Koyote

I don’t do reviews almost ever. I wasn’t ready to believe the hype about this place. I was sure it was good, but, as good as the ramen places in Japan?? Yeah right. Well, I was silenced. The gyoza remind me of a specific shop I frequented in Nagasaki. They’re a perfect 10 in my book. The skin is thin and the flavor is just indescribable. I also ordered the chashu-don. The pork itself tasted similar to bacon for me, but I’m used to melt in your mouth chashu in Nagasaki so I would give the pork itself a 9? But the rice itself was a 10 for sure. You might think, it’s just rice, doesn’t it taste the same everywhere? And you’d be wrong. Good rice is GOOD. And this was good rice. As for the ramen, I’m a tonkotsu lover, so honestly I’m a bit disappointed that the only available option for tonkotsu is tsukemen. My noodles were stuck together quite a bit making it hard for me to pull them apart in nice chunks and dip them, however the flavor was great! 8/10 for me. They also had purin, but I’d say it’s basically a flan compared to purin in Japan. There’s a difference but not enough to complain about at all.

In the future I’d love to try the classic ramen. I’m not a huge shoyuu fan, especially if tonkotsu is an option (my personal favorite is kakuni ramen).

The pricing isn’t bad especially compared to other, lesser, ramen shops in SLC. As always it will be more expensive than most shops in Japan, but I’m not complaining about how full I was for $35. 2 appetizers, ramen, and dessert. With the quality of food, it’s worth it.

I want to also mention, I was so so impressed by the service. It’s one of those things where when it’s okay it’s okay. If it’s bad it’s bad. When it’s good, I didn’t care for a thing the whole time. My water was refilled before I had a chance to ask, my empty plates were cleared before I had to ask, my food was brought out quickly, and everyone was kind to me.

This is the best ramen in SLC hands down. I can’t wait to become a regular!!