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2012-08-15
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Came here for the white truffle ramen which I had read about on my friend's blog. No wait time, so that was good! Ordered a chicken and tomato soup parmesan ramen and the white truffle tonkotsu ramen. I have to say, it was really just average. the chicken and tomato soup was refreshing, but I didn't like the tonkotsu soup base flavour. Their soup was thick enough, but there was a funny flavour to it which I can't put my finger on. There was a teaspoon of truffle, which was a nice addition
Ordered a chicken and tomato soup parmesan ramen and the white truffle tonkotsu ramen. I have to say, it was really just average. the chicken and tomato soup was refreshing, but I didn't like the tonkotsu soup base flavour. Their soup was thick enough, but there was a funny flavour to it which I can't put my finger on. There was a teaspoon of truffle, which was a nice addition as expected. I liked the noodles - they were the bouncy curly kind, not the smooth ones you get at Butao or Ippudo. However, the char siu was really not so good. I like my char siu soft and just slightly fatty. This one was pretty hard and even had a bone in one piece.
This place has two good points - the truffle ramen concept, and the bouncy noodles. However, overall I would say these are nice additions to have, and are not enough to save a bowl of ramen if you can't get the soup and the char siu right. Service was friendly and I think the shop had a cleaner feeling than Butao, but with all the other ramen shops to try, I probably wouldn't come back.
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