We walked in and it was around 1130? Not busy yet, there were still empty tables. But the hostess decides to seat us at the 2 leftover seats next to a huge group of asian family. I would understand sharing tables when the place is busy, but why would they sit us next to a family like that. I saw some others didnt need to share tables. That instance already ruined a bit of my mood and perception of the place.
We tried the pork buns. If you ask me this seems more like a fusion dish, not really a japanese traditional thing.
Oh, one funny thing. When we sat down a waitress came over and told us they are featuring a special Hong Kong style ramen. Couldn't exactly hear what the ingredients were but i still found that a bit strange. Just gave me a feeling the place wasn't that Japanese authentic. Anyhow, it tasted good. The sauce under the cucumber was the sauce you add when you have peking duck lol.
Me and my bro both ordered the momofuku ramen. He's been there before and said theres nothing special with the other ramens. It was around $13 for a bowl of ramen.....
I suppose they did give a good variety and portion of sides. Came with pork belly & shoulder, fish cake, egg. Maybe because it's ran by korean so they decided to add kimchi in it? I found that kinda odd.The egg was really good. I love ramen eggs when the orange yolk is liquidy.
On the side my bro wanted to try their spicy chicken wings. ($12)
I guess he thought the wings would be a small dish? But turned out there were so many. It was pretty good though, marinated and cooked well.
Food: Pretty Good.
Service: For some reason I just didnt have a good feel for the service. The hostess was not friendly taking us to our table, or when she took our order. Another male waiter was just stupid. We ordered 2 of the same ramen, and sharing the bun and wings. As he was giving us our food he asks to take away our plates and gaves us spare bowls instead. I dont get it. Did he think we were going to share the ramen instead of the bun and wings? I was surprised none of the waiters/waitresses were japanese or asian.
Service: For some reason I just didnt have a good feel for the service. The hostess was not friendly taking us to our table, or when she took our order. Another male waiter was just stupid. We ordered 2 of the same ramen, and sharing the bun and wings. As he was giving us our food he asks to take away our plates and gaves us spare bowls instead. I dont get it. Did he think we were going to share the ramen instead of the bun and wings? I was surprised none of the waiters/waitresses were japanese or asian.
Price: Expensive - a bit overpriced imo
Atmosphere: I think the design of their place is really nice. Apparently each level serves different types of food. The ground floor is the ramen.
Overall: Maybe it was just me, but i didn't enjoy my visit here. I mean the food was tasty but a bit overpriced. I would prefer going to Sansotei - the ramen is better and less expensive. I'm not gonna lie the service did piss me off a bit, especially the hostess.
Atmosphere: I think the design of their place is really nice. Apparently each level serves different types of food. The ground floor is the ramen.
Overall: Maybe it was just me, but i didn't enjoy my visit here. I mean the food was tasty but a bit overpriced. I would prefer going to Sansotei - the ramen is better and less expensive. I'm not gonna lie the service did piss me off a bit, especially the hostess.
Momofuku
190 University Avenue, (downtown Toronto)
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