Aloha! I am winding down from 9 spectacular days of vacationing on Oahu. This was our 4th trip to the island, we obviously enjoy it very much. The weather is ideal, the beaches are beautiful and best of all….the Japanese food is really good. We did a little search on the internet and found Goma Tei Ramen restaurant. It was a little hard to find because it was in the Ward Center a little farther down from the Ala Moana Mall. The decor was simple, clean and bright. I really liked the bar in the middle and booths along one side. I noticed that most of the newer ramen restaurants have bars in the middle – Not sure what it is about eating at a bar…but it’s very fun to me. The boyfriend ordered the Tan Tan ramen with extra char siu. The sesame flavored broth was rich and creamy. It was toasty and had a little bit of spice – just the flavor, no heat. The noodles were very slurpable, not too al dente and more on the softer side. I ordered the shoyu ramen and enjoyed that immensely! The shoyu broth was not too salty and had a nice sweet finish. Boyfriend loved the charsiu but I thought it was okay. The charsiu did fall apart when I picked it up with my chopstick but the texture was a bit dry…a little confusing I know. So far, the best charsiu that I’ve had was from Ramen Club in Burlingame. Interestingly enough, there wasn’t a lot of scallions and I still liked this place. Can’t wait for the next trip to eat here again.
SAKE!
Charsiu Tan Tan Ramen (with extra charsiu)
Charsiu Shoyu Ramen
Pan Fried Gyoza
Goma Tei Ramen
1200 Ala Moana Blvd
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 591-9188
