The small shop yet popular shop with its perpetually long queue meant a 20 minute wait before we got seated. But fluent japanese language from their chefs and waitresses set me on high expectations.
Dashimaki Tamago ($8)
This side dish which kick-started our meal was sure a promising one. 6 warm steaming cubes of rolled egg omelette came neatly presented, amazingly moist and packed with a sweetness from the dashi stock. Such delicacy didn't require much time for dad and i to finish.
Gyoza ($5)
On the other hand, the dumplings was less impressive probably due to the first outstanding one. I also preferred my gyozas pan-fried.
Marutama Ramen ($12)
I went for their classic Marutama Ra-men with the staple accompaniments- charsiew, aosa seaweed, spring onions- all except that seasoned egg i was hoping for. What struck me most was how the noodles here differed from others.
Cooked soft and smooth, i would say it was edible ramen not too bad but neither impressive. The thin strands in chicken stock was oddly akin to La Mian, highly subjective in my view so i wold avoid being too critical. If only there was a tamago egg.
Charsiew Ramen ($16)
Mum's meaty choice of 4 charsiew slabs came unevenly marinated with a high proportion of fats lined in between. Very tender meat though.
Aka Ramen ($15)
Dad sampled their Limited edition item. An exclusive broth concoction made based on five types of nuts, served with chicken meatballs a lemon wedge to excite things up.
To be honest i am not of praise for their ramen. With many other more worthy competitors around, a revisit would definitely not come too soon- especially with the current mad queues. It would be more worthwhile to attack better food in the surrounding area instead.
Ramen Marutama
6 Eu Tong Sen Street
#03-90/91 The Central
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