Phone: (+39)0239444560
Address: Via Porro Lambertenghi 25, 20159, Milano, Italy
City: Milano
Dishes: 5
Reviews: 5289
Website: http://www.casa-ramen.it
"The tonkotsu ramen here was so unpalatable that I was amazed at that ramen broth could taste so differently than a traditional tonkotsu broth. Perhaps the taste here had be adapted to fit Italian taste? My cousin and I were interested in trying out this place since I am always curious to see how ramen is outside of Japan. I definitely had tasty ramen in Taiwan, Canada, Sweden, and in various cities in the States; so even with local adaptations, it is possible to make good ramen. The experience started out promising as there was a line outside. We got seated in the share table. The shop only seats about 25 people. The store was nicely decorated with wall painting and kids drawings. We started with Kim pollo karaage. It came with three types of herbs, basil, mint, and cilantro and a side of wasabi aioli. The chicken was moist and nicely fried. The marination of the chicken was good and flavorful. We had high hopes up until that point. Then the ramen came. My cousin ordered the spicy hot miso ramen and I went for the king. My first thought was that the chashu tasted bland. It was tender but flavorless. The kakuni had a weird sweet soy sauce taste. The broth didn 't tasted like they spent any time working on its flavor profile. It had a one-noted taste. The broth was supposed to be the heart of a ramen! I tried my cousin 's miso broth and it tasted like the spiciness from shichimi mixed with some graininess of red miso. Either way, both broths were so out of the left field that I didn 't even know if it should be considered ramen. I wouldn 't say don 't come here as I almost think one could try this place just to see how far from ramen that ramen could be. I can 't imagine the owner being Japanese since other than looking like ramen, the flavor was such a departure for what ramen stood for that it was hard to even finish the bowl. It was such a pity since the karaage was good."
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