I'd like to begin by saying I am so sorry for the lull. I've been busy and when there are times that I would've written something, our office internet bugs down. Miraculously though, that changed today. So for my two month absence, I'll slowly fill you in with my food-scapade and hopefully our internet'll cooperate.
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| Look at their cute place mat |
Me and my boyfriend was around BGC when we tried Ramen Nagi at Glorietta 5. He was scheduled to meet with a chiropractor and since he didn't have time to grab anything to eat on our way there, we decided to eat lunch there. As I already had my meal, he still insisted I have a bowl of ramen and he'll eat whatever I don't finish. We ordered something new out of their selection of ramen. I believe it was an Ebi based ramen. He got himself a serving of their Taki gyoza and a bowl of Japanese rice. While ordering ramen, the staff gave us a piece of paper and a red pen for us to customize our ramen. We asked for the best consistency of noodles on our desired ramen and he suggested we have our noodles hard since the broth is hot and it'll soften while being consumed. As for the level of spice, they suggested I go for 1 which as they say is tolerable but upon tasting the broth, I could still go for level 2 or 3. While waiting for our food, I decided to take a few pictures of the place.
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| Customizing my ramen. |
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| Full house y'all! |
There are a lot of people at that time and I must say that the ratio of servers attending to the number of customers there is pretty decent. My ramen came in first.
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| It's Tampopo all over again! |
Upon setting it on our table, the manager came and put a paper bib on me. I was surprised. He wasn't rude or anything. He did ask for my permission first and seeing as there is no harm in it, I gave in. Before eating the mouth watering bowl of ramen in front of me, I remembered something from the 1985 Japanese movie, Tampopo. I copied the way they ate their ramen in the film and it was really fun. The broth was good. My initial thinking was that they'd put in tempura since I read that it is an Ebi Ramen. Nevertheless, the pork did complement the broth. There is also Shinachiku root, bits of nori and green onions. The noodles were really firm. I like that even after consuming 3/4 of the soup, the noodles remained firm and chewy. After about 5 minutes, his order came.
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| My boyfriend burned his tongue on his first bite. Make sure you cool it off before digging in. |
The gyoza was placed in a sizzling stone bowl with their signature pork bone soup. It was really hot so he has to wait for a few minutes before he can dig in. Upon tasting the soup of his dish, it reminded of something light and creamy I had before. The gyoza was really nice as well. Too bad the serving was not enough for one hungry man. My ramen was actually bigger and of course I shared some of my food with him. Sadly, it wasn't enough for him. He decided to eat later after his check-up since we're running late. But all in all, our experience at Ramen Nagi was really good. The servers were attentive and the ambiance was lively. Their playlist was even approved by my boyfriend hahaha. With a glass of lemon iced tea, our bill totaled to around 800 php. Not bad for good food with an equally good quality. So if you're around Glorietta 5 and is craving for some good Ramen, Ramen Nagi'll not disappoint you. I heard their Original King Butao is something you must try, so we're definitely going back. Hope you got hungry as much as I did while writing this. "Till next time!
