Metro falls to invasion of Japanese ramen

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At last, there is a surviving ramen shop in Burnaby area. As a long time noodle fan, I have always endured the trek to Downtown Vancouver,  followed by voluntarily patrolling the neighbourhood in hope of finding parking space. The Kawawa Japanese restaurant on the contrary is located inside Metrotown with ample free mall parking.

I ordered the Kawawa Ramen. For almost $10, it came with stewed pork, the 'ajitama' egg, one of my favourite type of egg, slow-cooked egg until the york becomes partially runny.

How does it compare to those ramen joints in Downtown Vancouver? It's a PASS, but definitely not the one to line up for - not that I see any queue around this place anyways. Seating is comfortable, surrounded by flat screen TVs for sports fans. The portion is reasonable and the topping is not bad, so what's wrong? 

The answer lies in the broth. The broth while tasty has no body, and it lacks the depth that every bowl of good ramen MUST have. The soup is itself is also quite salty and oily. The noodles are slightly overcooked.

Still, this is the only ramen place in the area. If you are nearby doing some shopping, and want some ramen, this is the oasis in ramen desert.