2.5-Boasting York Regions Best awards on the wall, there was expected hype at this place...the only thing I found was disappointment with a touch of mediocrity. Ajisen is not bad, far from it but either those "awards" are either fake or someone has no taste buds.
I judge ramen by 2 main things...broth and noodles.
The tonkatsu broth was amazing. Light and refreshing with a very full taste. He Ajisan spicy pork ramen however was so oily I was surprised America hasn't delivered a does of FREEDOM. There was a very nutty taste reminiscent of tantan with a varying levels of spice.
The noodles were disappointing. Imagine your first time with your bf and when u finally got down there all there was was a soft limp noodle. Basically my experience at Ajisan. The noodles were soggy. Lack of chew and bounce leading to a mediocre dish. Portion were small so I mean :/
Toppings were poverty. Poverty as in I wanted my osap to help them out. Chashu was thin, chewy and very small in portions
Takoyaki was pretty good. Very nice batter to octopus ratio leaving small Foodgasms in the mouth.
Overall a potentially go to ramen spot if they get their noodles together