Beginning of Ramen Battle Royale: Ippudo.

Welcome to my reviews of Ramen stores and first up Ippudo at Mandarin Gallery. This place was "highly," recommended by local food writer Wong Ah Yoke for the Sunday Times but I never really believe him, just like I never believed a man landed on the moon, hey, if Hollywood can create Avatar, they can create anything right?




Things I didn't like about the restaurant, something totally irrelevant to the food. Our dear friend Pampadam Pam was early and helped line up before me and Jelly got there. As you can tell, the line is long. So get ready to wait.

Second thing I didn't like about the place: Why use all this colored bowls? Seriously? ( I just made this excuse up. I really loved the bowls!)

Last thing that I hated: The restaurant is very small, so its always going to look crowded.

The 5 pictures above are reason why I liked Ippudo. We ordered the cucumber, and Japanese green tea, the Tonkatsu Ramen, Mushroom Ramen and Soya Ramen with egg respectively. I love the soup. The soup has depth and complexity. As we sat along the counter, we can tell that the broth is freshly made and prepared for each order. And surprisingly, all 3 bowls of Ramen were lovely.

I highly recommend this place BUT some people have suggested to me that the service can be alittle wanting, and I do agree to a certain extent but if you can ignore that, the proof is in the broth.