Japanese Ramen King is not that good.
The Good
- Customer Service They treat their customers well and try to talk to you about the food, they're also very active on social media (facebook, insta) so you can see what they're up to.
- Lunch: Cheap lunch specials on the week days. Their curry-katsu don is pretty good.
The Bad
- When we went for dinner, they didn't turn on their air conditioning. It was sweltering hot!
- My friend ordered tempura udon and got half an order of udon with 2 pieces of tempura, and they didn't even give him tempura sauce. $10.99
- They don't really seem to know what they're doing with some of their good product. For example, they use cheap wasabi and don't have the appropriate sauce pairing with monk fish liver (either a ponzu-based sauce, or you can also lightly salt it.) They also put mayo in my tamago which got on the fish I ordered in my chirashi. If you want a place that serves fresh whole fish, go to Fin Izakaya -- they treat their product better.
- Compared to ramen places downtown, their ramens all seem to fall flat. To be fair, I've only come a few times and sampled some of the ramen (including tonkotsu), but each one I've tried has been painfully average at best. For a place called "Japanese Ramen King", I find it strange that their sushi/sashimi stands out a little more. Go to Raijin, Isshin, Santouka, or Sansotei (new Markham location coming soon) instead.
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- Wait times: Every time I've come here I've waited exceptionally long for my food. (20+ min). It's never been packed any of the times I've gone either.
Overall
This place is just barely passable. If you're in the area, you won't find any better places, especially not for ramen. There are significantly better places though. I don't think the price is worth it.