Heard from friend that there is a relatively new eatery in Bangkok named Ramen King. My eye was opened round big when i heard about ramen !! Yes i am ramen-fanatic and thus without second thought and knowing where it is i yelled "行きましょう"a.k.a. ikimashou or simply LET'S GO !!!!
A little bit of research over the business center in the hotel's lobby found out that the location is not accessible by BTS/MRT. The best way to go is to take BTS to Prompong station OR MRT to Queen Sirikit and then take taxi to A Square at Sukhumvit Soi 26. (link of the map to this location is at the bottom of the article)
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| Right in the entrance of A Square by the road side is Ramen King. |
A Square was open in last quarter of 2013 and it is positioned as a life style mall where center is a big carpark. Ramen King is just at the entrance of the mall, road side so it is very easy to locate when you are around there.
Upon arrival, instantly it reminded me my time in Kyoto JR Station where there is a ramen ally with total nine ramen outlets representing nine styles of ramen across Japan. Here in Ramen King @ A Square, there are six ramen outlet. we tried 3: MisoBancho's （味噌番長）Special Miso Ramen; Butaou's （豚王）Tonkotsu Sukiyaki King Ramen and Miyamoto's （宮本）Special Tonkotsu Ramen.
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| Butaou's best seller. Also my favourite in this outlet |
I'd say it is certainly not at par to those in Kyoto Station but this is in Bangkok, so no complaint :P Im certain it is way above average in Bangkok city. Of the three ive tried, i like the Butaou's the most!!! Without green bean sprout's stench, the sukiyaki-ed slices of buta (pork) blended perfectly into the tonkotsu (a kind of soup yielded from pork bone). On top of that, the onsen tamago (soft boiled egg) was really crow jewel, poke it and mix the runny york with the soup. Oh... the silky smooth texture :P
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| Miyamoto's best seller: Special Tonkotsu Ramen |
If you don't like raw egg york, you can try the Miyamoto's Special Ramen, topped with chopped raw garlic, this is something i never tried before even in Japan. Its creative but maybe they put too many bean sprout, i feel about eww...
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| Misobancho's Special Ramen... really so so. |
Ramen King serves rice, variety of sushi and sashimi, macha dessert, Japnese beers etc So even if you dont fancy ramen, it is worth to come here and try to dine in a Japanese themed restaurant in Bangkok. I saw Japanese expatriate ate there too. Was a kind of speciall feeling...
So hows the rating? (-1 = no good, 0 = neutral, 1 = good)
Overal Atmosphere = 0
Servie = 0
Food Presentation = 0
Taste/ Texture = 0
Pricing = 0
TOTAL SCORE = 0/5 (Nothing explicitly excited, wont be back again)
THE VERDICT: The wow factor for this eatery is the collection of 6 styles of Japanese ramen. The price are about the same in Japan but the quality are not really there. Maybe its been localised to some point, it annoyed me (the raw bean sprout). It is a pretty decent outlet and if you have time, you can actually go there because there are Japanese Onsen in the same building.
Useful tips:
1) It is worth to explore A Square in stead of the usual shopping mall
2) Remember it is not within walking distance from both nearest MRT and BTS station.
3) It is best to get the front desk to write you a paper about the address (IN THAI ofkos) because the location can be a bit tricky.
Other Picture:
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| Signboard of Butaou (King of Pork if translate directly). |
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| Bill |
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