This review is about the new takeaway ramen in particular that Ichiban just started 2 weeks ago.
3 stars for the food but an extra star for the great service and consideration for the environment.
We tried the tonkotsu pork belly ramen. It wasn't really Japanese style, and somehow the broth and the meat were very sweet. Not really how we like it. Was sugar added to the broth? We added spicy rayu to counteract the sweetness which remedied the taste but not the uneasy feeling of eating unnecessary sugar. It also didn't look like the photo in the advertisement (but I guess that's usually the case?).
During pickup, the staff were very nice, and everything was packaged nicely and ready to go.
Regarding consideration of the environment, they gave us actual bowls (and didn't ask for them back it seems?), which was a big plus in our eyes. We will reuse the bowls many times for ramen and other soup at home.
The sushi was good, but we were surprised that the tuna maki had cooked tuna in it (from the can?) instead of raw. I think we didn't read the menu correctly so we will be more careful next time.
The yakisoba was a good but not quite like the street food version at a festival in Japan. It was more like the package kind with a powdered sauce mix...
Overall, the food was ok. We plan to get ramen one more time to give a second chance and try another one (maybe one of the chicken ramen options) and so we have a set of 4 bowls. read more