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| - We went here because of the good reviews and because they were one of the places still open past 11:00 PM. Upon arriving, we noticed the place was completely packed, which was a good sign. We went in, and was finally able to get a seat after about 20 minutes. We didn't have a reservation, but the place still wasn't very organized in getting us a seat. At one point they even told us that they had some seats ready, brought us back there to find out that it wasn't ready.
So when we finally sat down, we ordered some ramen and some yakisoba. The ramen arrived quickly, but the yakisoba took forever to arrive. My wife was almost done eating her ramen by the time the yakisoba arrived. In addition, both items, especially the ramen, were very salty. They had put way too much salt in the ramen, and aside from that, it didn't have much taste. In a previous review, it said the ramen was by far the best in Montreal. If this is the best ramen in Montreal, then I definitely don't want to try any other ramen in Montreal ever again. I've had MUCH better ramen in any other city with a decent-sized Asian population. The yakisoba was a little better, but still had too much sodium.
The service overall was a bit slow. It was understandable since the place was packed with people getting drunk off their sake bombs, but the waitress still took a long time to notice we were waiting for the check long after we were done, even after walking past us a few times.
I understand how this place could be a great atmosphere to hang out if you're with the crowd that wants to down sake bombs until piss drunk (which is the only part that allowed me to give the place 2 stars), but if you just want to grab a meal, I'd definitely look elsewhere.
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