tried the shio ramen. the tonkotsu soup base was very creamy, which worked out for me because i prefer a thicker soup texture. the noodles were okay but not fantastic as they lacked a chewiness to it. i prefer the texture of the noodles at G-men but the soup base of Santouka. if only they would do a crossover...LOL
need to try Santouka a few more times to check out all their offerings. Benkei (Robson) is good but i find the soup base a bit too salty at times and it lacks texture. Kintaro has definitely gone downhill the last coupla times i've been there...the soup is usually warm, mostly salty which masks the natural flavour, and doesn't have the depth that it used to have (feels kinda diluted now). Haven't tried Motomachi enough times to judge but the last few times i tried it, it seemed decent (yet not drop dead delish). Shoryumen's tonkotsu soup base has potential, haven't tried their other soups yet but plan on doing so soon.
oops, i guess i kinda OT'ed a bit =P |