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| - I tried their Tonkotsu Black. For $9.85, you get rich tonkotsu broth (made with pork bones), thinly sliced black mushrooms, a whole half-boiled egg split into two, cha shu, and thinly sliced green onions. It is the one with the black splotch of oily blackness on top, like in all the pictures.
I know many people love Tonkotsu Black, but here is why I wouldn't have it again. The "black" got tiring and overwhelming for me later into the bowl. It has a very smoky and addictive flavour and scent, so I loved it at first, but I started to taste the bitterness and heaviness of it as I was a little more than half into it. I told myself I was glad to try it once, but I wouldn't get it it again. If you like a fattier, saltier broth for your ramen, Sansotei is going to be right up your alley.
Service was great.
Like the yin and yang of the white and black of their Tonkotsu Black, I had positive and negative things to say about their popular ramen. Aside from the bitter taste that lingered on my tongue, everything else was commendable, and I can see why people like this place.
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