I was lucky enough to get a seat here and have some ramen and ice tea. The ice tea was good! But I was surprised there was no sugar or any sweetener to make it less bitter for me. She tried to put some lemon in it but some sugar prob would have worked. The ramen I had was excellent. Though a little too salty. All the ingredients were very tasty. The video game sounding techno music was getting to me after a while. For me, this is like 3 meals in one sitting., I ate as much as I could, but I asked the waitress if I could have a container to bring the rest home. I wouldn’t think this should be a problem to take your leftover food that you paid for with you, and open up a seat for someone in line waiting to come in to get a meal. She said she had to ask the chef if I can take a container, and then she asked the chef right in front of me. He looked right at me blankly, and told her no after looking at me. I have to say that was not very nice service. To look right at my face and decide that I’m not to bring my leftovers with me., and just waste all of it. While I can see a stack of leftover containers in the kitchen right from my seat. That was just a shame because more than half of my food was left over. I have a small stomach and I can’t eat all this one sitting! Wish I could! I thought I would just eat the rest of it later in the evening. But the chef said no container for you. I tried to eat a little more of it but had to leave a lot of it behind. How wasteful! That really bummed me out when he said no, as I tried to force a few more bites. I wanted to thank him for the meal because it was so delicious, but I was so irritated at that point every time I look at him. To me that was a big red strike even if your food is good. I don’t think I would go back there again. The waitress was friendly though. I do understand why you don’t allow takeout since the art of the bowl would be compromised while walking or biking, but when someone has more than half of their food left over you could be gracious to give them a container to put it in. That was was shameful behavior for a chef. So that was really wasteful and I don’t think I would come back here again but if you’re very hungry and you can eat a lot of food get there early so you can get a seat otherwise it’s a 40 minute wait outside in line on the street, and a very small location with no bathroom. The food was very good. The chef’s rude temperment and the leftover container...
Read moreRamen-head here. I’ve had over 200 unique bowls from around the world and came here based on a recommendation.
Gyoza The gyoza was subpar. It was greasy and the outside was very thick, dominating the flavor. The flavor itself was decent but way overpowered.
Karage Tasty and moist on the inside, good kewpie mayo, outside was a bit light. Overall good but not worth the calories.
Shoyu Ramen Excellent bowl overall. Good thin noodles. Broth was authentic, rich, and not overwhelming. The pork was generally tender. Egg was perfectly marinated and even tasted a bit smoked.
Cost Extremely expensive. Ordered 4 bowls of ramen, 2 karage, 1 gyoza, & a yuzu drink. Costed over 1,000 DKK or about $177USD.
Service Absolute garbage. I ordered for everyone as soon as we sat, ahead of the table next to my party, and specified that I was in a big hurry and additionally asked if everything could be served at once. I was told yes.
It took very long. Our table received each item we ordered, course by course. The table next to us got their ramen before we got our karage. Then we got our gyoza, they finished their ramen, and THEN we got our ramen (very late). I noted that we specifically requested to have everything brought at once and that we said we were in a hurry, but a different waitress than whom I placed my order with, Bay (Bae?), insisted that we must receive each item we ordered separately, not all together, even though that’s not what I was told. I told her I still mentioned we were in a hurry. She took no accountability, was snappy, and defensive. So rude. After, she had the nerve to mention that we only waited 6 minutes from the time the gyoza came out to when the ramen came, completely disregarding the entire point. It was unnecessary and typical of some rude European behavior I’ve seen. The ramen itself was great, but she and the service made it unenjoyable, hence my 1...
Read moreCame here with my brother as he'd heard great reviews about the ramen. Unfortunately we were left pretty disappointed and underwhelmed with the food. We may be a tougher crowd to please than the lines of predominantly tourists who were lined up waiting for seats as I've lived in Asia for more than a decade and we've traveled and had many an excellent bowl of ramen over the years.
Shoyu ramen: Whilst the broth was quite good boasting a deep, rich flavour, the thin noodles arrived already a bit overdone meaning they got increasingly soft whilst finishing the bowl. The chasu was lacking in depth of flavor, was dry and not charred to bring out the characteristic taste of a chasu. The mushroom paste was a nice touch but didn't make up for the letdown on the noodles and chasu.
Nduja Miso ramen: Ordered this specifically due to the base broth being advertised as a Tori Paitan, which traditionally boasts rich, creamy and deep flavors. Unfortunately these nuances were either completely overpowered by the Nduja miso tare or as I suspect perhaps not present in the broth from the outset. The lemon anchovy dressing drizzled on a couple of baby spinach leaves were a nice touch albeit may not be for everyone's palate. The plus of this bowl was the thicker noodles which were cooked well and still retained springyness and toothsome-ness.
Whilst eating out in Copenhagen is expectedly pricey, at 175,- and 185,- per bowl, we'll definitely not be visiting...
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