Kokoro Ramen - CBD

The theme for CBD lunch eats seems to be ramen for my uni squad this Winter. This particularly freezing day, we decided to go to Kokoro Ramen on Lonsdale Street. I've been here once before but only grabbed a few side dishes so I was excited to slurp up some delicious ramen. I was eyeing the Sapporo Miso ($13.50) and then discovered that there was a lunch special which included a small ramen + karaage, salad and a rice ball for only $9.80. S and I ordered the lunch special with Tokyo Shoyu and Sapporo Miso, respectively. A also ordered the Tokyo Shoyu w/ Fried Chicken with an extra serving of noodles and egg for $15.50. Mingang got the Hakata Tonkotsu Shoyu w/ Pork Belly ($15.50) and K ordered ramen in a claypot OOOH.

I love it when I eat ramen and I don't have to add any condiments to it. This was the case with the Sapporo Miso. The chilli oil was great and all the flavours tied in together nicely. The meat wasn't as tender as Fukuryu Ramen but all the other sides were enjoyable, especially the egg. One more ladle of the broth would've been great because it just looked a bit deflated tbh.

God, I love variety so damn much and this was right up my alley. The chicken was fab, tick, the onigiri had good texture, tick and there were some veggies, tick tick tick!

Lunch Special: Small Sapporo Ramen + Karaage, Salad & Onigiri

Did I mention there were free and unlimited sides of kimchi and picked ginger? YES YES YES!
The kimchi was on pointttttt.

Tokyo Shoyu w/ Fried Chicken

A was a dumbass and ordered extra noodles which he barely touched because the serving size was pretty generous. It was a shame that his chicken lost its crispy coating because it was sitting the broth. The curly noodles had a better taste than the thin straight noodles I had though.

Lunch Special: Small Tokyo Shoyu + Karaage, Salad & Onigiri

S enjoyed her meal but said the broth was a tad too salty for her liking.

Overall, we had an ace time at Kororo Ramen. The service was lovely, from shouting Japanese greetings from at the door to patiently explaining the lunch menu to me. The lunch menu was the best deal ever, as I had a super fulfilling meal for under 10 bucks. I just found out that they offer Tsukemen in the Summer so I wouldn't mind coming back just for that.


Taste: 8.5/10
Presentation: 7.5/10
Service: 8/10
Value for Money: 8.5/10 (Under $10, soooooo good)