[Onassis]

Saw a new ramen shop called Sanpachi on Bute, anyone try it out yet ?

Sanpachi
770 Bute Street

[BlacknJean]

not good. shops still pretty new. a lot of stuff still missing.

best ramen in vancouver is santouka.

[JSilver]

Santouka is the worst... next to Benkai.

[yuusha]

Santouka is the worst... next to Benkai.

Your opinion is invalid. Santouka has great ramen and the best chashu in town.
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[JSilver]

Your opinion is invalid. Santouka has great ramen and the best chashu in town.
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:rofl:

[keifun]

I think Santouka is over-rated. Is that invalid too?:rolleyes:

[muteki]

Nothing special.

[yuusha]

I think Santouka is over-rated. Is that invalid too?:rolleyes:

If neither of you two can come up with something to support your claims then yes. (I can use smilies too ;))

[hamsup]

I haven't tried it yet.. but will try to make it out this weekend (weather dependant.. lol)

I still think Santouka is the best ramen shop in Vancouver so far...

[Expresso]

^ Same. +1 for Santouka.

I find majority of the Denman area places pretty on par. I would say Santouka is just a step above.

[JSilver]

If neither of you two can come up with something to support your claims then yes. (I can use smilies too ;))

It just doesn't taste all that great. No "wow" factor in taste nor presentation.

Motomochi and Kintaro are one of the best, IMO. (Then again, opinions are invalid apparently? :rolleyes:)

When Santouka first opened there use to be line-ups (First week or two). Now that everyone has discovered there's nothing great about it I see no one lining up and not many customers throughout the day.

Dinehere.com even has mixed reviews about it.

IMHO.

[bcrdukes]

LOL @ Dinehere reviews. :lol

[unit]

i stopped listening to dinehere reviews after i read a review about a sushi restaurant that said that the chicken teriyaki and dynamite rolls were the best ever.

[JSilver]

LOL @ Dinehere reviews. :lol
;)

i stopped listening to dinehere reviews after i read a review about a sushi restaurant that said that the chicken teriyaki and dynamite rolls were the best ever.
Can't believe everything everyone says right. Dinehere.com isn't the only site I use to reviews restaurants. I come here as well, other sites, and word of mouth from friends. Some people who do post to review on Dinehere.com are extremely exaggerated at times but those ones are easy to point out and can easily be ignored.

[bcrdukes]

JSilver, you made my day. Have you considered a career in comedy? :lol :D

[JSilver]

Nope. :thumbsup:

[NNT]

Santouka still the best. Sanpachi got nothing special except their Miso ramen worth a try.

[AWDTurboLuvr]

I had their cha-siu Miso ramen with extra bamboo and egg the other night. It was okay, broth wasn't super rich, tons of bamboo which was a plus. Noodles were decent and the right amount of chewiness. The egg wasn't cut in half, which is a negative and the cha-siu was cold from the fridge. I understand for obvious reasons it needs to be in the fridge but wouldn't mind it warmed up a bit before serving.

Motomachi is the best for miso and black miso ramen for me.

[Okami]

i 3rd the notion that santouka is nothing special.. for the price.. you get much less than the other ramen shops in the area.. the noodles are are probably the worst noodles you can get from the main big ramen places.. the regular meat is fine.. no beef with that (:P).. but that fatty cheek stuff is neither worth the place or tasty..

soup wise i am a miso person.. the miso soup is one of the best in vancouver (kintaro being best sometimes (but sometimes the soup is either not flavourful enough.. or its yummy but not hot.. ) ive been eating at kintaro since like 2004 and recently i havent got a good bowl (yummy and hot)..

for noodles i actually like benkei .. they are also the cheapest too

i went through a shio phase.. santouka was disgusting.. it for one wasnt hot.. and it had this strange sweet taste to it.. not a nice creamy pork bone taste.. benkei has flavorless and kintaro is too salty.. i think a good one for shio is g-men in the night.. it has that fatty pork soup that leaves a film of fat on your lips after you're done..

and compared to the ones in japan (the ones we have here arent very similar.. the ones in japan are pretty simple but they are flavorful and rich..

if anyone ever gets a chance to go to japan or new york try a place called Hakata Ippudo they have a miso soup broth with garlic oil in it and the meat was friggin amazing (kinda smoked, but juicy and flavorful)..

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_kTx50u4Dnj0/SSn_q3IGIWI/AAAAAAAAD74/cFGw2243ZEQ/s400/DSC_1108.JPG

[Anakin]

santouka's servings are too small and the noodles come out of a package, it's also a rather large international chain

kintaro is by far the most authentic, haven't been to motomachi yet though, i'm sure these are going to be #1 and #2 no matter which way it gets spun

[Expresso]

santouka's servings are too small and the noodles come out of a package, it's also a rather large international chain

kintaro is by far the most authentic, haven't been to motomachi yet though, i'm sure these are going to be #1 and #2 no matter which way it gets spun

Who actually makes their own noodles in house these days anyways?

[bcrdukes]

No business would be sustainable if they made their noodles from scratch.

[Okami]

kintaro is by far the most authentic

compared to..?

