviewers have said about the staff being very off putting, never smiling, etc, we did have an exceptional experience a few months ago after seeing a movie downtown. We were late making it to Ajisen (about 20 minutes until closing) thanks to the streetcar, but the wait staff of two let us come in, order and eat inside. The last waitress in was chatty as we were finishing up; Not trying to rush us out (she encouraged us to 'take our time and slow down'), just being friendly. A pleasant experience compared to the busy lunch and dinner hours.
Overall, it's an okay cheap eats place. It is a bit more expensive than it was during their opening, and they have less noodles in their ramen now with 'extra noodles' coming for an extra cost.
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