Comments on: Kintaro Tonkatsu Ramen

By: Benkei Ramen Shop on Thurlow — the.[ED]ition

Benkei Ramen Shop on Thurlow — the.[ED]ition — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:19:01 +0000

[...] many of the better ramen shops in town taste quite good. I had a pretty good experience at Kintaro during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics so I thought I’d give the other ramen shops in town a try [...]

By: Tenku Bakudanyaki and Fumisen – Richmond Food Trucks — the.[ED]ition

Tenku Bakudanyaki and Fumisen – Richmond Food Trucks — the.[ED]ition — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:31:52 +0000

[...] I’m not sure about the value here compared to the giant bowls you might find at a place like Kintaro for about the same price. I mean, I’ll try it anyways at some other time but it would have to [...]

By: all weather furniture

all weather furniture — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:42:31 +0000

Ramen does not take a long time. I would not recommend a crock pot. You should never cook miso a long time as you kill the good things inside of it. The noodles should not be cooked a long time either.

By: DaveO

DaveO — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:28:39 +0000

Yup this place in legendary – i too lived in Japan and crave the authentic experience and tasty noodles and Kintaro delivers. In the summer months, they serve cold ramen which is so incredibly excellent i could gorge myself to oblivion. After the fireworks one night – i almost did .

BTW, track down the movie Tanpopo – a Jizo Itami movie about making the perfect ramen.

By: Carl Nelson

Carl Nelson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:45:59 +0000

If you’re gonna get tonkotsu ramen, not much point in getting anything but the thickest broth… But I guess it’s still considered “healthy” to eat less fat. I usually HATE noodles, but a super thick tonkotsu is great with a lot of cha shu is great

Coincidentally I just ate at one of the thickest places in Japan a few days ago. I got cha shu with extra cha shu and it was fantastic! Kept me full too, unlike most noodles. http://post.hardcoreware.net/ramen-in-shibuya-cha-siu-with-extra-cha-siu-t

Next time you go to Japan let me know and I’ll let you know what the restaurant is called.

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:39:32 +0000

Motomachi Shokudo is totally different than Kintaro. Motomachi uses organic chicken stock and is a healthier option, whereas Kintaro is more of a traditional ramen house with pork base. You don’t get the floaty (and delicious) fat with Motomachi. There’s another ramen place around the corner on Robson that I’ve been meaning to try, but it’s name escapes me at the moment.

For those interested, I took a few pics and a video of Motomachi the last time I paid them a visit:
http://btr.michaelkwan.com/2009/12/29/motomachi-shokudo-ramen-house-video/

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:37:37 +0000

I love Kintaro! And yes, getting five or six slices is beyond the norm for the place. You typically only get maybe three or four slices-ish. The soup is great, the noodles are better.

It’s a good thing that they closed the Richmond location, since that place never stood up to the reputation of the Denman location. Nowhere close.

By: slif

slif — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:27:28 +0000

I prefer the broth at Motomachi 3 doors down (towards Georgia), but the pork at Kintaro is friggin’ awesome – but I know what you mean, After having ramen in Japan – it’s downright impossible to be satisfied with anything else.

I’ve never actually lined up at Kintaro – I’ve always had really good timing and I generally go during non-peaks