This is solid ramen, in my opinion. I've been to a few of the better places in the Bay Area back in CA (Orenchi etc.) and I feel that this place is close to them. I feel that at least some of the negative reviews are from people from Asian-heavy areas who view Asian food in Chambana through a rose-colored lens, which to me is corny af.
Way better than Koto Ramen, which got pretty bad fast.
I generally get Tonkatsu Black here.
Positives:
-Great meat, and tonkatsu broth has good flavor. I liked the miso the one time I had it too.
-Noodles are solid
-Egg is solid
Negatives:
-You're pretty much out of luck here if you're vegetarian or don't eat pork due to their broth
-Prices are a little on the high end, especially $4 (?!) for extra ramen where it's half of that elsewhere
-Personal thing, but their tonkatsu black needs to have more black sesame oil
Still fairly solid.