Pink Bow Restaurant — Restaurant in Red Deer

What lacks in popularity is none other than a restaurant as hidden as this, because you are sure to hit a mouth-watering taste of Japan's specialties and richness of flavor. Meet the Pink Bow Restaurant, a classic, but modern take on the Ramen or Eastern Cuisine business. Aligned with Oishidesu Ramen, which is another Ramen restaurant, it missed the spot in the quantity and quality control of the food.

That's where Pink comes in, as the Ramen I've ordered here (Tonkotsu/Pork) has a distinct flavor of smoky and tender juiciness, imbuing itself into the broth. The egg that came along with it also gives a balance of salty and savory, as it has been in a brine (based on my visual judgement) to tell me they put love into that. The noodles also aren't super thin or yeasty as you would see in packets, which is a big plus if you tell me. The crepe is an interesting one; it is very light, yet somehow very filling. The combination of fruits and dessert dressings, provided that they can also be the main course, tricks your brain into thinking you are full but aren't. The drink that I've been offered is a Bubble Tea fusion for the Philippines (ie. Halo-Halo,) a special deal for those looking at that sweet taste of the Ube (purple yam.)

Atmosphere wise, it IS modern, but it might need to emphasize more on the Japanese aspect (the Lucky cat curtains is kinda cute not gonna lie.) The lights are pleasant, alongside a chalkboard of the many ways to get exclusive discounts; no, you cannot just openly say you're this or that unless you prove it. The size of the restaurant, from a certain point of view, are sized like the alleyway ramen shops in Japan, so how else would it not be small? There is also some wall decals, with the biggest eye catcher being the flow of leaves coming off a tree.

The service; pfft who am I to judge? It's great! The person I've talked to is someone "who is a fast eater." She knows I'd eat fast, so hey, experience (as a story and entertainer skill) is good to have! I'm willing to come back here sometime to treat my family once I've gotten the payroll. If you want a full-filling stomach, then your money is worth every cent with this restaurant.

Note: I would have chosen the Pork Ramen in the Beta features of Google reviews, but it is not there after the writing of this review...

The waitress was awesome, she had great service and checked up on us regularly. The cooks however were another ball game. We ordered wonton soup, spring rolls and dumplings as a starter with their fried pork cutlet combo and chicken stir fry for the meal. First off they brought out his starter soup with his spring rolls from his combo dish with my actual meal. When I was half done his main course arrived but we were still waiting on the 2 starters. We left after an hour and just got them to make our starters to go and boxed up our food. The stir fry is kind of a small portion for the price they charge, plus the rice was really over cooked to the point it was just a sticky ball with no flavor and actually taking away from the flavor of the dish. We also ordered drinks, I got fountain pop and he ordered chocolate milk which apparently they just take milk and add chocolate syrup and stir however it was this off white brown color and tasted like watered down milk. We will not be going back to this...

Update: this review comes a year later and I couldn't be more disappointed. Went form 5 stats to 1. If I could rate this lower I would. The fish was gross and overcooked, the portion of the udon was very small, the Pina colada was gritty, even the bubble tea was gross enough my kid spit it out. The prawns were rubbery. The spring rolls tasted strange. It was slow to get our drinks that the food beat them to the table. To top this all off it cost us 100.00!!!! We were the only people there so there was no reason for all the mistakes and how slow it all was. Absolutely disappointed

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!

Meals were excellent with really good sized portions, loved the pinacolada we had. The bubble waffles were amazing. I'd suggest this place to anybody since the menu has a bit of everything. I had prawn udon while my husband had fried pork chops. Great service and will...