Sanpachi Satisfies

Review Snippet

Overall: A perfectly adequate ramen place

Food: Japanese Ramen
Price: Under $15
Service: Rather slow and unattentive

Ramen Sanpachi
3132 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6K

Tel: (604) 738-3132

I've been wanting to eat ramen for quite long time now and it seems like eons ago since I last ate it. Trust me, I was as excited as one is when waiting(staring at the clock, zoning out of the lesson) for the school bell to ring for lunch.



Salmon Sashimi

15 minutes, sitting, wishing, waiting for the sashimi to finally arrive. It was a well-deserved wait! It was delicious, very fresh and juicy albeit not as cold as we would have liked.


Yatai ramen with chashu

The broth for this was clear and simple. The extra pieces of chashu were well-received with everyone, seven in total. It was a little on the fatty side, but the meat was tender and well-flavoured.



Tonkotsu Ramen

The tonkotsu ramen, the bowl I ordered was slightly below the standard set by Benkei's shio ramen. However, this was a good alternative! I've been waiting to find a bowl of ramen comparable to their's for a really long time. The broth was not as rich as Benkei's, but the noodles were surprisingly springy and the egg was  wonderful!



Miso Ramen

This was the ramen sara ordered, half size, 6.95, not the usual 8.95. The bowl was somewhat smaller than a regular sized one. To sara's dismay, the amount of bean sprouts and vegetables in the bowl, clearly overshadowed the noodles. The cliche saying, "your eyes are the windows to your soul" , you could see in her eyes, that she wasn't particularly satisfied with her bowl. 

All in all, I would definitely go back to sanpachi again as it seems their ramen were a cut above some of the other ramen places in Vancouver. It was almost the same, but still slightly below the calibre of Benkei's at robson.- Isabel