I took my boyfriend to Hapa Izakaya for his birthday lunch on a Wednesday afternoon. The place was 80% full when I had arrived. The OpenTable app allows for easy reservations so getting a table was quite easy. The only issue I had was that even though I had mentioned it was my boyfriend's birthday, the restaurant didn't go out of their way to make the visit more memorable. They didn't bother to tell him happy birthday which was something I was not impressed about. Also, I had mentioned we needed to be back to work by 1pm, the server ignored my request so our food was brought out 15 mins before 1pm. Aside from questionable service, the food however was delicious. We had the seafood risotto ishi-yaki and Kojiro ramen. The seafood risotto ishi-yaki was good but the dish wasn't what normal risotto tasted like. The rice was creamy but on the dry side for risotto. There was an abundant amount of seafood but nothing that was qreally outstanding. They served it in a hot stone bowl which adds a nice flavouring as the rice near the edges crisp up and gives off a subtle smoky flavour that brought the dish up a notch. The broth of the kojiro ramen was very flavourful. The highlight was how Hapa was able to bring out the pork flavours in their soup. The cabbage was different but adds a nice texture and the chopped pork was good. I am glad that we had requested less garlic as the garlic flavours was perfect. But over all both my boyfriend and I found that all of their dishes from this and previous visits a bit too salty. However, the walkable proximity and the availability of decent ramen in downtown calgary, this is still my go to ramen restaurant.