ABURIYA BY SHIGE TAKANE (RAMEN) — Restaurant in Mexico City

It’s a pleasure to find different options for Japanese food in Mexico City, specially, in the famous Pink Zone or Zona Rosa, I stopped this time by to get a Ramen at Aburiya Ramen, on Hamburgo Street, which some people consider the Heart of the Zona Rosa, this place is at walking distance from the famous Angel de la Independencia, the food was great, a nice and warm atmosphere, I had the Tonkutsu Ramen and some Gyoza, with a calpis drink. The Yakimeshi looked great as well but I’ll save that one for next time. Later on, to my surprise, I understood it was from the owners of the one in Rio Lerma, that I visited a while ago. Consistent quality, nice service, happy that hard working people are giving innovative options and making a difference for in the...

I've tried some of Japanese restaurants in Mexico city but I'm sure this is one of the best! I order beef udon and agedashi tofu and both of my meals are extremely good, the udon is very tasty with tender beef meat, the tofu is fried (I'm not sure if I'd tried this before) but it makes the tofu more interesting,

The waitresses are very friendly and helpful, also the chef and the kitchen staff are very kind, the chef himself come to us and explain about the meals and gives some recommendations,

All and all, we're very satisfied and surely we will come...

With the abundance of 5 star reviews, I was truly looking forward to dining here, but instead was met with extreme letdown. The deep fried gyoza had forgettable flavour, but were at least fairly edible. The ramen was a mixture of undercooked / unappetizingly raw elements, or overcooked and dry meats, crammed into a bowl with soggy noodles and unappealing lukewarm broth. In the end I was unable to finish my bowl of ramen. Absolutely do...