text: Came here on their 2nd soft opening day. There was a LOT of waiters/waitresses waiting at the door and greeted us the second the door opened. Two of my friend's had already arrived by the time, my friend and I had gotten there (oops i took the long way there apparently... XD or rather the slow way haha). \n\nFirst impressions - LOTS of people working. Probably to get used to the environment and process. Decor. Very simple. Red and White. First thought i had, \"why does this remind me of In n Out....?\" LOL anyway Design almost kept like how it was when Cafe de Japon existed. Bar area. More open now with the various table set ups. Chairs are a bit bottom heavy, so not too easy to move. \n\nEach person is served with a small salad bowl, even before ordering. (surprising) \n\nSince it is still their soft opening, they were not offering their complete menu.\n\nCarbonara Ramen - $10.95 - \"Signature ramen noodle fusion inspired by popular Italian Carbonara pasta.\" A soup base with the original tonkotsu pork broth and milk. Toppings included is an egg yolk , bacon, shiso, and fresh scallions. The type of noodle selected for this ramen is flat, thick noodles. \n\nFirst impression, something new to try. Their rendition of a popular italian dish, in a japanese style. Soup base, is light, due to the broth being mixed with milk (which i dont think is normal cow milk, reminds me of soy milk, maybe?). Noodles are thick, non-traditional ramen noodles, which you don't see often, but cooked to a nice al dente, which gives a nice bite ! =D The egg yolk, im pretty sure was laid in raw, and left with the broth to cook slightly? gives a nice rich flavor overall. Bacon, gives a nice flavor, esp since they had it lightly seared on a grill, but not a fan of bacon. The shiso leaf, actually look me off guard. Gives, something along the lines of maybe a basil flavor? Overall, this ramen is not bad, since its lighter than the shiroi tonkotsu ramen. Not my favorite, but i like the noodles they use. \n\nShiroi Tonkotsu Ramen - $7.95 - \"The best salted ramen is created with salted sauce and brown garlic oil.\" A soup base with the original tonkotsu pork broth with salted sauce. Toppings included is chashu pork, hard-boiled egg, fresh scallions, and kikurage. The type of noodle selected for this ramen is thin noodle. \n\nThin noodles. Overcooked in my opinion. Cooked a bit too long. Lost its \"bite\". The soup is quite salty. Probably from the \"salted sauce\"... whatever that could be. Very heavy in garlic flavor, mostly from the garlic oil. It was surprising to me they did hard-boiled eggs. I'd prefer a soft-boiled egg with a runny yolk. The \"kikurage\" (wood-ear fungus) is quite normal to be in a japanese style ramen. The thing that was nice to me, was the chashu. In comparison to like Monta, this was not fatty at all. Majority meat, with a thin line of fat. A nice touch is they seared it on a grill. Adds a nice flavor to it. Not a bad ramen, though soup base with the salted sauce (what is this?!?) is quite salty. \n\nDuring this soft opening, they also had a few side orders available. \n\nHiromaru Gyoza - $5.50 - Grilled pork dumpling\n\nHiromaru Buns - $6.00 - Two steamed buns filled with butabara (pork belly) and served with Hiromaru original sauce\n\nKaraage - $5.00 - Japanese fried chicken\n\nPretty good ! to start off, the meat is a dark meat. On top of that, its marinated/seasoned so even the inside of the meat is flavorful. The batter used is not too thick, and is nice and crispy. Nice side to get ! \n\nHIromaru Japanese Curry - $8.50 - Japanese style curry rice with chashu pork\n\nTo be honest, upon bring brought out this order, first thing that came to mind, was \"overpriced\". At $8.50, you get about the amount of a small bowl of rice, in a pool of curry sauce, ONE slice of pork, two short spears of asparagus, and a sliver of red bell pepper. The curry sauce, .... very UNDER-whelming. Flavor wasn't there. Felt diluted. Not flavorful at all, like some curry. Some had said its like what you would get from a box of curry, at a grocery store. To me, it was not strong at all. I tasted the sauce straight up. If i had ate it with rice, id be like... uhhh wheres the curry? Aside from that, ONE slide of pork? really? wow... \n\nService wise, they were very attentive. They picked up finished bowls quickly, and were quick to refill on water. Hope their attentive service will last after opening. \n\nOn the side note, they have another room, decorated differently next door. The waitress had told us it is for dinner service for the izakaya? as well has some private VIP rooms too. The decor is complete opposite of the original side. \n\nOverall, not bad for a soft opening and new style. Would like to come back to try different side dishes next time (gyoza and buns) as well as the other two ramen they offer on their menu. For the price (ramen), i'd say they should include one more slide of pork though. Seemed a little \"skimped out\" on only have 1 slice....