Mist Ramen (2010-04-09)
Would you go to upscale Omotesando (
)Hills just to eat a
bowl of ramen? If you are as curious as we were, you would.Nowadays a bowl of ramen with lots of toppings runs about 700 to 800
Yen, at Mist in Omotesando Hills, it's 1200Yen (US$13) with only a very
thin slice of melt-in-your-mouth tender pork and some scallions.
Any additional toppings such as a soft-boiled egg or an extra slice of
pork cost about $1.5-$2.5 each. That's expensive.
KL and I both ordered the "I Love Ramen", an award-winning creation
from a TV Championship contest. The noodles were not the normal
yellow springy kind that you find in so many other ramen shops; they
were flat, white and smooth like those in Shanghai Pork Chop noodles if
you've eaten that in Hong Kong. The soup was soy sauce-based
which reminded me strongly of the instant noodle soup flavor from
convenience stores! One scant slice of pork, some fried garlic
and shallot and chopped scallions completed the bowl.
I don't get it. Although the ramen was alright, it's no way
worth the 1200Yen price tag; yet there's often a long line outside the
restaurant. Perhaps the fame of owner and chef Morizumi Yasuji
has something to do with it.
Mist Chabuya 3/F Omotesando
Hills Mall, Jingumae 4-12-10, Shibuya (
)-ku
Tel:03-5410-1368
www.chabuya.com
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