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| - Since I always order the spicy ramen if possible, I ordered extra pork spicy garlic ramen with extra noodles, rich broth, and half pork belly/half pork shoulder. ($16.72 after tax, or $13.33 after tax if not ordering extra pork)
Kinton probably has the best meat of all the ramen joints. The pork belly is tender and fatty, while the pork shoulder is a bit tougher but is full of flavor. The noodles are all right.
Unfortunately, the garlic completely overpowers the entire broth to the point where you think you're drinking liquid garlic bread. Also, I noticed that the traditional bowls such as Miso get an egg, but the spicy garlic does not! You have to pay an extra $1.50 for it.
If you finish your entire bowl of ramen, including broth, you get credit towards incentives. However, this place is more expensive than Kenzo and Sansotei, and almost as expensive as Santouka, so the savings are an illusion.
Finally, the environment is terrible. They blast dance music through their speakers at an abnormal volume. Every time someone comes in, they shout butchered Japanese, which my Japanese friend immediately said was garbled. He said they must've learned stock phrases.
With a poor environment, poor spicy ramen, and poor value, I cannot recommend this place at all. It's not the absolute worst ramen joint in the city when it comes to the actual food, because the meat saves it. However, for the price you pay, it's one of the worst overall experiences.
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