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| - Fool me once, Noodlecat...
I deleted my original review because I thought it was unfair to review them based on a special event they were holding (as opposed to your average dining experience). So here is their fair shake, now with tempered expectations. I went in telling myself this isn't Japanese or ramen, but rather Asian fusion with the 'Asian' being heavily outweighed by whatever else it's supposed to be fused with.
Unfortunately, this second trip didn't really change my opinion. If anything, it worsened. I had the pork miso ramen. The biggest offender of this dish was the broth. It was lukewarm on arrival, and it was incredibly bland. It wasn't even salty like I've read in other reviews. It just didn't taste like anything, let alone the advertised miso. The noodles were a bit too undercooked. The pulled pork was just kind of there and felt out of place the whole time. The 6 minute egg was the only good thing about it since it was actually soft-boiled, something I don't see even some legit ramen shops doing. And that ladies and gentlemen is your pork miso ramen. A decent egg, and then everything else. That'll be 11 bucks plus tax.
I also had a bbq pulled pork bun, which is pretty much what it sounds like. I don't know why I expected more. It was okay, but I wouldn't get it again.
Also, what's up with the lighting? It was lunch time and the lights were dimmed way down with very little natural light coming in.
I feel like I'm struggling to give it two stars, but I try to reserve 1 star reviews for the truly offensive, so... two stars, I guess. The service was good. There.
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