had an enjoyable dinner here during soft open. clint and yoko have been doing pop-ups for years out of their home before kickstarting this new b&m.
ramen and uni carbonara were excellent. only critique is I think they dialed back the portions too much based on earlier diners not being able to finish. definitely needed a bang after this.
add this to your ramen halfway through and turn it into a taiwanese beef noodle soup.
toto
That’s their “tasting menu” with 2 ramen for $175 ?
thanks for reminding that this was supposed-to-be/now-is a thing!
They were great when it was a popup in their home.
yes, it used to be 10 courses.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/noodle-haystack-ramen-17458157.php
I went on Feb 10 and honestly thought the portions were TOO big. I was uncomfortably full after drinking all of the tori shio broth, but had to drink all of it because it was freaking delicious.
the only miss I had was the broccolini dish. I didn’t need a whole dish of it and I felt microplane-ing the karasumi added very little.
what’s the course with the salad?
slow slow slow braised kakuni, frozen then deep fried.
May 2023, only posting new stuff:
Tomato Uni noods - somen like vibes.
how much food is the entire menu (on a scale of e.g. regular fullness to way-past-significant fullness)/are the ramen courses smaller than normal restaurant portion??
The first noodle course is like an appetizer portion and the second noodle course perhaps has the same as a normal restaurant portion. So, if you finish everything and drink the soup, you are sitting very very comfy.
