The other night, I joined my brother who was in the mood to ride around the village on his motorcycle. I realized then just how many places there were to eat in our village, BFRV Las Piñas! Then I find out my brother apparently had eaten in almost all. So I suggested that he take to his top 5 places to go. He suggested something even better. "Ate, let's try the new ramen place tonight, kunin lang natin pera ko sa bahay." My brother is treating me to ramen, how can I say no? Hehe.
We agreed that he would take me to 2 other places on Monday night (watch out for that blog!), but tonight was the ramen he has been dying to try at Kenchan Ramen. It's a new place, just 3 months old, along a main road of the village, Gloria Diaz Street. Their sign can be seen right away and looks very inviting.
We parked and then realized just how small it was. It didn't look that small when you drive by. They only had 3 tables, one of which was long and could accommodate about 5, and 2 square tables that would be tight for 2 the way it was set up. When we got there only one of the smaller tables was free.
The waiter was very, very nice. He talked about the differences of what was on the menu and knew his menu well. The service was awesome! That alone places a big star in my book for Kenchan Ramen. We decided to get the Tonkotsu Ramen and an order of one of their meals that had Tori Karaage, Tonkotsu Ramen, Coffee Jelly dessert and iced tea. I am honestly not very familiar with Japanese food, and have only tried ramen once so I may not be a good judge on the authenticity of the menu, but it was gooood!
The Tori Karaage, a Japanese style deep-fried boneless chicken, was served with a mayo-based dip and cabbage on the side. The chicken strips were tender and very tasty. The serving size is good for 1. The Tonkotsu Ramen on the other hand was a big serving! My brother and I couldn't even finish our bowls. It had pork strips, egg and mushrooms in a cream-based soup. Not spicy, so if you want spice, you can add chili powder that is readily available. Their other best-seller, Shyoyu Ramen, is the soy-based soup that was spicy. The level of spice though could be adjusted by request. Next time, we will try that. We were so full we had to take home the dessert. The Coffee Jelly is very small and a little bland, but after all the strong flavor I appreciated it's blandness.
Price-wise, it was worth the money, A little pricey for an everyday meal (P200+ for the ramen and P300+ for the meal). They deliver with a minimum order of P600.
Apparently, the Japanese owner, Kenchan, was only testing the market, hence the small place. He didn't expect to have so many customers in a day, many of which did suggest that they find a bigger place. Because of that, in April they intend to open a restaurant along the main road of Las Pinas, near Casimiro. It will be open 24 hours and will have more food selections. That was music to my ears, ramen at 3AM would be awesome!
A big thumbs up to Kenchan Ramen! That's a 4/5 busog rating from me. :)
Much love!
Sleep well, dream big
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