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The best ramen in the region, which has a lot of competition. The options are often diverse and always excellent, with extras such as wonton, egg, and extra noodles being well worth it. Come early if you can, but it's worth the wait if you get stuck in line.
Update: love their new Dan Dan ramen. The ramen here is good, high quality and rich broth. Nice location and very clean and spacious interior. I’m more of an udon person so I admit I’m biased. Tried the shio (salt) and shoyu (soy sauce) ramen and both were a tad salty for me personally. I think the
It was super busy tonight, but the wait was worth it! A steaming hot bowl of rich Miso Paitan Ramen with an onsen egg on top is the perfect meal after a long day. The chashu (pork) slices were tender and seared to bring out that extra flavor. The noodles were pulled perfectly for that firm chew I l
Very limited menu as a while and a single vegetarian/vegan option. Don't expect much veggies in your bowl. A lot of noodles and soup though. They charge a dollar extra for making the vegan ramen spicy, but it was still very low on the spice. There are several better places with lower prices in and a
Good selection of ramen and they clearly care about their menu/food. Tried the mazesoba special. The chives and bamboo shoots were the stars even though the chashu portion was generous. The sauce was creamy and umami.
We had the Paitan Ramen, which is advertised to have a "RICH" chicken broth base (their emphasis, not mine). It was good, but not fantastic. The ramen smelled wonderful, and the base was very rich. But its richness was based more on fat content than complexity of flavor. After the first few spoonf
Great place to sit down and get some great ramen! Don’t except any formal seating, just pull up a chair and eat some ramen!
Great first experience. Staff was friendly and noodle portion was significant. My only negative comment would be the noodles were slightly overcooked and because of the portion, there wasn't much soup.
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