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2012-09-16
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Ramen Jo is Opened by 2 cool Japanese Owners and a Japanese chef born in Hokkaido but who has worked in Tokyo for many years... He certainly seems to know his ramens from both these regions and more!.Kitchen & Bench Layout -Seems quite modernist in style. .Some Optional Add on's & Spiced Pickles -.Coke Zero in Glass bottle - $10This is highly appreciated, and also cheap. Not many shops serve Coke Zero in bottles, if any at all!.山野菜拉麵 - Vegetables Ramen It is hard to explain in a few sentence,
Ramen Jo is Opened by 2 cool Japanese Owners and a Japanese chef born in Hokkaido but who has worked in Tokyo for many years... He certainly seems to know his ramens from both these regions and more!.
Kitchen & Bench Layout -Seems quite modernist in style.
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Some Optional Add on's & Spiced Pickles -.
Coke Zero in Glass bottle - $10This is highly appreciated, and also cheap. Not many shops serve Coke Zero in bottles, if any at all!
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山野菜拉麵 - Vegetables Ramen It is hard to explain in a few sentence, but it is obvious that this is a Vegetable based ramen which is borrowed on the カラメ concept - where a special sauce is poured on top of the vegetable mountains and trying to make an impact. They could be slightly more constrained with the garlic in my opinion as Chinese Garlic is quite over-powering. This Vegetables filled ramen is actually a latest fad in the ramen world in Japan if you keep up with the trend! More vegetables make it seem healthier at least on surface! It was interesting when I spoke to one of the cool owners as I mentioned this was rather balanced, but he mentioned other customers thought this was kinda heavy in the broth which was it’s original intention. I actually thought many HK customers expect a heavy Tonkotsu broth anyway, so this would be aiming at the right market. I found it well tuned and very addictive with a mixture of Fish and Pork Bone taste, also a mixture of elegant seasonings in background. Very well done! The Char Siu looked a bit pale white but was also porky fat and very tasty, despite not being a rolled up version ~ 9/10
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ちぢれ太麺 - Thick Curly NoodlesOrdered as Super Hard and they arrived as I wished. Very good noodles actually.
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味玉 Egg -Good job. Enough said.
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The Japanese owners and cook are trying to cook well their ramens here. It is done very well indeed. But I have a feeling that within the Hong Kong Market, customers might expect say a more rounded Char Siu pork, or a Tsukemen or Abura Soba or two.. And on top of that, I still remember my days living in Japan when I ordered Gyozas and Fried Rice along with my ramen bowls too! I don't have any complaints about here at all, it was addictive in taste alone and everything was cooked well. I just somehow wished, that it carried something more extraordinary and rustic? Afterall, eating Ramen isn't just about the ramen bowl, but also the whole mysterious 風 surrounding it !
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