Ramen Todai — Restaurant in Kyoto

1/5 I'm glad to hear other people enjoyed this restaurant but that was the most atrocious ramen I've ever had the displeasure of eating, speaking as a ramen enthusiast. Firstly, I never ever not finish my food, let alone ramen, no matter how mediocre or bad it is. This particular place is a first for me, it made me leave without even finishing the ramen. Words really can't describe how awful it was.

Firstly, The noodles felt like it was not cooked properly, some of them still stuck together with a hardness that disturb your chewing. The broth is awful, it made me felt nauseous and left a horrendous aftertaste that stayed with me after eating.

I ordered Chahan/fried rice on the side and it's as bland as my cooking. You'd think that the fried rice on the side would be this place's saving grace if you dislike the ramen, but you'd be fool to even consider that possibility.

I'm really sorry....

A small restaurant with less than 20 seats (maybe). Hardly any space so please do take note that big luggages will cause some problems.

Even the lift leading up to the this ramen “alley” in Isetan is so small that less than 10 people can fit. So kinda interesting to see Que going up and down the lift. This place is on the 10th floor.

I personally did not quite like pork meat because it has strong smell. Fortunately I ordered the small portion, and that I struggled to even finish it. They offer free raw egg. You can just pick up one on the table and crack it into the bowl of hot ramen.

First, you have to choose one of the ramen restaurants according to your choice, order (and pay) from their machine, and then Que up to get into...

To be honest I only tried this place, since there was a long line of waiting customers. But I was not disappointed. The broth is kinda spicy and there are a lot of spring onions, so you should probably avoid this place if you don't like either of it or maybe try the white miso broth which shouldn't be spicy. I also recomment the special ramen, since the smoky flavored pork is worth it. As many reviewers already mentioned, you have free raw eggs and also spicy marinated bean sprouts as a side dish, which you could refill as much as you like. This place is also really foreigner friendly, since there are plenty of signs in english and the ticket vending machine also has a english subtitle. All in all, I was very satisfied and...