Small Potatoes Make The Steak Look Bigger

I can pretty much say with confidence that this place (31 Lorong Liput in Holland Village, 6463-3132) will be one of those that I'll be revisiting at some point again, maybe soon, in the future because the ramen left in me an impression. Which is probably a good thing now that there are quite a few of the ramen joints popping out in recent years. Coupled with some of the veterans of specialist ramen places, we actually do have quite an option and the array sometimes needs a definition in it's midst.

So here's a bowl of their moridakusan ramen which is basically, Yoshimaru's version of "the works". Including a tiny dollop of mentaiko which I personally felt was a waste since nothing of it could be tasted once everything else got tossed in the mix. The compelling factor for this ramen joint for me was their tasty tonkotsu broth which wasn't as salty and greasy as I thought it would be. In their moderation, intentional or not, it turned out to be a really good base for the thin and firm noodles which was the other compelling factor. I was never a fan of the soft and curly types and this ones almost reminded me of the first time I ate at Ajisen many years back when they were still pretty decent. There was a also a very nuttish and spicy broth in their tan tan mian which was in short, good stuff that left me wanting more. I'm wondering if there was any peanut butter involved in the making of that soup base.


So far the only unfortunate incident came in the form of their charshu don which featured what tasted like preserved pork cubes that reminded me very much of mei cai kou rou when paired with the side option of takana. Definitely had better.