Really great tiny ramen shop. They call themselves a “dream workshop” so when you finish eating, you can share your goals and dreams with the other diners.
my favorite ramen spot boston rlly punches above it‘s weight for ramen (yume wo katare, tsurumen, etc) but Santouka takes the cake for me im here now for my yearly bowl and couldn’t be happier going to see Dream Scenario after with jennie
You’re in Portland so this is gonna be an applicable rec. I worked at one of their locations in high school and they would hotbox the restaurant at close which is unrelated to the quality of the food but I genuinely think it’s one of the tastiest spots in town, specifically their miso. It was owned by an old, old restaurant tycoon man from Japan named Yoshi San and he flew all the employees (servers, line cooks, all of them) out to Vegas when they established the Beaverton location which I think is hilarious, but there’s also one downtown near PSU. They also have locations in Vegas and San Diego I think. Another Portland rec (kind of out towards hillsboro/Nike campus) is Koku Ramen, owned by family friends who are some of the sweetest people in the world and make a mean fucking Tonkotsu. Their sides (karaage & calamari particularly) hit like crazy.
Some of the best include:
-paying in cash
-ice cream sundaes and milkshakes
-phone calls instead of texting
-sitting around a coffee shop doing nothing w your pals Pls list any I forgot
It is my belief that so many people would be less lonely if they invited their friends to do their mundane errands and chores together. Dont have time to see your friends, cant afford to go out to socialize? Invite your friends to things you already will be doing and it ease some of the pain of the responsibilities. Or call someone to come over if you made a little too much for dinner. here is what I shared tonight: chicken thighs, fairy tale eggplant, fennel salad, and a nice groleau red wine
