I gave this place 5 stars because I am so impressed that you can get Mall food as good as this! It is affordable, the wait time is not too long, and thid is by far, the most "upscale" Mall food item I have ever had! My hubby stumbled onto this place one day because he had to wait for something to get fixed at the Apple Store. This spot is not in the food court, but right outside it. If you like sushi or tuna tare tare, then you will enjoy their Poke'. Poke' is a popular dish in Hawaii and the Polynesian Islands. It is raw tuna or fish, served in a rice dish. Their poke' dish was surprisingly not only 1 soft texture at all, as they put a number of other toppings and sides in the rice bowl that have other textures. The flavors were super delish!
We also tried their Tonkatsu Ramen, and this too was very, very, tasty! Tonkatsu is a rich, pork broth, and this was soooo good. I got mine with chasu (pork) and egg. My egg was not soft boiled, which is how I usually like my egg in my ramen, but this didn't deter from the dish's flavor at all, so I didn't mind. The chasu was good, and the noodles were your typical ramen noodles, but I think the broth is what really made this entire dish. You can choose to have your spiciness as none, mild, or hot. I chose mild, and it was perfect! Some restaurants, when they say mild, to me it still tastes like there's no heat, especially if they are catering to a primarily Caucasian clientele. My hubby, who can't tolerate much heat, thought my bowl was on the spicy side, but he still really enjoyed it. He drank all my leftover broth lol. Anyway, if you like spicy food like me, then their mild is actually mild, in my opinion. Which means their hot, is probably actually hot. I would like to try hot next time we come here.
They serve a variety of Bubble Tea drinks here, and they were on the sweet side. We had the Honeydew Bubble Tea, and the boba and syrup they used reminded me of a sweet Filipino drink called Sago Gulaman. The Honeydew Bubble Tea drinks we ordered we not milk tea, but we still enjoyed them.
I think this place should try leaving the mall and having a real cafe' place outside instead. I can see them being very popular. I also like the way they take your order, and all the choices you get. Basically, you check all the things you want your Poke' bowl or Ramen to have in it on a piece of their menu, hand it to one of the workers, and wait for your order to be done. You can truly customize your food to what you really like, as opposed to just getting it served to you only 1 way. The fact that they were able to serve us this kind of food from a small stand area in a mall, is quite impressive, which is why I gave them 5 stars. We will definitely return, and recommend this spot to our friends. read more