IIKO Mazesoba (ALEXANDRIA DF)

I have been here many times before, and it is high time that I drop a review for this place. It is my go-to for brothless ramen, and here are my highlights for this eatery: - It is located at an extremely convenient location. Very close to the Haymarket light rail stops and not a far walk from Central station. - Service is consistently top-notch. Very friendly staff who are attentive and patient. - My favourite go-to is the original mazesoba. Even though it is brothless, it is still packed with flavour. With it being delish, I wish there was a larger portion. - Love the small portion of free rice that soaks up the leftover sauce at the end when the noodles have been eaten. I personally like leaving too a bit of meat to complement the rice. - There is indoor and outdoor seating. It can get quite windy or cold with outdoor seating. During the colder months, they will have heaters outside and for anyone who is queuing. - They accept bookings in advance and walk-ins. - During the winter and truffle season, they serve beautiful mazesobas with truffles. I always look forward to them. All in all, it was a very solid 4 towards 5 for me. I am always happy to come back here for a good meal. Oh, and they have a promotion on their merchandise where if one dines here, the merch can be purchased with a 50% discount.

Ilko Mazasoba. Amazing. What can I say, probably my new favourite Japanese noodle restaurant. Dry ramen noodles. Tried the Unagi, the truffle duck, and XO Pork. All were spectacular. You won’t be disappointed. Service is a little hit miss but food is awesome.

Decided to go with a mate have a quick dinner before heading to the vivid show. Prior comming to the place heard a lot of good things from friends and work colleague for this soba place. However after having it my thought only one word can describe disappointed. Firstly we order one orginal and one classic pork so a one is DanDan. Let’s start with the positive side we’ll noddle is home made is quite firm and that’s about it. The main problem is the portion is very small for a 17 dollar bow. Mince pork no flavour at all. Basically think of firm ramen with very less soup. The chilli like and ginger they ask you to put on basically taste like grocery premade chilli oil. As for a foodie, I highly recommend they can be a bit more concise with the portion size and not charging additional 4 dollar for a very thin slice of pork. Not sure how this can be a 4.6 google rate resturant. But personally will never come again and will not recommend. If you are close by stop by a quick lunch is ok but traveling to the shop well a big no.