Kinton Ramen

Yes I know it's been a long while since I've blogged about food. I went on vacation and been busy with work..but here I am. My friend saw someone post awesome pictures of ramen and suggested to go give it a try. Kinton Ramen is a restaurant opened by Guu that only serves ramen. My friend and I went on a tuesday evening at around 7pm and we had to wait in line for a whole hour. When we got inside and ordered, it still took pretty long for our food to arrive. The random person sitting next to us said they waited 30 minutes for their order to arrive.

We ordered the spicy karaage, which is basically fried chicken.

It was alright, I wouldnt say amazing. If you ask me, I think Cafe Michi makes it best.

My friend ordered the Kinton Pork ramen with pork shoulder. ($12)

Why is it so big you ask? Because my greedy friend added an egg ($1.5), extra pork ($2 I think), and extra noodles too ($2). I thought the soup base was a bit light.

Cheese Ramen with pork shoulder. ($9.50) I have never seen this one on a menu before, but as we all know since I'm a fan of cheese, obviously I ordered this one.

It was really cheesy and really filling. Cheese with noodles is just always so awesome. The texture of the noodles was good too, not too soft yet a bit chewy. I actually liked the soup base more than the one my friend ordered. I added an extra egg too, but i would definitely recommend adding it. It was not fully cooked but the yolk was made perfectly - the melting orange yolk. I don't know if it was just me, but I thought the portion was pretty big. I just felt like there was a lot of noodles and a lot of corn.

Isn't it cute how they give you the bill?

Food: Very good.

Service: Excellent. They are all really nice and friendly. 

Price: For ramen prices, i would say it's expensive.

Atmosphere/Decoration: An authentic japanese ramen place setting. I personally enjoy the crowd loudness.

Overall: The ramen is good and I definitely would come back with my friends; I think it is better than Kenzo. However, I'm not a fan of waiting for a table..especially if the wait exceeds 30 mins. For a moment I was actually wondering if I enjoyed the ramen a lot because I was too hungry and it messed up my taste buds. Japanese ramen is supposed to be a quick eat and go thing, which clearly isn't the case here. Anyhow, maybe I will return when the hype is gone and less of a wait. 

Kinton Ramen

51 Baldwin Street, Toronto