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Home » tonkotsu

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Ramen-San's tonkotsu ramen with slabs of roasted pork belly
Posted inFood & Drink

Right and wrong: Sodikoff’s High Five Ramen and the Melmans’ Ramen-San

by Mike Sula June 28, 2014August 18, 2021

Brendan Sodikoff’s High Five Ramen and the Melmans’ Ramen-San face off over noodle soup.

Silky fillet of loup de mer and tender rings of calamari, garnished with artichoke hearts and capers and buoyed by blood orange preserves
Posted inFood & Drink

Chef Lee Wolen reboots Boka

by Mike Sula March 28, 2014August 18, 2021

The decade-old restaurant and flagship of the Boka group maintains its relevance.

Posted inBlogs

One bite: Ajida’s curry age mono ramen

by Mike Sula March 21, 2014August 18, 2021

A mediocre Loop ramen joint has one saving grace.

Posted inBlogs

Chinatown’s Strings Ramen is the city’s most dedicated ramen shop

by Mike Sula February 24, 2014August 18, 2021

Chinatown’s new ramen-ya keeps things focused.

The Hokkaido-style kome ramen, with its rice-and-soybean miso base, produces the deepest, most full-bodied broth on the menu.
Posted inFood & Drink

Ramen Misoya: Sometimes the suburbs are superior

by Mike Sula August 2, 2013August 19, 2021

Ramen Misoya, a Japanese chain, makes some of the best ramen in the region.

Jeff Pikus, who spent 10 days on a ramen tour of Japan, investigates Karaoke House Nina in Mount Prospect.
Posted inFood & Drink

Ramen quest

by Mike Sula April 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Food Issue: On the hunt for tonkotsu perfection with Brendan Sodikoff’s ramen researcher

Bites from the binchō grill
Posted inFood & Drink

At Slurping Turtle, never mind the noodles

by Mike Sula January 12, 2012August 19, 2021

Slurping Turtle, Takashi Yagihashi’s downtown spot, comes out swinging in the izakaya wars.

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