"Aishiteru ramen (I love ramen). Like many folks, the wife and I spotted I Love Ramen nestled amongst several Korean establishments in Federal Way and knew that we'd be checking it out. <br/ <br/ And are we sure glad that we did. Authentic Japanese style ramen is completely unlike what most Americans are used to. It is freshly made, with real meat and vegetables, and delicious. <br/ <br/ Ramen has several varieties from different regions of Japan, and I Love Ramen serves many of them. My wife had the Nagasaki Champo and I had a more traditional Chashu-Shoyu, and both were excellent. I'd venture to say that the roast pork in mine was better than in most of the ramen I ate in the 3 years I lived in Japan. We got Tonkatsu-don for our daughter, and it too was fantastic. <br/ <br/ As an appetizer, we had the gyoza, and I'm pretty sure that they are making them by hand in the restaurant, because they were far better than most any place I've been. <br/ <br/ The portions are exactly what you'd get in Japan, which is surprisingly huge, and the price is only slightly higher than over there, but still pretty inexpensive compared to most US chains. The decor is quaint, and the service was good despite being very busy. <br/ <br/ We'll be going to I Love Ramen again. Probably soon, and probably often."
