I have been a huge fan of Ramen Keisuke ever since I tried their Tonkotsu King at Orchid Hotel years ago (even before the long queues started forming). Naturally I had to also hop by another one of their outlets, Tori King, which specialises in Chicken broth ramen. Since I am new here, I decided to revisit one of my all-time top 5 bowls of ramen in Singapore just to grab a picture and write about it here.
The menu at Tori King has changed over the years. They have added new dishes like the Tan Tan Mien and Tsukemen and added more things like meatballs to their All Toppings option (+$5). One thing that hasn't changed though is their Green Spicy Ramen ($17.90++ with all toppings).
This delightful mix of chicken broth ramen with a slab of wasabi paste offers an extremely unique gastronomical experience. I guarantee that if you have never tried this before, you will be blown away with your first mouth of the soup. The added kick of the wasabi paste together with the chicken broth might not suit everyone's tastebuds, but hey if you like your sushi with wasabi you'll definitely love this.
The ramen eggs are runny and amazing (unlike Tsuta's) and the added toppings just pretty much ensure a satisfying and filling meal.
If you like wasabi, don't even look at the black spicy or original flavoured bowls. Mai tu liao, try the green spicy and let me know if you enjoyed it as much as I did and still do:)
finally got to try the much talked about Michelin starred Tsuta ramen. so there are only 2 choices: the shio or the shoyu. this is the more popular shoyu ramen, with truffle ($15 nett for 1 piece of char siew, $22.80 nett for 4 pieces of char siew). the shio is lighter and doesn't have a truffle taste. don't waste time on that..
figured i should just get the 4 pieces of char siew cause i'm not going to come back and queue again in the near future. queued for 30mins at around 8pm on a Sat night. not too bad.
1) the noodles are springy, ranks up there with Ippudo's.
2) the truffle taste is forgettable. Kanshoku Ramen Bar at the first floor of Orchard Gateway serves better truffle ramen.
3) pork slices are ok. still not as good as Keisuke Ramen's..
4) soup was light. and salty. i don't like light soups. or light AND salty soups.
5) egg was poor. it wasn't runny enough. you could probably make a better ramen egg yourself with a sous-vide machine...
6) cost was reasonable..... for a michelin starred restaurant, not for the quality of the food
overall: 3/5 stars. very forgettable. being a HUGE ramen lover i left without feeling like i'd specially come back again. are you sure this got a michelin star!? i can probably put the Shio bowl beside a bowl from Ramen Play and nobody would be able to tell the difference. feeling quite underwhelmed and sad now LOL
