Don't believe the hype. Reading some of these reviews I'm left wondering if we even ate at the same place at all. I want to start by saying, I really wanted to like this place. The service and actual restaurant itself were fine, but the food... Be warned, this is a long review, skip to the end for the short version. I ordered the gyoza (dumpling) appetizer and tonkotsu ramen. First to arrive was the gyoza. Either the gyoza weren't pan-fried long enough or didn't get enough heat, as the texture was complete mush with zero crispiness like you'd expect. The filling was seemingly devoid of cabbage, I think I saw one piece out of all of them that had any. The flavor while there, was bland, even for gyoza. But that's not what inspired this review. The ramen. It would be easier to just list what was done right than what was done wrong. I could talk about how it looked but who cares. The noodles were undercooked, and not in the good "authentic" ramen type way but in the "leave it for 10 min, still same texture" kinda way. Made for a messier than usual affair as the stiffer noodles violently battled each other upon lifting. The broth was the single most confusing part of the whole thing. I've never tasted a broth more bland in my life. Even canned chicken noodle has more flavor than this broth and I'm not exaggerating. To the point where it seemed more apt to describe it as brown water than broth. The noodles, even if they hadn't been undercooked, would have had no flavor to absorb anyway. In an effort to save the broth I opted to add one of the things it was sorely lacking, salt. Sadly the end result only managed to turn my hot water into hot salt water. And let's not forget the pork. First of all, thickest sliced pork I've ever seen in ramen. Just visually you could tell it was tough and overcooked. I was hoping but, the first bite confirmed that theory. Imagine the dryest Thanksgiving turkey you've ever eaten, now imagine that but with pork. It just sucks the moisture right out if your mouth. Even then, the pork flavor that managed to survive the hellish heat was somehow BAD. Wherever or whatever that meat came from was probably the cheapest part of the pig. I couldn't make myself "get my money's worth" and finish it. Last but not least, the onsen tamago (egg). The only thing in the ramen that was done right, although they're cheapskates and only give you half the egg. All in all, if I had to do it over again I'd light $20 on fire as it would have been a more satisfying experience. If this ramen were a quarter of the price I'd have no reason to complain.

Short version: The public-school cafeteria version of ramen and gyoza. As absurd as it sounds, yes, I'd 100% take instant ramen over it any day. The price for the low quality you get is just not worth it in any way. Can't attest to their other foods, but after that experience I'm not going back to find out. If you've never tried any of these dishes before, you may think they taste okay. That said, if it's your first experience I doubt you'll ever be "craving" these things in the future.

To the owner/chef; please don't take this personally. All the things I've mentioned have easy remedies, assuming my criticism is actually truthful and legitimate. I'm guessing I didn't just luck out and get accidentally served food that was below usual standard, but I could be totally wrong. K, I vented, thanks