Brought a friend here after I had a delicious delivery experience. I never had ramen delivered before! +1 They offer it through various services such as UberEats and Grubhub and serve about seven kinds of ramen along with an assortment of sushi and appetizers.
My delivery experience was through Grubhub and was positive. Broth and noodle w/fixings separate. Broth was piping hot and the delivery only took 20 minutes from the time of ordering.
For the dining-in review, you'll walk into to friendly faces that will show you to a table. There are about 18 to 20 seats not counting tables. Very clean and comfortably packed.
We both had the tonkotsu ramen with pan fried gyoza. I was able to order my ramen with extra noodles(which is a bonus to me because some ramen places in Boston don't let you) for 2 bucks and had an appetizer which was a tuna hand roll.
Everything was delicious! No surprise. :)
The milky tonkotsu broth hit all right spots. The food preparation and presentation was top notch.
We were served a delicious tea that could've benefited from being hot. Unfortunately it was warm tea. Maybe we were served from an old pot? Luckily, we received a second serving of tea was much much hotter and, as expected, benefited immensely from the heat!
Now that I have all the positive stuff out of the way, I'll caveat the next portion with the fact that this was only based off of one dine-in experience so this could change later. The only thing I could find that "needs improvement" is the service. Although super friendly and very polite, the service was slow. I don't have any clues as to why but I'm sure the management will be aware of it as an improvement. This was on a Saturday night around 8PM. (Potentially a very busy delivery fulfillment vortex). I don't think this is a whole star's worth of trouble because, like I said, the staff and service was very friendly and polite and I am very patient when I get to eat a chef's ramen.
Overall this restaurant has so much potential to grow into the community and I hope that the amount of attention and popularity does not lessen the experience and only helps this...
Read moreI came here because I saw it had an average 4.4 star rating out of 400 reviewers. I don't have experience making ramen, but I lived in Japan for six years and got to travel and try different types of ramen. While I know this isn't Japan, I was extremely disappointed considering this had such as high rating, and so I wanna write about it.
I ordered miso ramen but did not taste the miso at all. The broth had a very very strong particular seafood taste. I cannot pinpoint what kind of seafood but I have definitely used it in my cooking, and it brings out the same aftertaste. Anyway, the miso ramen tasted nothing like miso.
The chashu, which I felt was very overcooked, was presented on top of the bowl, but the egg and bamboo shoots were stuck at the bottom, below the noodles. They could put a little more effort in ramen presentation.
There were also no toppings on the dining tables to add flavor to the ramen, like shichimi.
I have never seen a high quality ramen-sushi restaurant in my life, but this was disappointing considering this has a high rating. Maybe I just came at the wrong time. Maybe their sushi is better....
Read moreFood: Ordered the Vegetable Miso Ramen — the flavor was good, and adding spicy oil on the side definitely enhanced the taste. The portion size was generous and satisfying for a single meal.
Ambience: The place has a small and cozy vibe, ideal for a casual meal. However, it felt warm inside, almost like the air conditioning wasn't on, which affected the comfort level a bit.
Cleanliness: The restaurant was clean, including the restroom, which is accessible through the kitchen area.
Service: Service was polite and timely. Staff was friendly and got the order right.
Parking: Parking is limited and difficult to find, so be prepared to walk a bit if you're driving.
Pricing & Payment: The ramen was priced at $12.95, but with an 18% tip, the final charge showed $17.60, which works out to roughly a 25% increase after taxes. Since I didn’t take a receipt, I couldn’t verify the breakdown — something to double-check on future visits.
Overall: A solid place for a bowl of veggie ramen with good flavor and cozy vibes. Just watch the tip calculation, and be mindful of parking and indoor...
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