Daikokuya
It was a cold rainy day and nothing sounded better than a hot bowl of ramen. We wanted to try something new, so we ended up at Daikokuya, which was inside of Marukai Market. Daikokuya’s menu has about 2 1/2 types of ramen along with a few different appetizers. Their “Daikokuya Ramen” was their standard chashu pork and egg ramen. The second type was their new “Daikokuya Kichi Ramen”, which was their regular ramen plus some spicy and sour flavors. You can add “Kotteri” to either type of ramen, which changes the flavor of the ramen but isn’t necessary considered as a unique type of ramen, hence the 2 1/2 type of ramen offering. Kotteri is back fat that has been extracted and added to the broth. It looked interesting so we tried one of each with kotteri added to the regular Daikokuya Ramen, plus a side of goyza. When they brought out our order, the first thing we notice was the disposable plastic bowl that they served our ramen in, definitely lost some points in presentation. However, the goyza looked amazing, far from the normal potstickers you would expect to see. They also taste quite exquisite, which was a lot more than I can say for the two ramen we ordered. They were both quite average. The kotteri was the only saving grace they had to offer. The extra fat extract made the broth a little creamier. Unfortunately, their Kichi version was mostly tangy with a hint of pepper. It reminded me of Korean kimchi, which isn’t something I wanted in my soup. All in all, Daikokuya left a very average and unmemorable impression. At $7.95 a bowl, we probably won’t be visiting again anytime soon.
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