After reading about Den deli's pork belly ramen in westword's top 100 dishes, i thought i would give it a try at $9.75. with the regular portion of pork belly. The broth had great flavor, but a little bit oily, the texture of ramen was perfectly al dente, i wonder if they make their ramen in house? In addition to the bean sprouts, crispy garlic, bok choy, and seaweed floating in the broth, the yolk of the soft boiled egg added a great layer of flavor to the broth. I was disappointed with the small portion size of pork belly as well as the fact that it was not tender nor did it have an appropriate balance of lean and fat portions.
I have read about Oshima Ramen on Hampden avenue and would like to give it to try at some point. If you are in NYC, check out Ippudo, it would blow den deli out of the water.
Plate score: 7
Shout out to Ippudo!!! WOOOHOOOOOOO
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