KINTON RAMEN WOODBURY COMMON

A ramen shop at the Woodbury Common Mall - small seats and a counter, plus some outside seating. Ordering is slow - manually with the person at the counter answering questions, so a line forms quickly. You can order pork, chicken, or beef ramens. Noodles include a standard skinny, thick and a Shirataki noodle for $6 extra (konjac, low calorie noodles). Pork Miso was ok, not the richest miso used but reasonable flavor and two slices of the pork. Corn, and no egg. Original pork had an egg, seaweed, and bamboo. Not as rich flavor, but lighter. Spicy Garlic Pork - it's spicy, and no egg, but a huge piece of ground garlic up top; you can probably skip that and enjoy the spiciness (more Chinese than Japanese flavor). Gyoza here were deep-fried, I prefer pan-fried.

The reviews stated that the food here was very good but it’s an untruth! We ordered the vegetable original and pork original. Neither had flavor and we didn’t eat it all. The cost was $18 each which was a total waste of money. My goddaughter also or the kimchi. We didn’t enjoy the food and the atmosphere was not the best and they may have been because the staff seemed they were there only for a salary. The young lady who took our order stated she would bring us water but we never got it. I highly recommend not visiting this restaurant as it was a waste of money.

Can’t believe this is Japanese owned ramen shop because I usually never go any others people for ramen except Japanese owned. The ramen texture was not bad but the soup tasted like instant noodles and the pork were only 2 slices with fat only and nothing else but charging $18 plus tax plus tips. Disappointed

First off, the spicy pork ramen with garlic was okay. Pork broth was not as flavorful as places that I have tried. The main reason for 3* was the service and the atmosphere given the price they’re charging. IMO, this is a fast food chain, like McDonalds, not a typical Japanese restaurant experience you would normally have. The server didn’t even smile/talk when she brought the ramen over, the people in the kitchen were banging the bowls/dishes. Fast food, loud, no service, quick lunch while shopping here, maybe. Real Japanese restaurant experience, big NO.

First time, and I loved it. The person who took my order helped me explain everything in the menu