Were strolling around the Tokyo Street area on top level of Pavilion Mall, when we spotted this restaurant. Tried the regular sized shio ramen combo with chirashi. (My first choice was "not available"). The chirashi was terrible, but the shio ramen was ok, with the following exception, This was unlike shio ramen eaten in Japan, inasmuch the broth here looked and tasted like tonkotsu. My partner, who is not a ramen aficionado, sampled the broth and said that she thought it tasted "very fatty." Nowhere near as good ramen as at the Santouka at Mitsuwa shopping center in Costa Mesa (Orange County). Service here was distracted, even though only a few tables were occupied. After leaving, we spotted a Sukiyaki restaurant nearby in Tokyo Street, which looked good, and mentally made a note to come back and try it, but never had the chance.
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