I wanted to add “Only the service is good” in the title of this post. Haha! It perfectly sums up how I feel about this ramen place at Changi City Point. Ordinarily, I don’t get ramen cravings while in Singapore as the standards here are, shall we say, way below that in Japan. To me, it’s a bit of a waste of money to pay for ramen here when you can get a much much much better bowl of ramen in Japan (just save the money for your next trip) for the same price. However, there is one very important ‘woman’ in my life who knows just how to get ‘her’ way, by whining non-stop about something, and knowing I’ll give in, just to shut ‘her’ up. So Ajisen Ramen it was. And the Fave deal for Volcano Ramen was bought.
*Actually the Fave deal allows for only gyoza as the side dish but the staff served my maki first so it ended up in the picture above. For $13.85, you get Volcano Ramen and gyoza, with lemon tea.
I went for the Iberico Ramen instead as the pictures were most alluring:
And here it is…
I think the broth is decent. And Ajisen is generous with the toppings. But overall, ramen here still pales in comparison with the ones you get in any random eatery in Japan.
And the gyoza is something else altogether…
When it was served, I noticed one had already been ripped open. And neither the chef nor the servers flagged this as an issue? Hmm.
Dry. Unappealing. Insincere.
I don’t know why we even bother visiting ramen places in Singapore.
Oh wait.
I know why. ‘Cos of this super whiny ‘woman’ in my life. (@_@)
*Apart from the Fave deal, my meal cost $18.71. *gulp*
I. Am. Not. Going. Back.
How should business owners get staff to take pride in their work?
Should we do away with all these restaurant chains and have individual small businesses helmed by bosses passionate about what they do? Like little hole-in-the-wall sushi places in Japan? I wish we could.