Hakata Gensuke won the 'Best Bang for Buck Award!' aka cheap eat award from Time Out Food Awards. Not vegetarian friendly. Pork based soups. This is why I almost always look up the menu before we go places, this is a rare time that I didn't.
The Menu - I lined up an hour for this (everything was pork based)?! Fortunately the staff were great, yes you can order dry noodles, but we're telling you it ain't great. There was a tray with sauces to play with, mix and blend. Couldn't get the egg because it's cooked in the pork brooth.
Pork Gyoza
Chicken Karrage $5
I had two servings of chicken karaage, delicious!
Lighting change...
My acquaintance had the signature, though she says they're all equally as good.
I had noodles, fungus and seaweed paper. Don't get the paper unless you're getting the soup.
No soup, but lots of sauce.
I took a look around, yep I'm the only person who's using a fork, I'm also the only white person here, but no one looked at me funny or anything.
In celebration of their first birthday everything was 50% off including drinks. They don't offer takeaway though, not just tonight but always. Service was great much like the karaage chicken. Don't forget to ask for kewpie mayo and a fork.
All diners also did a lucky dip, 3 prizes and everyone wins. I got bronze, a badge that will get you 5 free gyoza (pork) every time you buy ramen here, from now till 15th feb next year. The silver prize gets you a free soft drink each time, and gold gets you pork. With silver they refill the bottle they give you. All prizes require a purchase.
Have you been to Hakata? I think the ramen trend isn't as strong as it was a few month ago.
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