Sip Sip — Restaurant in Spring Hill

My sister Patty and I tried a new Asian restaurant that opened about two weeks ago in Brooksville called "Sip Sip" located in the Western Way Shopping Center at:

13027 Cortez Boulevard Brooksville, FL 34613

Ph. 352-600-7005 / 352-556-2009

Hours: Monday - Thursdsy: 11 AM - 9:30 PM Friday - Saturday: 11 AM - 10:30 PM Sunday: 12:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Cost: $10 to $20 a person

Sip Sip offers a sleek, contemporary ambiance with a clean, modern design and ample seating options. The staff greeted us warmly, and we were promptly seated in a cozy booth. Our server, Michelle, kindly brought us a carafe of lemon-infused ice water as we perused the menu.

Since it was our first visit, we had a few questions, which Michelle was happy to answer with a friendly attitude.

I started with the Signature Milk Tea topped with Nata Jelly Boba, while Patty opted just for the ice water. For our appetizer, we shared the "Tornado Potato," a Korean street food favorite—spiral-cut potato deep-fried on a skewer and drizzled with Kewpie mayonnaise and ketchup. It reminded us of French fries with fry sauce—crispy, flavorful, and a fun way to kick off the meal.

For my main course, I ordered the "Jajang (Black Bean) Noodle," served with a side of Pork Chashu and a Soy Egg. The dish featured egg noodles topped with ground beef, a savory brown sauce, carrots, edamame, and scallions. The ground beef had rich umami flavor, complemented by the sauce, while the vegetables were fresh and the noodles cooked to a satisfying texture. The braised Pork Chashu was tender with a perfect balance of sweet and savory notes; I only wish there had been one more piece, as two felt a bit light. The marinated soy egg, with its soft yolk, paired beautifully with the dish. I enjoyed this meal and would happily order it again.

Patty chose the Chicken Bowl—white rice topped with teriyaki sauce, edamame, corn, oshinko, carrots, and cucumber. She found it enjoyable and finished it comfortably. I sampled her chicken—it was well-cooked, juicy, and flavorful, though I personally would have liked a tad more teriyaki sauce to enhance the dish.

A small but memorable detail I appreciated was the whimsical plastic cup for my boba tea, which was reusable and topped with a cute cat-head lid—adding a playful touch to our experience.

Our meal cost $50 for the two of us, $11 of that was for the appetizer and side dishes. See receipt for breakdown

Overall, my sister and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Sip Sip Ramen & Boba. We're already looking forward to...

I waited to do my review after my second visit. I tried the classic tonkatsu Ramen black garlic first time around. The broth was ok, salty. I do not like the noodles they use. They are mushy from the beginning. I ordered the pork belly app, big pork belly fan here but the sauce was soooo salty! I had to send it back and get it without the sauce. I was just overwhelmed with the salt. I've been to Japan numerous times and had high hopes for the Ramen but no. I tried the udon the second visit. I love udon. But it wasn't any different than the package I get from the Asian market on 19. And both visits, it took forever to get our food. The first visit there were three other tables, today, 2. And I sat there almost 40 minutes with no food. I do know that the Masa folks opened this restaurant and I was worried because they don't clean the shrimp at masa. And as I received my tempura udon, the shrimp were not cleaned. A shame because I wanted to try the wasabi shrimp. I also love bubblebtea, worked at a shop back in the 2010s and loved making it and drinking it. I've had the rose and taro milk teas here. Way too sweet. And I'm pretty sure they don't make it with tea like we did, green or black. My husband had the jajang noodles the first visit because I cook with black bean sauce, had the same mushy noodles as my ramen...you can opt to pay extra for different noodles. He got the fried rice this visit which I was pleased to see there was not a bunch of veggies in it but it seemed so heavy the rice was all mushed together. We did get some chilli oil which helped with the rice. The unami flavor of the udon broth was OK. Overall I had to admit to my husband that after waiting and pineing so long for this to open, I probably won't go back. It's beautiful inside and staff are pleasant but just...

Here’s a breakdown of my personal experience.

Appetizers: Pancake: 5 out of 5. Texture is everything!

Glazed Chicken Wings: 6 out of 5! Probably the best food I had. The spice, the salt, and everything else is SERVING!!! I can compare this to bonchon. If you know, you know! Highly recommended.

Kimchi Soup: 5 out of 5. This is for kimchi lovers!!! Reminded me of Army stew without spam and sausages. Highly recommended.

Pork Belly Yakitori: 6 out of 5. The meat is so tender. The serving size is big. Very tasty.

Main Entree: Tonkotsu Ramen - 1 out of 5. The broth is so bland it’s like eating hot water. The noodles are very mushy! The chashu pork was very good tho!

Jajang Noodles: 1 out of 5. I cannot taste the black beans, nor the soy sauce, nor everything else. It’s just bland.

The drinks (Boba)

Thai Tea: its ok. Nit very sweet which I like; however, the boba itself is so damn hard.

Taro: overwhelmingly sweet. Again the boba is very hard.

Ambiance:

Very nice, very modern. The music was a little too loud but its not upsettingly loud. Service: the service was quick however they bring the food in 5 to 10 mins intervals which is fine for me. I did not mind that at all. Our waitress, Savannah is very kind and accommodating. Great job for her! She made us feel very welcomed.

Overall: the experience is mediocre. We were bombarded by extremely delicious appetizers just for us to be served with extremely underwhelming main entrees. It actually ruined the mood for me. Now, am I coming back as a customer? Yes! I will definitely come back for the chicken and yakitori and the soup for sure and I also want to try other food...