Really excited to try this place! The weekday hours are sketch--closing super early but finally got to experience it on a weekend evening. It's a restaurant, music venue, arcade, pool place; super eclectic with a loose Asian theme. There are some games and TV screens playing cult classic movies. Let's talk about their offerings:
The good:
-great menu selection
-great tea selection
-tea flavorings can be combined and combos were not overly sweet but done very tastefully
-they do meat very well here. I got the buttered brisket and it was like melt in your mouth good. BF got the pixelated pork and it had a good thin char on the outside with the inside all soft and mmm
-staff is helpful and friendly without being too solicitous
-prices are reasonable for the most part
-portions for the ramen bowls are acceptable
-egg was not soft boiled but they were actually marinated and tasty
-presentation was pretty
Improvements:
-noodles were not real ramen noodles. They were also not al dente and were not cooked well.
-broth unfortunately was bland (never had that happen for a ramen bowl) and not stewed/flavored correctly
-veggies were not cooked! Raw button mushrooms (instead of shitake, wood ear or enoki) and raw napa leaves! Please cook your veggies and season your bamboo shoots. They should be marinated
-recommend using more toppings to dress up the ramen--be generous with scallions, sesame seeds, sesame oil and cilantro
-they don't have anything spicy in the entire place. No red chili oil but no hot sauce at all! Please at least have one spicy condiment option
-do NOT order the cucumber salad appetizer. The portion was 1/4 of a cucumber spiralized into oblivion. I would be embarrassed to serve this and charge $5. No pic because BF finished this in one bite...
I'm rooting for this place though because it has the potential to be so good. Want to come back and try different offerings and definitely a different flavor of the tea! read more