"I want to preface this review by saying that 1) I 'm writing it with love 2) I really hope that management reads reviews 3) This was so important to me to write that I 'm literally writing it right here in the restaurant.TLDR;I really like Y Noodle Bar but some things need immediate attention, IMHO. Music choice Prices Portion sizesI thought to myself earlier today that I 'd love to treat myself to a bowl of Tokyo Shoyu from Y Noodle Bar. I had this thought, immediately followed by another one: But they play really horrible music... I made the decision to come anyways. So there I was, just settled into my seat at a table by myself, when I heard Peace up, A Town down then Yeah! by Usher Lil ' Jon surrounded me. It was so loud, so jarring, so comical. I looked up locked eyes with a couple at another table who were also totally taken aback. We shared a laugh agreed that the restaurant plays truly inappropriate music. Not cuss words inappropriate, necessarily, but inappropriate in the way that it totally doesn 't fit the space. It 's also not consistent. We ricocheted from club jams to bubblegum pop to Ice Spice. If the music, something easily changeable, is a well known deterrent, that 's a shame. Please, throw on a neo soul playlist, or some Lo Fi Hip Hop Beats to Study To, or literally anything that doesn 't immediately raise folks ' cortisol levels.So onto the price issue. I had originally intended to get a cocktail, but was taken aback at the prices on the menu. The not complex cocktails were all priced around $16/$17. I really can 't rationalize paying that much for whiskey, grapefruit, yuzu. So I opted for soda instead. Finally, the portion sizes. I ordered Tokyo Shoyu when it arrived, I just looked at it for a moment, because something seemed wrong. I realized that bowl was less than halfway full of soup, thought oh dear. A few minutes later, a DIFFERENT table next to me received their ramen orders, they said out loud, damn. I listened to them voice what I was thinking, that the portions have clearly gotten A LOT smaller. Shrinkflation. I finished my ramen quickly I 'm still hungry. I got my bill my pepsi was $4. 8 oz of soda from the gun is $4 these days? DAMN. Your ramen is so good! Your place is so cool! Your staff is so nice! You got a good thing going. Please, don 't let your music, portion sizes, prices mess with a good thing.Also, to be clear, I 'm not inventing an invisible army for dramatic effect. There were real people all around me that were having the same reactions that I was. I really hope this review is noticed considered. Thank you!"
