Hakata Ikkousha — Restaurant in Jakarta

A shadow of its former glory.

I remember when we have to queue for at least an hour when they first open near my home. The Ramen was excellent with hot broth that was not easily get cold, the pork flavor was prominent without being too salty. And the noodles. It was always perfect doneness all the time. Not too hard but certainly not soggy.

And now, the new outlet looks like they are trying to live up to the old patrons expectations, but somehow still comes up short. The main issue is still about consistency. Sometimes the noodle is somewhat soggy. Sometimes the broth is not hot enough. Sometimes the Ramen is too salty (if it's lack of salt, then we just add salt. But if it is too salty, there's nothing you can do about it).

The place is still one of the best Ramen joint in Kelapa Gading area, but considering what we can actually get when they do everything right, their latest creations was somewhat lackluster. We hope they will figure things out and we can enjoy our beloved Tonkotsu...

Poor service (*1) Even you have line up, but if you skipped you lose your change to enter. Either you argue to enter or made new queue. The waitress are impolite. When you ask to menu, they didn't give it. Even you see there are unused menu there. The waitress didn't repeat the order, so make mistake and make me wait for more couple hours. There is no smile, all of them look sullen.

The broth taste average or may i say less tasty. There is no taste other spices rather than salt. The broth taste to dominant. Too salty, the more you slurping, the more it taste salty. The broth only feel warm not hot. It reduce appetite too eat. The noodle is quite hard, it should be a little soft. It's like you only put in and out on hot water, for less than 5 times.

My conclusion. If the waitress acts impolite like that, no matter how taste the ramen is, it will reduce appetite...

I**udo was the most satisfying ramen restaurant for me, but recently it has been dethroned by Hakkata Ikkousa.

The waiter could assimilate the Japanese culture well. I've known that Japanese businesses tend to uphold the highest quality of services, and Hakkata Ikkousa is no exception. Directly supervised by Japanese restaurant manager, the staffs were able to provide me very well.

Me & my friend ordered red dragon ramen & light broth pork ramen. The broth was good and rich in taste and the pork meat was tender. They also provided garlic & fried onion on each of the table.

While I couldn't categorize the price as cheap, I didn't feel it was expensive neither as they could provided the most tasty ramen & top...