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| - Keeping it simple: The way good ramen should be.
Ramen noodle houses have become somewhat of a successful trend in Vancouver, and I've tried my fair share. Having just moved to Toronto, I was glad to find Kenzo and get my "fix"!
I consider myself spoiled in this area, and so, while I can say that I've had better, I found myself thoroughly satisfied with my dinner at Kenzo.
I had the Mi-so Ramen, and noted:
- the broth was quite rich, but not overly so. If you tend to like your broth less salty, my dad recommends the Sho-yu
- pork was delicious
- noodle to soup ratio was excellent (this is VERY important! I tend to need a lot of soup to my noodles, and there is nothing more frustrating than trying to "ration" your soup for the latter half of your dinner)
The service was quick - which I will give them a big thumbs up for. A moderate thumbs down to how rushed the initial wait staff made us feel. We had barely sat for 2 minutes when the waitress came over and demanded our order! She seemed peeved we weren't ready. She was back 1 minute later. We stood our ground and apologized, but we needed more time. Frustrated, she left and we never saw her again. In her place, a much more patient young man became our waiter. You could tell that he was probably fighting the urge to hurry us along and out as well, but fight it he did, and my friend and I passed a pleasant evening together.
They were out of the gyoza when we were there (very popular!), and while our replacement takoyaki was yummy (light, and creamy with just a tad too much sauce) - I'm going to come back GMG (get my gyoza)!
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