Hot Noodles and Cold Sake
Ramen Restaurant finally in North Scottsdale!
Unfortunately, did not meet any expectations what so ever.
Ordered the Ramen Goma House Specialty with Onsen Egg and Pork Gyoza.
When I have Ramen, the broth is the first thing that has to impress, the broth was filled with pepper where it was difficult to savor any flavor. Generally the soup broth could almost live by properly prepared Char Sui Pork and Bok Choy. The Char Sui had no taste and there was one small piece of Bok Choy. All you could taste is a salty broth filled with pepper that makes you cough with every spoon of broth.
We also had the Pork Gyozas and the taste of the pork was almost ransid. Their were 5 gyozas to the order and the size were average to small.
The ordering as you come in on the IPad is different , innovative and impersonal. As a service business to put an iPad in front to greet you is not the type of people personal touch I expect in a restaurant, in fact who are you tipping for service when at the end of the iPad gives you a choice of what percent tip you want to add? I may just go to the vending machines in Walmart to get dinner.
I really wanted to like this restaurant and hope that finally there is a Ramen Restaurant in North Scottsdale, there is, but it is not for me.
Bottom line is when your restaurant is based on Ramen, you would think they have a product that is going to back it up. Don't believe the Asians are going to flock to this place, maybe the pretty people will endure for a little bit but my wife said "This place is not going to last" which I give it less than a year if changes are not made.
I will travel to Chandler 20 miles away to have Ramen than come here again.