[JSilver]

No business would be sustainable if they made their noodles from scratch.

Legendary Noodle...

[bcrdukes]

Legendary Noodle serves more than just noodles so it works for them. Ramen houses are a volume business and they cannot afford to make their noodles in-house from scratch. What else do they serve other than ramen? Just ramen. And different iterations of it.

[Okami]

benkei has curry now XD its pretty bad

[yuusha]

It just doesn't taste all that great. No "wow" factor in taste nor presentation.

Motomochi and Kintaro are one of the best, IMO. (Then again, opinions are invalid apparently? :rolleyes:)

When Santouka first opened there use to be line-ups (First week or two). Now that everyone has discovered there's nothing great about it I see no one lining up and not many customers throughout the day.

Dinehere.com even has mixed reviews about it.

IMHO.

YMMV.

I've had to wait at Santouka countless times ever since it opened, even until now. You may pass by it and miss the lineup since they usually fit a few of the groups waiting to be seated inside.

Then again, the volume of customer traffic and dinehere.ca reviews aren't exactly the best way to determine the caliber of a restaurant... :)

[hamsup]

I can't wait to try Sanpachi...

Santouka is still by far my favourite... you may think there isn't a line up b/c you can squeeze maybe 6 people in the front entrance with the door closed... compared to kintaro's small entrance way..

[yuusha]

I can't wait to try Sanpachi...

Santouka is still by far my favourite... you may think there isn't a line up b/c you can squeeze maybe 6 people in the front entrance with the door closed... compared to kintaro's small entrance way..

Typically they have four or so people sitting inside on the bench, and another five or so in the entryway. Might as well wait inside since it's cold right :)

[JSilver]

Either or, I don't think it tastes all that great and there are people on this board who agree clearly. But there are also people who disagree.

That's that. I'll stick with Motomachi.

[Gnomes]

benkei has curry now XD its pretty bad

meh, I liked the curry

[Anakin]

Who actually makes their own noodles in house these days anyways?

i believe kintaro does or purchases from someone who does make them

the reason they closed their richmond location was because everyday someone had to commute the noodles out there, if they were pre-made this would not have been an issue

but as numerous others have stated many taiwanese or shanghai places make their own noodles

[Anakin]

compared to..?

the various ones I ate in Japan

[Okami]

the various ones I ate in Japan

yeah i guess you're right.. most the ones i tried had fat globules floating in the soup.. kintaro is missing something flavour wise though.. theres a chain called kamakura in japan.. it has that posh taste..


i wanna try this so bad..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iApq0GSLCG4

apparently there are always 30 minute waits.. the noodles look so think and the soup looks amazing

[BlacknJean]

the best ramen shops in japan are the ones are family owned and looks like shit shacks. i went to numerous random ramen places in kyoto and tokyo and they were great. especially when the broth is soaked into the meat bones!

[Okami]

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so i went to try it today.. now that ive tasted it you cant really compare it to kintaro and santouka because the style of ramen is different. if you were to compare you would probably compare it to Ezogiku ramen near the vancouver central library.

the soup is not the thick fatty soup like the other places.. and even the way of tasting is different.

the first thing i noticed was the bowl seemed kinda small.. but was a wrong.. as you can see in the pictures they pack that shit tight as hell.. unlike kintaro and such they ass alot of onions, beat sprouts and other vegetables.. the more you eat.. the more you find it seems..

the soup doesnt give you that creaminess that pig fat gives.. instead you get a strong earthy miso (i had miso ramen) taste right at the back of your throat when you swallow.

the noodles were not soft but they weren't very springy either..

meat was nothing special either, it was okay.. (thinly sliced)

overall i actually wouldnt mind going back even though the prices were a little more expensive ($9-$11).. for the money im more full because im not filled up on fat from the soup.. there is actually alot of food in that small bowl : D

[bcrdukes]

Went there today with 2 friends. Much like onaki's experience, ours much very much the same.

We found that they use a lot of filler - siu choy, bean sprouts and other veggies. All 3 of us enjoyed the noodles as they are cooked al dente so mind you, this is a personal preference. I wish they had more noodles but again, too much crappy filler.

The meat is marginally okay at best. I prefer the meats from Santouka instead. Egg was not sliced in half. Not sure why. Service was good and the atmosphere/environment is different in a way where its a lot more comfortable and welcoming. You aren't rushed whatsoever.

A majority of their menu is not available at the moment so it's ramen and several other little things. They serve alcohol. I've rate this place a 6/10 for now but they may need some time to tweak things since they opened several weeks ago.

Yatai Ramen
http://www.trianglecafe.ca/misc/revscene/sanpachi1.jpg

Miso Ramen
http://www.trianglecafe.ca/misc/revscene/sanpachi2.jpg

Shio Ramen
http://www.trianglecafe.ca/misc/revscene/sanpachi3.jpg

[unit]

thats some sloppy presentation even for ramen

[Okami]

thats some sloppy presentation even for ramen

lol at the last one.. XD at least it looks like they made a little bit of an effort with mine

[Gesus]

kintaro all the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

[Razor Ramon HG]

I heard there's some promo going on tonight?
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