This place looks and feels like an authentic Japanese ramen shop. They even have a couple of tables that you will often see in Japan where you will sit on the floor and put your feet underneath the table where a big hole has been created.
We had high expectations for this place as it came highly recommended. Unfortunately, it did not live up to its expectations. We had the cold pork with a miso sesame dressing, the miso tonkotsu ramen and the special shoyu ramen. The pork was a bit tough, but the dressing was nice. It came on top of a bed of bean sprouts. I hate to say that the bean sprouts were probably the best part of the dish.
The miso tonkotsu ramen was wayyyyy too salty. Strangely, it came with alot of corn. Normally, corn is an extra ingredient in Japan, but it is included in the ramens at this place. Fortunately, Foxy loves corn. The miso flavor was not there nor was there a distinctive tonkotsu flavor either. It was just very salty. The first few bites tasted fine, but after a while, it just made your mouth feel like blah... Where's the water!
The shoyu ramen was just very average. Not sure what kind of soup they used, but I have definitely had much better in Japan. They use lots of oil as is normally the case in Sapporo, Hokkaido (which is where this shop originates from), but the weather in Hokkaido is very cold and the oil helps keep the heat in. However, the weather in Singapore is not cold, so no need to keep the heat in...
Despite our views, this place was packed and appears to be packed quite often. It seems to be popular with the Japanese public as well (local Japanese as well as tourists). It goes to show you that there aren't many good ramen shops in Singapore yet.
Next up, a ramen place in The Central - 4th floor I believe (just outside of Clarke Quay Station) that looked interesting.
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