I was in a ramen mood and originally wanted to go to Sumo Ramen since I've heard good things. But after the driving and the cold weather I kinda just parked on St. Laurent and, no joke, walked into the restaurant directly in front of my car.
Nudo had a foldable display outside their restaurant that advertised Yuki Ramen, and my date and I immediately thought "good enough" since we were too lazy to walk the 800 meters to Sumo. Glad we did because those noodles, though not ramen, are FINE. Immediately after being seated I checked the Yelp reviews and praised the heavens that this place had favourable reviews.
We ordered the garlic and chive pork ravioli dumplings to start. This is where they lost the star because it was plain awful. The smell was off-putting, the sauce accompanying it tasted like tangy soya (teriyaki sauce??) and the dumpling itself was a weird mix of flavours (read: mostly cabbage). Not for me. Not a great start for Nudo.
The mains were the stars. I ordered the braised beef shank noodle soup and it was just plain great. The noodles were very distinct and I already crave their dense chewiness after only an hour of having them. The broth was very flavourful and not salty. The beef was tender and the bok choy was a great filler. While the portion size is gigantic, I do wish there was more bok choy or beef since most of the bowl is very much broth and noodle. That isn't even really a complaint though, since the broth and noodles are great in their own rite.
All in all, you have to eat here because NOODLES. They do it good.