2 /5 Filipp Nesterov: We came here to try the ramen and a rice bowl (kind of like a poke bowl). Honestly, I wouldn’t come back here for the food. I can’t say anything about their drinks or bubble tea—they might be good—but the ramen and poke bowl definitely weren’t great.
On the plus side, I liked that you can build your bowl on a digital screen instead of talking to a cashier. But the downside is, when there’s a line behind you, it feels like you’re being rushed to order, and you don’t really get the chance to look through the options properly. So yeah, pros and cons.
As for the food—my bowl came out with the rice basically clumped into one giant sticky ball on one side of the dish. It wasn’t spread out at all. I had to break chunks off with a fork and eat it like meat, which really killed the experience for me. I was expecting loose rice I could mix with everything else, but it just didn’t happen. Tried with chopsticks, then with a fork—no luck.
Another thing: the toppings, like masago, pickled onion or radish (don’t remember exactly), were all buried at the bottom instead of being on top, like you usually see. So I had to dig through all the greens and everything else just to get to them. Super inconvenient.
My friend ordered ramen—either shoyu or tonkotsu, can’t remember which—and he said the broth was really watery, not rich at all. It didn’t feel like they actually cook it there. The noodles also tasted pretty basic, not really like ramen noodles you’d expect at a proper spot.
So yeah, if you’re really craving ramen or a poke bowl, I personally wouldn’t recommend this place. Maybe their bubble tea is good—I can’t say—but for food, I wouldn’t go back.
