Niku mazesoba: The fiance went with the pork belly mazesoba. He found it delicious – very rich, creamy, and fatty. Vegan ramen: The vegan ramen was made with some kind of creamy soybean broth.
I didn't really understand what this place was serving but I'm very glad I went. It's kind of like... Ramen but udon noodles and not wet. Delicious. There's one in Coquitlam now and that one is just as good! Reasonable service (nothing special) at both locations and the food is always excellent. If you're reading this and trying to decide if it's worthwhile - I guarantee it's at least worth trying.
Kokoro was busy as usual but the staff are pretty accurate at gaging the approximate wait time.
On this occasion I decided to try the limited quantity salmon mazesoba. The fact that it had avocado reeled me in!
The dish was good, I didn’t find it to be overly rich compared to some of their stale menu items. I did integrate a bit of vinegar into my meal but it was minimal.
When. I return, I will be back to ordering one of the staples on the menu.
Overall, food was solid, service was prompt and polite.
Best soba I’ve ever tried in JKT! Great taste, nice presentation, waiters were attentive and overall service was good. Definitely will be back soon!
Tried this new Mazesoba recently. It's a totally new taste. I never tasted anything similar in my life. I tried Zenbu Mazesoba (It says Chef special). It is hard to describe, but it's very creamy and mix of a lot of flavors. I will definitely come back and try again.
Kokoro Tokyo Mazesoba is the new Japanese noodle bar in Downtown Vancouver. They serve thick soba in the dense sauce. After you’re done with the soba, you can get a scoop of rice to mix with remaining sauce. These grease soaked carbs are my newest guilty pleasure. Kokoro Mazesoba is Vancovuer’s first mazesoba-focused restaurant. I heard of their arrival couple of months ago, and have been waiting patiently for their grand opening.
Something different if you’re a ramen fan and want to switch things up. They specialize in thick and dry soba noodles. We came here because many of our friends have gone and it seemed like we were the last ones to try. Long story short: the dry soba was great, delicious mix of flavours and chewy noodles. The ramen is just okay (as this is a soba specialty restaurant). So I wouldn’t recommend the ramen here but do give the dry soba a shot, it is very interesting. The best part for me is the egg yolk on top that binds everything together with its richness. Tastes amazing, and the noodles have a nice bite!!
Kokoro Tokyo Mazesoba is probably the most hyped and popular Japanese restaurant for the past recent months, and the hype still did not die down. For anyone who has lined up for this restaurant before, do you think it is worth the hype? I have been there for 3 times now, and I think I have tried enough bowls of mazesoba to finally review this restaurant.
Yes. We,re Eating Again.
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Ramen is the perfect tonic for the cold weather but what about ramen without the broth? We have needed to check this out for some time. Kokoro Tokyo Mazesoba has made its way to Seymour Street in downtown Vancouver all the way from Japan less than 6 months ago. We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and had maybe a 10 minute for a table. They have a nice little area to sit while waiting which is kind of pleasant. We ordered our Niku Mazesoba as a combo that (of several options) came with Chicken Karaage which was quite good. It was crispy and hot and the meat was tender and juicy.The mazesoba itself, is the noodle, a multigrain soba noodle with some lovely chew made fresh daily. Theses noodles brought us some serious pleasure. As a bowl, it came topped with decent chashu, spicy minced pork, ground saba fish, a good whack of minced garlic, green onion, seaweed and the now iconic egg yolk. Its not profoundly complicated but there are instructions at the table as to how to eat it. Sorry to spoil the surprise but you basically mix it all together. It was an amazingly tasty dish and I'm not surprised that it has become such a hit in Vancouver. When you run out of noodles, they will bring you a little bowl of steamed rice to mix with the rest of the sauce. This is an excellent treat but not cheap at $15.49 (I am comparing it to typical ramen which is not really fair). We tried their ramen also but it is not their specialty and while it was tasty enough, we have had as good or better elsewhere. It's not like we didn't like it. The noodles were tasty (not the soba noodle) regular ramen noodles, the chashu was decent and the broth good. We came for the mazesoba though and you should also. Of course, we had to try the little Hokkaido Creme Cone. Again not cheap at $6 but house made and very tasty. A nice little crepe cone housed it and they gave us a couple of little plastic shovels to consume it. Wonderful! A sharp looking, comfortable enough place. They greet you with the traditional,"Irasshaimase!"which we love. Efficient and friendly are these folks! If you haven't been here yet, you need to make it a priority!
It is a very heavy meal as it is quite oily and flavourful. The zenbu mazesoba is the same size but comes at a higher price because of the bamboo shoots, 1/2 egg and seaweed strips. Not sure if it made a difference so I would recommend the niku mazesoba instead. We also tried the ramen, but it had too little broth and was too salty so I would stick with the mazesoba instead. The mini minced pork rice is a great portion for smaller appetites but it had way too little minced pork. The ice cream (cone) was very milky but the size was quite big. Also, the blue lemonade drink was too sugary. Personally, I would only come here once a month or so because of how much food there is/how heavy the meal is.
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