I decided to take an alternate route around the city and ended up spotting this little place from a streetcar. I texted a girlfriend of mine that we would have to try this place out the next time we made lunch plans.
I had lunch there today and it's a Monday. We arrived just minutes after the noon hour and within 10 minutes, all the tables were taken. Thankfully, we arrived just before the lunch rush.
The servers were helpful and explained the menu (I had never had ramen before). I decided on the Kara Miso Ramen and am happy I did. The portions are perfect - and noodles are generally filling anyway. The broth was creamy, perfectly spiced (hot enough to add to the flavour vs. overpowering it), but the pork pieces were nothing but fat. I like my pork like the next guy, but some actual meat would have been appreciated. Paying $12 for broth + noodles is a little steep. If there was a meaty component (vs. a fatty one), I would have been happier. All in all. I'd go back.