Ramen Mob Taipan — Restaurant in Subang Jaya

The atmosphere is nice and service is ok. Now for food, let me give you a detailed review.

Note: I do travel to Japan often, and I like my authentic Japanese food. So this taste review may/may not be applicable to you.

Niboshi broth ramen: 6/10 The soup is not bad, not really umami as claimed. The noodles is standard and egg can have more flavour. Char siew has quite some room for improvement. Overall every individual ingredients of the ramen is alright, but the bowl of ramen still feels that something is missing (maybe it’s missing the tare or some other ingredient to bind it all together).

Garlic karaage: 3.5/10 The chicken and batter is not bad. But dude… what’s with the sugar/ajinomoto seasoning on top? Why is the karaage sweet?? The whatever seasoning is pulling the taste down by at least 3 points. I would prefer you can write down that it is a sweet karaage? Or just a suggestion that you can introduce a savory version too?

Gyoza: 7.8-8/10 The best thing in the shop that I tried so far. The gyoza is fried on the bottom and succulent on top. Best thing about it is the filling of the gyoza is a lot, and I hope you continue keep it that way. The gyoza feels a bit oily but it’s still acceptable. Hope there is a way to make it more light (probably oil needs to be hotter before pan-fry/sear? Not sure, not a chef)

Pork bone ramen. 6/10 Everything same. Just the pork bone is not strong at all. Maybe next time let us choose how strong we want our pork bone to be. Also the ramen needs more adjustment in the tare, because I do feel something is missing from the bowl of ramen. It just doesn’t seem to come together.

I hope when the restaurant read this, they don’t take it as negative criticism but a way to improve. Hope to taste better ramen when I...

Ramen Mob @ Taipan USJ

As we walked in we were greeted and seated by staff. The ambience was very clean with some music playing in the back ground.

We ordered a Kuro (Black garlic soup) and Kuro Aka (Spicy Black Garlic).

Our review is as followed

Noodles: 4/10 No noodle options, which is fine. But the noodles had a slight alkaline taste (which is expected, for its springiness) just a bit too much alkaline for my taste. They were cooked well, so I guess there’s that.

Soup (Kuro): 3/10 There’s a difference between black garlic and burnt garlic. Seems like a lot of Malaysians keep interchanging these two as a substitute for each other. This had that harsh burnt taste of burnt garlic. And the soup was unbalanced towards the salty side. The spring onions in the soup did help cut through the salt, but it was still very one dimensional. The soup needs some form of sweetness to balance the salty broth. Also, I feel there is a lack of vinegar in their (if they even use) tare. Overall soup not great. If you’re a fan of Menya Shishido, then this maybe a lighter economical ramen for you.

Now the good stuff

Ajitama: 8/10 Very well cured. The egg was buttery. Although just a litttttleeee bit too salty for me. (maybe cause the soup also salty, I was overwhelmed by salt). Overall a great addition to the ramen.

Yakibuta: 9/10 The yakibuta was super buttery and well seasoned. The muscles of the meat break down in your mouth as the fats cost your mouth with intense flavour. A real delight to eat.

Overall. You can come here to chill with friends. But spend a little more for a good meal if you...

Kinda not sure what to eat for the night, I saw this new Ramen Mob opened above Black Whale and decided to give it a try.

TL:DR No First in First out concept. The food are just served at random orders based on my observation. Unless you got plenty of time to kill, otherwise this is a skip. Taste wise, there are better ramen joints and not worth the time and money.

Food: I have to make a comparison on this, the ramen is very similar to Shi Shi Do Ramen minus the Crazy Ramen ideas. The usual Shiro, Kuro, Aka and Mala soup base. Taste wise is mediocre at best. Ajitsuke tamago was cold at the center unlike other ramen joints. But I will give them credit for still maintaining the creamy yolk.

Their Ippon Yaki buta was a disappointment though. Taste like glorified chinese Char Siew. Or may be my expectations are too high?

Service: Staffs are fine, but some don't seem to understand English/Malay.

Timeliness: First bowl of ramen came about 25 minutes in. After 15mins the second bowl is not here yet, but they are still serving noodles and side dishes to other tables. I had to speak to two different staff and told them to either get our side dishes and noodles served or I will be cancelling the orders. And after about another 10 minutes in, the food arrived.

Atmosphere: Too noisy to my liking.

Price: Price wise is average....