Robata Jinya

My first time here I was kindly greeted by Toku, whom told me that Robata Jinya started in Japan. Tomo is the owner, and they have 8- 10 restaurants.  The room was nice, a little cozy.  I had an open table in the middle of the room.   A lot of care and dedication are put into their ramen bowl, Ryan, told me.  He stated that they dedicate themselves to consistency and the same look of each bowl.  I liked this bowl very much.  The broth was a clear and a rich pork broth, yet light enough.  The chasu pork didn't look as good as the last ramen experience that I had.  This chasu, was significantly better.  It had a delicious, smoked flavor.

The ramen is why I was there, and it was delicious, chewy, with a sweetness to it.  There are never enough noodles though.  I really enjoyed the crunchy black slivered mushrooms.  And of course, scallion onions.   After reading my review again from 2011 I decided to try the chicken meatballs.   They had a yakitori sauce coating.  They came with three dipping sauces consisting of: miso, sirachi mayo and cilantro.  I liked all three together, not one stood out.