Tonkotsu Standard + egg at a Japanese ramen specialist ($35.30)!
Standard tonkotsu ramen date with BB — milky pork bone broth, chashu, soft-boiled ajitama and kikurage mushrooms. $35.30 for two bowls plus extra eggs.
Date-night ramen with BB at a Japanese tonkotsu specialist — went for the Standard tonkotsu + egg combo. $35.30 for two. 😋
What was on the table ($35.30):
- Two big black bowls of tonkotsu ramen — creamy milky-white pork bone broth (the kind you can tell was simmered for hours), with thin straight noodles underneath.
- Slices of chashu (braised pork belly) fanned across each bowl — properly tender, slightly fatty, with a hint of soya glaze.
- Soft-boiled ajitama eggs with golden runny yolks (one in each bowl + extra ordered on the side in a small dish).
- A pile of kikurage (wood ear mushrooms) — that signature crunchy-chewy bite ramen places use.
- A heap of chopped scallions scattered on top for the aromatic finish.
The tonkotsu broth was the headline — properly emulsified pork bone broth has that distinct creamy mouthfeel that water-thin imitations can’t fake. Stirred the egg into the broth halfway through so the yolk turned it even richer. Chashu was the tender-not-fatty-not-dry sweet spot.
Tonkotsu ramen done well is one of those meals that ruins all other ramens for you — once you have the real long-simmer broth, the instant-noodle version feels like a different dish entirely.
Total: $35.30 for two bowls + extra eggs.
Overall: 4.4 / 5. Broth was the standout (rich without being overwhelming), noodles had proper bite, chashu was tender. Worth the date-night pricing. Will be back. 😍👍🏼
