many words can describe the 5+hr time we spent there but the word FUN more or less summarises it :DDDDDD

instead i'd like to take this time to tell you about this eatery at ION called Aoba Hokkaido Ramen (a subsidary of Ajisen). We entered the shop which has a styling similar to that of a seafood market. Interestingly the overhead lamps were in the shape of crates o.o we waited an average amount of time before our food came. We were thirsty and to our dismay, the ramen arrived first ahead of the drinks.

Noodles
Picking up the ramen with chopsticks, one can easily identify the springyness and thickness of the ramen. Its texture mimicked that of kimchi flavoured instant noodles and despite it being delicious, i couldn't help but feel cheated by its cheap texture.

Soup
The soup itself was odd by ramen standards. It was incredibly salty, granted it was shio(seasalt) ramen, but still it was a tad too salty for my liking.

Ingredients
The scallops were springy and chewy and with a bite, broke apart in my mouth. However a meagre serving of just 6 scallops for a price of $13.80++ was certainly overpriced. Ajisen ramen's Hokkaido Scallop Ramen offers greater value for about the same price giving a generous serving of about 10 scallops. In the bowl also lies a single boiled egg cut in half. the egg depite its status as merely a side taste to the ramen was pleasing to the palette. It has a yolk that is semi hard and because it has been cut in half, the soup is able to seep into the yolk enriching its flavour. the egg white wasn't special but the combination of the white and the yolk made every bite a savoury experience.



Side dish
I ordered their tempura soft shell crab ($7.80) side dish and found it tasty but it left me unsatisfied. Roughly 3 pieces of half a crab is hardly value for money. Alone, the taste of the crab was rather bland but coupled with the tempura sauce, it becomes an overpowering combination of flavours that never fails to please me.



Drinks
Most of us ordered the flavoured sodas. For me i ordered the blue coral soda ($3.80). Tastes like overprice sprite with blue colouring.

Overall
Value: 2.5/5
Taste: 4.25/5
Ambience: 4/5
Not much desire to go back unless i have a serious ramen craving. Even then Ajisen Ramen would satify that craving more suitably