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| - I was here the same night that Charles C was here.
Somehow, he rated Nobuya as a 5 star establishment. No way is that possible.
Like others have said, Nobuya is ran by a single person. The owner does the cooking, the ordering and the cleaning. On a personal level, I feel bad for the guy. But from a business and a consumer perspective, it REALLY isn't working out for him.
For example, during our dinner:
1) There were no clean tables. We had to wait for him to clean up a table before we could be seated.
2) We never received water during the entire night we were there.
2) We were given cutlery and napkins an hour after we put in our order.
3) We ordered at exactly 8:07pm. (We took photos with timestamps) Our ramen arrived at 9:52pm. The restaurant closes at 10pm.
4) We received spicy miso ramen even though we ordered regular soy ramen. I'm sure we didn't mess up the order because we pointed at his menu, which only shows soy ramen.
Here's the deal: Nobuya's food is actually not that bad. Their tempura udon was really good. The chicken karage was decently fried. The Japanese poutine was unique and tasty. And the ramen wasn't terrible even though we didn't want it spicy.
BUT... I really can't endorse this place. First, we waited 2 hours for him to complete our order. It wasn't even a full restaurant. He had only one other table. It took him two hours to complete two dinner orders!
Secondly, the prices are high. Ramen was $12.50 and it didn't even include an egg. Kinton, Sansotei, and Santouka are all cheaper than Nobuya and those are brand name ramen in downtown Toronto.
Third, yeah the food is good. But most of the menu is fried foods covered with sauce. It doesn't take a skilled chef to make fried foods taste good, especially when you mask everything with mayo, teriyaki sauce and cheese.
Charles C gave him a 5 star review and mentioned that it is a fast food joint. A fast food joint that takes 2 hours to turn a table? On a Saturday night with two patrons? C'mon. The review goes on to say that it's the best ramen in the city, but then adds that the noodles could be firmer, needed an egg and no ginger. Perfect score? I don't think so.
The biggest turnoff was when this chef gave us spicy ramen that we didn't even order. We never wanted spicy ramen. We wanted the soy. If you run out of the soy, that's fine but let us know. Don't try and sneak us spicy soy ramen without even notifying us.
Some people say that the wait time shouldn't factor into a review of the restaurant. I don't agree. No one should wait 2 hours for your order to be completed. And what if he has 6 tables that day? Would you wait 4 hours?
This place sucks. He can't run a restaurant.
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