Takezo Ramen
- Sherry
- Jul 25, 2017
- 4 min read
Are you fan of Japanese cuisine? Better yet, ramen? This place sells really unique dry ramen, which is a little different from our usually ramen in broth. For the locals, I'm sure you know what's Wanton Mee (if you don't then..) yeah it kind of reminds me of wanton mee.
Well, it can be found at Takezo Ramen, a Japanese restaurant that is well-known for their mouth watering ramen. And before I forget, it is located at The Clementi Mall, on level B1.
I really liked the fact that they have a wide variety of ramen dishes to choose from and what makes it cool is that for ramen that comes with that savoury soup we all love (sky rocketing sodium intake but we all know it's worth it), you can actually choose how spicy you want it to be. You can choose from white, black, red and super spicy. I suggest going for the super spicy one, yes it is quite spicy, but it makes the broth way more savoury.
Not only that, for the big eaters, this is the perfect place for you! Why? Well because you have opt to have 3 times the amount of ramen noodles in your bowl! Now that's a satisfying meal. Even though I don't foresee myself going against that "3x noodles-in-a-bowl-thing" (don't get me wrong I LOVE food but 3x the noodles is just a carb bomb for me) I think it is really cool to have such an option because it makes the whole experience more unique and honestly I would love to see someone tackle that bowl (hit me up if you're planning to alright my contact is here).
I ordered the Wanton Maze Soba Ramen Set. Yes you heard, or, in this case, read right. Wanton ramen. Another fusion dish. I wasn't too taken aback by this fusion well since both wanton mee and ramen are noodle based. Not only that, this bowl of ramen includes the well-known maze soba which is basically a piece of fried ramen. It came in a set which cost $12.90 and it is actually super worth the value because not only do you get a big bowl of noodles with fried wanton (aka. dumplings) and maze soba, it also came with one more side, an onsen egg, a small cup of tonkotsu broth AND AND a complimentary drink of either tea or water. That's a pretty good deal right, like try reading that sentence in one breath, goodluck with that.
As for my other side, I chose cold tofu, something a little less sinful amongst all the other fried goodness on the table.
I really enjoyed the ramen in general because the noodles were really springy and I really like the texture because it wasn't like a typical ramen noodle where it was smooth - it had a character to it. I could taste abit of wanton essence? Not sure if the chef wanted to incorporate wanton flavours into the noodles itself or was it just the wantons but I liked the combination. I love the crispy dumplings and the filling was really tasty and was slightly sweet. The maze soba tasted like a biscuit I suppose? It was definitely very crispy and fresh (no lau hong at all). It was a tad too oily but I really like the taste of the fried ramen (I love fried food in general) so the oil didn't really bother me but for the health junkies, it may really be abit oily for ya'll. The onsen egg goes great with the noodles like guys, don't eat the egg alone if you're planning to, eat it with the noodles. I'm not sure how but the egg kind of neutralises the taste of the noodles and this works wonders especially if you think the noodles are salty. I love runny yolk so much #teamrunnyyolk I don't really have tonkotsu ramen or broth very often so I don't have a benchmark to give an accurate opinion (?) for the broth but please do tell me how a good tonkotsu broth should taste like. To me, this one tasted quite mild.
I really like savoury dishes so this bowl of dry ramen really did it for me but one downside is that the minimum portion of noodles one could order for 2x based on the menu which sounded a little too much for me. Also, it could do with a little less sauce because even a savoury-food lover like me found it to be a little "gelat" or in other words, I got sick of the taste.
The next thing ordered was the Level 3 Super Spicy Shabu Ramen Set (ok I know the picture above isn't ramen but I wanted a better photo of the sides we got because its time we show equality to sidekicks right, scroll up if you want to see pictures of the ramen). This set costs $12.50 inclusive of a side of your choice and a complimentary drink and we got fried tofu (just sinful). As you may have already known (or not), this ramen has a broth base, with ramen noodles (of course), half a ramen egg, thinly sliced pork
, seaweed and garnish.
Our broth was chosen to be super spicy because I really love the kick from spicy food but if you aren't a fan of spice, you can opt for the white broth (plain tonkotsu) or black broth which has a garlic-y flavour to it. At first, the broth seemed to taste like a regular non-spicy tonkotsu but then the spice slowly kicks in and it packs quite a punch I would say (Aiken reference there) Again, I really love the texture of the noodles. Every ingredient has absorbed the thick flavours from the broth and the whole experience is very flavourful. The pork slices are really tender again, it seemed like it was completely seasoned with the spicy broth - which was good. However it may be abit oily for some of you so do watch out for that too.
To sum up my very long-winded blog, Takezo ramen shas pretty good ramen. I mean, my food standards are quite high so it didn't exactly BLOW my mind but I was impressed with it. There is still a lot on the menu I haven't tried but definitely would come back for more!
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