Ohayo Granada - Japanese Comfort Food — Restaurant in Quezon City

I’m basing the review of the ramen on value for money.

The broth is exquisite - it’s a bit watery in first tasting it, but you realise the pleasant salty taste lingers in your mouth even after you ingest the broth. Lacks in body but taste is great. The chashu is amazing, slightly charred and crispy on the outside but has a soft and chewy fat within. It’s a bit too fatty but not bad for less than 300 pesos. Others say the noodles lack a bit of bite to it (the snap of the noodles), but I’m not really complaining about it. Maybe not AMAZING for the ramen enthusiast but I found it good as a common customer (stayed in Japan about 4 months).

The spicy salmon has quite a surprise to it. The spice is okay, a little on the weaker side which caters to the general population, but the cucumbers inside hold a surprisingly refreshing sour taste that balances out the spicy taste.

What it lacks:

Spice on the spicy salmon; add more bite to it (personally) Slightly bigger piece of chashu Glass mugs for the beer (they gave it in a glass full of ICE) Chop the green onions a bit bigger, I was surprised how small it was when I saw it

Overall: Great value for money on ramen Appetisers are expensive but pretty good GLASS MUGS Hopefully have customers pay the bill in the counter (more efficient)

Done on...

Don't come here when it rains, the outside smells like a sewer and the smell goes inside the restaurant, or maybe just me since I had the table nearest the door.

Shrimp gyoza I liked the flavor and the sauce paired well, but the filling was just overly mushy like it had been frozen for too long.

The potato salad was super meh, potato and mayonnaise, the end. I remember it used to be a lot better with like this blackened potato thing. The salmon tanuki was ok, but as a spicy salmon there's much better elsewhere.

The beef tendon "ramen" was easily one of the worst "ramen" I've had. So combine north park braised beef broth (they taste almost exactly the same), cheap carinderia mami, and a few pieces of beef and tendon, and tahdah, ohayo. The noodles just had that cheap taste texture and mouthfeel I get from street beef Mami. And the tendon was just this gooey sticky almost pichi pichi like texture that was sticking everywhere in my mouth.

I guess opening another branch really caused their...

I’ve been dining here since before the pandemic, back when it felt more authentic and less commercial.

Now, several things have changed: The open kitchen seating seems closed to customers, and the kitchen looks messier. Food quality has declined while prices have increased.

Specific observations: Cali Maki portions are smaller. Chicken Karaage was overly salty. Gyoza no longer tastes as good as before. Udon looked unappetizing, as if from an old batch.

Overall, the higher prices no longer match the quality. I used to love this place, but it’s not the same. (Sharing 2018 food photos for...