Tried the ramen and found it was very salty. The ramen is good but not the soup..

The Kakuni was ok..but it was not the type that melt in ur mouth.
As for the gyoza...i think they bought the frozen gyoza...the taste is good but the ingredient is little..overall not so good.


Food we ordered:
tokusen miso 13
miso-tonkotsu 13
kakuni 8
gyoza 6

OOoo decided to come here after reading the reviews here. Wanted to avoid the city orchard crowd too. Apparently, Sat dinner crowd here not too bad, not as packed as I imagined.

Problem was that gathering with more than 6pax will have to split tables as the tables cannot be shifted around due to space constraint. This place is typical ramen joint where the Japanese expat men will slurp their ramen as they read some Nikken papers.

That night, we ordered
1) Pork Gyoza - $6.90 for 6pc
2) Leek Omelet - $8.80
3) Miso Tonkotsu Ramen (original) - $13.90
3) (Fish based) Shoyu Ramen - $13.90
5) Miso Tokusen tonkotsu - $13.90

Verdict
We all enjoyed the gyoza and omelet so much that we ordered 2 more each! The leek omelet reminds mi a lil like the chinese cong you bing but with egg. They were served pipping hot so be careful k

For the ramen, we order the orginal and one with garlic/extra condiments and shoyu ramen. The braised egg with runny yolk was heavenly. The broth was also very tasty and packed with rich flavours upon first sip but gets too salty for us at the end. Ya true indeed, can see a thin film of oil floating in my ramen. But oh well, most good stuff are sinful, isn't it?

In all, service was not too bad that day unlike what some reviewers experienced. Staff was nice to explain the differences of the ramen and very prompt in serving water and such. (",)

Be prepared to sweat to enjoy the ramen! But its worth it ... the place is frequented by Japanese expats and is so authentic that there is even a Japanese tour group that drops by for lunch. They have a whole variety of soup stock to choose from depending on your tolerance for saltiness - they now give you a clear soup to dip your ramen if you find the miso or shoyu ramen too salty. Enjoy the ramen with a side of gyoza yummm .... And I love how they cook the hard boil egg with the yolk still soft !

Just a note, it may be abit difficult to find the restaurant if you have never been there before as there are construction around the restaurant/Gallery Hotel.

Having heard more raves than rants about this place, I went there with high expectations to say the least, and anticipated long queues for their much talked about ramen.

Was told by the waitress that no reservations were allowed and to come early, around 6.30pm. We arrived at around 6.45pm to a (surprisingly) relatively empty restaurant. When we left at around 7.30pm, there were only two people waiting for a table.

We ordered a serving of their char siew rice, vegetable gyoza, and miso ramen to share. The char siew was coated with mayonnaise and served cold, with a side of pickled vegetables. I'm not a fan of pork so the bite I had didn't resonate with me. My dinner companion on the other hand declared the accompanying veggies tastier than the meat.

The vegetable gyozas fared much better with their light, chewy homemade skin and juicy filling. Well-fried, it had a nicely browned underside with a smokey flavour.

The ramen came in a huge serving that could easily be shared amongst two. Topped with corn, veggies and two slices of char siew, the noodles were springy with a good "bite", the corn plump and sweet, and the char siew tender. However, I found the miso stock far too salty but perhaps that is the style. Overall, this was a homely bowl of noodles but certainly nothing that would make me travel out of my way for.

As my dinner companion stated, she's had better ramen elsewhere. And I am inclined to agree with her.

Heard very good reviews from a friend and also supposedly very authentic Ramen.

But turns out to be a disappointment, as the Soup is oily and salty. A bunch of us tried 4 different soup base and all of us have the same feedback. OILY AND SALTY.

I feel that the Ramen itself also does not have enuf flavour. Compared to Baikohken.

Maybe the Sapporo version is really like this.

Oh yah and the Service sucks. We were told to write our names on the book at the entrance. But there were many seats available. and we waited and waited till we got fed up and ask another waitress if we could take the empty seat. Turns out we dont have to wait by the entrance and we were given the seat.