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Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen

Shin-Sen-Gumi has been around for some time now, but in recent years, they have been allowing customers to customize every aspects of their ramen noodle soup. Want more toppings? Done. Want your noodles harder rather than soft? Done. Want more or less of anything? Consider it done. Every customer gets a small sheet to fill out as to how they want their ramen prepared. This allows everyone to try a new combination each time they come back in.

Furthermore, if you find a combination that you like, you can always get a second helping of noodles for $0.99. Also, everyone knows that the core essential of any good ramen is the broth, which is where Shen-Sen-Gumi has always been able to deliver well and consistently. Their broth is well balance each time regardless what kind of toppings you’ve decided to add. That’s probably one of the reasons I always go back to Shen-Sen-Gumi when I’m in the area. As a cautionary warning, don’t go overboard with the toppings since it will add up and easily double your bill.

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2011
04/24
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Kohryu

I knew the moment I discovered ramen was more than freeze dried noodles that you just add hot water to, that I wouldn’t be able to look at ramen the same way again. A few years later, I stumbled upon Kohryu. After tasting their Kohryu Ramen with spicy miso, I became determined that this was my new favorite spot. The Kohryu Ramen had everything I wanted in my ramen, grilled onions, boiled egg, and BBQ pork.

It’s been about 6 months since I found Kohryu, and I am about half way through their menu. With that said, Kohryu still remains on top of my ramen picks. It’s their perfect balance of flavors in the broth that keeps me coming back for more.  If it’s your first time there, try the Kohryu Ramen, but then again you can’t go wrong with any of their ramen.

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2011
02/27
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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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2010
12/20
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