"I was very surprised to find a Japanese restaurant serving Ramen out in a small town in PA. Had to give it a try. Here's what I had: Tonkotsu Ramen and a side of kim chee.Noodles: 9/10 Was very shocked at the quality of noodles. The US has a major quality deficiency in noodles all over the country. The noodles here are exceptional. A lot of body, and just a bit of bite for texture. It's either a good supplier or the chef did a fantastic job preparing them. Or both, Japanese restaurateurs take note.Broth: 7.5/10 I can tell good work went into the broth, if you look at the pic you can see lipids rising to the top. Always a good sign of flavor. Unfortunately I couldn't taste it, it was overpowered by the toppings.Toppings: 6.5/10 Too much going on and the combination of different toppings completely masked the broth, as a result thr bowl lost it's identity as Tonkotsu Ramen. The pork itself was similar to pulled pork, a common thing that American Japanese Restaurateur's like to spin on Tonkotsu Ramen. Not my cup of tea, but the pork still tasted good.My advice is to revise the toppings and greatly increase the quality of the toppings and you'll be looking at an exceptional bowl of ramen.Besides that, this restaurant brews their own sake, which I thoroughly enjoyed! Thank you!"
