Restaurant: #2666: Hokkaido Ramen Santouka - Shio Tonkotsu - Â Bellevue, Washington - Bellevue, Washington, United States
I ended up choosing the shio tonkotsu (click to enlarge). The noodles were great - nice and chewy with a great gauge to them. The broth was thick with a balance of shio and tonkotsu. I think was I wanted to be honest was an onslaught of creamy, rich tonkotsu with no distractions, but the shio really did go well. The cha-shu was excellent - could eat that for a whole day straight. A slice of narutomaki sat atop along with sesame, menma, kikirage... I know people are going to call me names, but I've never come in contact with that little berry looking things before - I thought 'hey, is that a fresh Wolfberry?' but it doesn't look like it. It was crunchy and I believe it had a pit. Wasn't sure if I was supposed to eat that or not - like a bay leaf. But then again, I eat bay leaves. I really liked the ramen. It was quite good, well presented and all. I just have to say it didn't give me that 'oh holy crap I have to tell everyone to come here immediately.' 4.75 out of 5.0 stars.
