Morimoto Ya — Restaurant in Zhongzheng District

I went there during brunch and it was not busy at all. Actually, I was the only one there. I ordered the classic $240 ramen and an extra side of crispy fried chicken.

The food was not good. The soup base of the ramen was salty, watery, and unflavored. There weren't a lot of noodles and the noodles were also a bit soft. The bamboo shoots didn't taste fresh, while the chashu was flavorless and dry. Additionally, the side order of crispy chicken was not crispy at all and had this slightly sour taste to the meat. I was not impressed at the food at all and could not finish the meal.

While there was room to improve for the food, the service was really good. You had to order outside on the ticket machine and when I was done ordering, the waitress immediately came outside and took my order. The service was nice and friendly.

The atmosphere was pleasant as far as I could tell. However, it was a bit hard to tell since I was literally the only customer in the restaurant.

Overall, I would not come...

Place your order at the vending machine before you enter the restaurant. The vending machine accepts cash only up to 500NTD. Note that change will be dispensed in coins only. Once you've done this, enter the shop and hand over the printout from the machine to the server and wait for your food to be served.

The ramen is 3 out of 5 for me. It's an average bowl of ramen but is not memorable enough. An additional star is for the karage chicken that's crispy on the outside but juicy...

Did not like the broth of the ramen at all, it was very watery and only has a garlic-y taste. It felt like having oil and water mixed together with garlic. Cannot really recommend it especially at that price I've had way better ramen.

Out of all the dishes I ordered, only thing I liked is their fried tofu, so maybe their fried items (I saw they had fried chicken too) are better than the ramen.

Service is fast and...