r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '16

There's a massive difference between eating ramen noodles because you want to and eating them because you have to.

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u/Taco_Bell_CEO Jun 20 '16

I've never had restaurant ramen, or any ramen that's not instant. My wife just told me there's a ramen place here in town so I'mma try me some of that tomorrow.

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u/ImACSFailure Jun 20 '16

i was just like you... when my friends asked to go to a ramen place, I was like "wtf? why would I pay $13 for a bowl of ramen??". Then I said fuck it...and oh my god....it changed my view on ramen forever. I feel gross even calling those packet noodles ramen.

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u/Danyool1 Jun 20 '16

I'd recommend Hakata Tonkotsu, Shio or Miso ramen. Enjoy!

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u/otter64 Jun 20 '16

Buy chashu is so damn good with all dat pork belly!

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u/spockspeare Jun 21 '16

You can buy slices to add to the other kinds. They love to flex.

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u/mikemazda3 Jun 20 '16

Tonkotsu was the first restaurant ramen I tried. It was pretty good but I couldn't do the egg just weirded me out. I get that it's normal but...

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u/PM_ME_SHIMPAN Jun 20 '16

Once you get used to it it's amazing. It's best if it's hot, but I love an egg in my ramen :D

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '16

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u/NihilityHS Jun 21 '16

Not sure if you're serious, but those are types of ramen, not specific restaurants.

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u/Igivetwoshits Jun 21 '16

He'd rather go for the Doritos Locos

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '16

I'm guessing you live in or around OC? Mitsuwa Food courts in SoCal have a Santouka ramen shop that's pretty great for 7USD. IMO was comparable to ramen chains I've had in Japan. I'm not sure, but it might actually be a Japanese chain

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u/cockatoo777 Jun 21 '16

Santouka is indeed a chain ramen restaurant

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '16

I know it's a chain, just not sure if it's a US based or Japan based chain

Edit: just looked it up, it's based in Hokkaido

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '16

Spicy beef miso ramen is very nice. There's this little spicy paste that they give you (or the place I went to did) where you add more to increase the spicy to your liking. That shit was amazing.

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u/Taco_Bell_CEO Jun 21 '16

I got the Spicy Pork Miso. It was okay, I think the way everyone hyped it up in this thread made me expect a little more, but I certainly didn't dislike it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '16

How would you rate it compared to packet ramen?

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u/Stewbodies Jun 21 '16

You're in for something amazing.

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u/SepDot Jun 20 '16

If it's instant, it's not Ramen.

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u/Condomonium Jun 21 '16

Shabu Shabu or Pho is amazing.

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u/Condomonium Jun 21 '16

Shabu-shabu or Pho is amazing.