Ordered the Standard Tonkotsu Ramen with special toppings that included seaweed, flavored egg and additional char siu. Noodle texture was thin and springy which is standard hakata standard. Broth however was overly strong. It lacked the kind of clarity in taste I was looking for as can also be seen in the photo - the soup looks overly oily. The pungent pork bone taste was overpowering, as if they forgot to filter something or add something to tone it down. Flavored egg was boiled to just the right runny yolk texture. Unfortunately they had over flavored the egg, resulting it in being overly salty when paired with the broth. My sis commented the char siu was sliced so thin that it had become shabu shabu pork and I have to say i agree with her. At that thickness, even if the char siu had been nicely roasted, we wouldn't have been able to taste it. Somehow the long queue waiting outside made me wonder if this was just a bad day for the chef and restaurant. But I doubt I will be returning anytime soon.

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