Friday, August 21, 2020

Aji Robata and Ramen

We tried this place for takeout the other night and had a very good experience.  We ordered a variety of items for a family meal--a pork belly skewer, some brussels sprouts, a crispy nori, Tonkatsu ramen, chicken skewer ramen, and salmon don.

I ordered through DoorDash and picked it up myself.  Everything was ready just as I arrived, and the server went over everything so I was sure we got what we wanted.  

The pork belly skewer was a good start, nice and rich with a good char on it.  The crispy nori is a very interesting experience--it's rolled seaweed fried crisp, with a nice crunch and a flavor that develops in your mouth.  It comes with a spicy mayonnaise sauce that complements it well.  Just the sort of thing to get if you're adventurous and have not had it before.

The tonkatsu ramen was excellent--the broth had great depth of flavor and really complemented everything.  The pork was great, a mild but very tasty slice that was quite tender and ate really well.  All kinds of goodies in the ramen bowl, including more nori, menma (that reminded me of bamboo shoots), chasu, scallions, black garlic, corn, and wheat noodles.  The noodles tasted very good with the broth but were quite filling.  Can recommend this one.

The chicken skewer ramen comes with most of the same items but a chicken skewer instead of pork, of course.  The chicken was ok, cooked well with decent spice and helped a lot by the broth.

The salmon don was excellent.  The salmon was cooked perfectly, and the special sauce lives up to the description.  It is a sweet and tangy glaze that really complements the fish.  That comes with rice, corn, and a tasty seaweed salad.

Overall it was a fine meal and I would look forward to dining there in person.  As mentioned by others, it's really similar to Akashi, just one strip mall up.

 

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