Noodle in a Haystack

First to review! First, let me start by saying ramen is my absolute favorite dish and I’ve had enough bowls that I should probably learn how to make it myself by now. But I don’t. Sooo instead I eat ramen everywhere and this is my #67 ramen joint on Unilocal :) That doesn’t count Ramen Parlor that I’ve been to about 20+ times now haha.
So my standards for ramen are high. And I have to say, I absolutely loved’s Clint’s ramen! Both soup ramen and dry. I dined with him at an EatWith event where he had the following menu:
Aburi Caesar Salad — Charred Romaine & Leeks, Burnt scallion-​Miso-​Caesar dressing, crispy anchovies. Delicious and so unique. I’ve never had charred romain lettuce before.
Takonomiyaki — a mix between takoyaki and okonomiyaki. Genius and perfect!
Tsukemono — pickles to cleanse your palette
Ma-​ze-​men (Dry Ramen) — Eats like a pasta. Splash of ramen broth with fermented chilis, lime, umami powder, 3 day ramen egg, pork belly, cracklin’. Amazing! Flavorful sauce found in the bottom of the bowl, and once mixed together, you get a fantastic saucey noodle dish that makes you want more. I was surprised at how good this unconventional dry ramen was and am craving for more.
Chicken Paitan Ramen — Creamy 10 hr chicken bone broth & dashi, melt-​in-​mouth pork belly chashu, 3 day ramen egg. Wow. Just wow… let me tell you, I’ve never had any bowl like this in America. This is the most traditional bowl of ramen I’ve had here and it took me back to Japan. It didn’t have all the extra junk that they have here, just rich enough to be flavorful and also have that sardine and dashi flavor they use in Japan. I was shocked at the taste and kept telling Clint to open up a ramen shop because it will no doubt prosper and become famous. However he stated that this is his passion and it’s more enjoyable to cook and talk to his customers, which I respect. I’ll just have to dine through EatWith again to have another taste of this amazing ramen.
The only critique I would give would be that I wish the ramen egg was soft boiled. It was a little overdone for both the dry and paitan ramen, however it still had flavor nonetheless.
Clint and his wife were both extremely friendly, nice, sweet, and I absolutely loved the dinner and experience. I honestly can’t say which ramen I liked more since they were both great. I would say, choose what you’re in the mood for, dry or soup. You won’t go wrong with either :)