I had been searching for another ramen place aside from Republic Ramen, but I had always run across ramen shops that were less than par, but Tachibana exceeded my expectations -- especially with the taste of their char siu!! Holy moly their char siu!!!!! It's so good and so flavorful! It is SO worth the extra $ for extra char siu in your ramen. I have yet to try their other dishes, but I can't seem to get away from the char siu tonkotsu ramen.... And I LOVE the name! Tampopo (or dandelion) was a popular movie in Japan back in 1985 -- it is a comedy drama that takes place at the decrepit ramen shop, Tampopo. Anyway, this Tampop is worth the drive from southwest Phoenix!