This place doesn't look like your typical ramen restaurant with its white and grey interior and Artek tables and chairs. When I stepped into the restaurant around half past eleven, half an hour after they opened, it was already half full with a queue in front of the cashier. There were office workers having lunch during lunch break, family with kids enjoying their free time, and me, coming to check this new ramen restaurant in town and looking forward to a good, warm bowl of ramen.

It was quite rare to see spicy tonkotsu on the menu when the spicy option was usually tan tan in most ramen restaurants in Helsinki. And that's the reason why I definitely had to try it. The ramen looked so red, like a bowl of lava, but was in fact not spicy at all to me. I guess they had adjusted a bit for local customers. It tasted rich but not heavy, with broth coated thin noodles so bouncy, soy sauce flavoured chashu so tender, and red onion cubes so refreshing. With iced green tea, I would say the meal was well-balanced.

Upon finishing my lunch, I was thinking, it would be really nice if there were sides to add some variety to this meal. And I really hope that one day I'll be able to find garlic flavoured ramen in Helsinki, even if I'd have to crush garlics myself.