I finally made it to Noodlecat last night after weeks of intending to go and forgetting. A friend told me that the wings and steam buns are delicious but that he was underwhelmed by the noodles. I still had high hopes and ordered the miso bbq and spicy wings and the Takahachi Ramen. The wings were delicious, as promised. The miso bbq wings in particular were so full of flavor and the meat just fell right off the bones. The spicy wings were good as well, but I thought they had a bit of a strange aftertaste.
The Takahachi Ramen was good, but I can't say that it blew me away. I love garlic and since the dish boasted both a garlic pork broth and crispy garlic I expected a strong garlicky flavor that didn't seem to come through as much as I would have liked. I was also slightly disappointed at the amount of pork in the dish. There definitely could have been more. Other than that the dish was a good balance of broth and ingredients. My dining companion ordered the College Ramen and enjoyed it. Service was great, although I might go so far to say as our server was a little too present. It was pretty dead though, so maybe she didn't have much else to do. I'll probably be going back to try more menu items.