I was first made aware of Chef David Chang years ago on a TV show called "Mind of a Chef." I've been fascinated with Ramen ever since. I am always on the lookout for the "good stuff," but it isn't always easy to find. I found Ichiro Ramen and Sushi on the way from Philadelphia Airport to my hotel in Warminster, PA. The large white sign with the word RAMEN in red caught my attention as I drove past. I knew that I would be entering those doors in the next few days. Today was the day. I browsed the menu on Yelp and was pleased to see the variety of Ramen on the menu. Tonkotsu is always a "go to" order but the Tan Tan Ramen with the minced pork really caught my eye. So, I ordered two bowls. I placed my order online and brought it back to the room so that I could slurp in private. I was there before typical dinner time, and the place was dead. Beautiful restaurant. The décor was modern, and the place was spotless. A great place to sit and enjoy a meal. I only dealt with one employee, but she was extremely friendly and personable. She asked if I had been there before or if it was my first time. Thanked me for visiting their establishment, hoped that I enjoyed my meal, invited me back soon, and wished me a good day. I loved the way that they packaged this to go order. The noodles, ingredients, and toppings all came in the large ramen bowl and the steaming hot broth was packaged in a separate container. Not a drop leaked on the ride home. Both bowls looked amazing, and the appearance only improved as I poured the creamy thick rich looking broth into the bowl. Now for the taste. I have nothing but good things to say about the bean sprouts, minced onions, cucumbers, fish cake, soft boiled egg, sesame seed, green onion, and minced pork in the Tan Tan Ramen. Likewise, I have nothing but praise for the chashu pork belly, fish cake, soft boiled egg, green onion, bamboo shoots, kikurage mushrooms, and black garlic oil in the Tonkotsu. All these ingredients were exactly what I think of when I speak of the "good stuff." If you removed these ingredients from the noodles and broth, you could have easily convinced me that what I was eating came from a package. A package that you would find at an Asian Market. A notch above the cheap Top Ramen or Maruchan Ramen we grew up on. I have picked my way through those packages at the Asian market and have had some Tonkotsu ramens that were similar to this. The noodles were exactly what you get in those packaged ramens. You know the wavy noodle so common in all of them. I hate that this is the case with Ichiro Ramen because I loved the atmosphere of the restaurant itself and the employee that I dealt with made all other restaurant workers pale in comparison. Five star without a doubt. The noodles and broth lacked the flavor and texture of authentic ramen. It pains me to say it, but it just wasn't at that high level that I was expecting from the place with the huge RAMEN banner hanging on the building. read more