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Originally Posted by TOPEC
my favs
1: santouka's tsukemen/toroniku ramen
2: kintaro's cheese ramen
3: benkei's curry ramen, but the robson location has closed down which is surprising, prob cant compete with satouka/kintaro
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Benkei used to be really good. Really really good. But at some point in time, the quality just took a nose dive, and IIRC it was around the time they opened an additional location by Thurlow/Robson I think.
I don't know what changed at that point in time but those restaurants disappeared not too long after that.
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Originally Posted by knight604
santouka has lost its touch
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Originally Posted by Gazorcoop
Culverin, where is that place of the photos you posted?
I think Santouka isn't as good as people make it out to be..but I'll give it a try again since I haven't been there in half a year. My current favorite is Kintaro. I love the saltiness of the miso ramen they have, but I'm looking for a new location to hop onto next. The Japanese run ones are always the best.
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Originally Posted by Jer3
i would have to agree. last time i had santouka's tsukemen, it was disappointing. noodles were too firm and broth was missing depth. since then, haven't bothered with tsukemen unless im in japan. if you are ever in japan, i would recommend warito |
Santouka is the same story. Really really amazing ramen who's quality has taken a dive lately.
Marutama is relatively newer and is still putting out good quality ramen, but for my personal palate, Santouka and Benkei in their hey-deys were putting out better tasting ramen than what Marutama is currently. But as of late, it's currently Marutama that's best tasting IMO.
I can't explain why though why a restaurant would suddenly go from super good to just... mediocre.