{"id":650,"date":"2013-04-29T16:18:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T16:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raccoonstar.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2013-04-29T16:18:15","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T16:18:15","slug":"oaklands-ramen-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raccoonstar.com\/?p=650","title":{"rendered":"Oakland’s Ramen Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, I went to Ramen Shop<\/a>. I showed up at about 5, and was seated immediately. By about 6, there appeared to be quite a wait, though they serve cocktails in the waiting area. The wait pales in comparison to that of Orenchi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nI enjoyed their menu — more choices than just ramen.<\/p>\n

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\nAsparagus, fava and avocado salad. Very Californian, quite tasty and fresh.<\/p>\n

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\nTheir kitchen! I felt a little weird taking photos of them cooking….<\/p>\n

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\nThe decor is hip and interesting, without exposed filament bulbs or reclaimed wood…<\/p>\n

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\nTonkotsu ramen with spit roasted chashu, shoyu marinated egg, pickled ramps and a carrot. Including the carrot’s greens.<\/p>\n

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\nVeggie miso ramen with maitake and king mushrooms, salt cured eggs.<\/p>\n

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\nBlack sesame icecream sandwich<\/p>\n

First of all, it’s hard to take attractive photos of soup, particularly since everything was swimming in the broth. But, excuses, I need to work on this.<\/p>\n

Second, the food. The appetizers were great (I also got two to go, but not pictures…) and the dessert icecream sandwich was interesting, but I really, really like black sesame. But the ramen? Not bad, but nothing great. The veggie miso was a little too salty, but probably the richest veggie ramen I’ve ever had. The tonkotsu pales in comparison to other more “traditional” ramen places I’ve been to. Overall, I don’t know much about the availability of ramen in the East Bay, and Ramen shop is open late… So a good backup. But if I really<\/em> wanted ramen, I’d stick to the south bay places. (Also Orenchi, Ryowa, Maruichi and Santouka are cheaper. $16 for a bowl of ramen with one slice of meat is pretty steep)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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