Hubby, brother and I hit up Jinya on our latest trip to Vegas. We got there a few minutes before opening so were seated promptly when they finally opened for business.
The menu and taste was reminiscent of Ippudo (of NY and Japan fame). They had the pork belly bun which was actually pretty tasty. We also ordered the tempura Brussels sprouts that was highly recommended - those didn't disappoint.
And since I'm a sucker for fresh tofu, we ordered the homemade tofu, done tableside. What a gimmick. But ya know...? The tofu was actually really great! If you let it sit, it becomes silky, like the Chinese sweet tofu custard dessert. They give you a sauce and the usual ginger, green onion and added a touch of yuzu kosho (which I love). They also instruct you to stir it up which I wasn't a huge fan of doing but in the end, it turned out fine. You were just eating like a porridge made with tofu.
In terms of noodles, brother and I ordered the tonkotsu black. He added corn. I got it "as is". When our orders came, mine had a small dollop of spicy in the middle and corn while his was missing the egg that comes with the tonkotsu black. We had to show him a picture of our noodles (we're food picture takers) but he still looked at my egg suspiciously, as if we were trying to steal an extra egg.
The taste was ok...it didn't blow me away....it just didn't have the richness of Month's broth or the complexity that other places had. The noodles were nice and hard and the eggs were just on the verge on being overcooked (still miles better than those places that give up and cook it all the way.).
Hubby ordered the tonkotsu assari which, was promised, was lighter. I think he regretted that choice.
My combo chasu bowl was a little underflavored and dry. Not enough sauce in the rice to season it. The combo chicken karaage was good though they serve it to you in giant pieces.
Definitely not a bad option if you want to go through the drive through or if you don't want to wait it out at Monta. But not our first choice for ramen in Vegas.