Quite bites: The Ramen Butcher (Chinatown)

By Diana (Foodology),
Special to The Post

The Ramen Butcher recently opened but there are line ups already.
The had a soft opening from February 1st to the 4th with $5 ramen.
Hours of operation are from 11am until evenings when they run out of noodles and broth. 
The Menya Kouji group operates The Ramen Butcher. They own over 150 ramen shop locations.
At The Ramen Butcher, they serve up 7 types of ramen, rice bowls, gyozas, and beer.
Since it’s only a few blocks away from my office, a few of us headed over there for lunch. We arrived at 11:30 and there was a bit of a wait. We found that most people came in large groups, so seating groups is difficult. It’s best to come here with smaller groups so you can get seated faster.
Classic Ramen ($8.95) is their signature tonkotsu (pork) broth. The noodles are made in-house. You can add an extra ajitama marinated egg for $1. 
You can choose to have your pork fatty or lean. Most of us at the table chose to have it lean.
Black Ramen ($10.95) has tonkotsu pork broth with roasted garlic oil, freshly made noodles, aburi pork chashu and their medium boiled marinated egg.
Orange Ramen ($11.55) has tonkotsu pork broth with rich miso marinated ground pork, noodles, aburi pork chashu, and their medium boiled marinated egg.
Overall, The Ramen Butcher was good but it still wasn’t the best Ramen I’ve had. There could be a little bit more meat but you can always order additional meat. The best part is the free extra portion of noodles! 
Foodology is a top ranked food blogger on UrbanSpoon. These are the tales of her dine-out experiences. Read more at www.foodology.ca.
 
We rate The Ramen Butcher:  /5

Address: 223 E Georgia St.,Vancouver