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| - I was so excited to eat here, I heard great things from a friend.
My boyfriend and I went one night, and it was rather busy. The wait was about 45 minutes, but the hostess said if there was room in the ramen bar, we could sit there. So we made our way to the far end of the restaurant, where you turn a corner and end up in a little mini restaurant- there were seats at the ramen bar, which were full, or tiny booths that fit one person on each side.
We chose one of the two empty booths (the one without dirty dishes on it).
The service was good. The ramen was okay. I would eat it again if I was either drunk or hungover. I had tofu ramen, and it was super oily. My boyfriend got the pork belly ramen, and he didn't like it enough to leave half the bowl full (which he never does). Both of us had big globs of noodle-balls in our ramen- it seemed as though they perhaps froze/refrigerated the noodles beforehand and then just plopped them in the bowl before serving.
The worst part about our meal was the (presumably drunk) late 20's men that sat down in the booth next to ours. One kept yelling to his friends at the bar, asking if they got their food yet, because he already got his, even though he ordered after them, because he's "VIP!! Hahahaha"
Anyhow, I would go back and sit at the actual restaurant to see if that menu has any better options, but if you're looking for the best ramen in madison, stick to Umami.
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