Butao Ramen

Hello everyone! Seems like Saturday blogging's becoming a weekly affair :))

Ever since I read about Butao Ramen on CNNGo (here), I have been wanting to check it out. Rugrats and I decided today will be the day and we headed down at 1230pm, hoping that the 200 bowls would not be sold out by the time we reached there. (Haha, we were initially intending to reach there at 10am and start queuing like kiasu singaporeans.)

Located on the lane behind Yung Kee, the hole-in-the-wall ramen shop was pretty easy to find. Surprisingly, the queue wasn't as long as expected. It started to drizzle mid-way during our wait, but umbrellas were provided. I spotted paper fans at the waiting table too, super handy to help keep cool while waiting in the heat.

We were ushered to our seats about 15 mins later. There were 4 main flavours on the menu - Butao King (Original Pork Flavor), Red King (Spicy Flavour), Dark King (Squid Ink Flavor) and Green King (Pesto-like flavor). After choosing your flavour, you can personalize it by choosing how rich you want the soup, how cooked you want your noodles, toppings and add-ons etc. All done by ticking on an idiot-proof order form. Very nice, no language barrier (:

Our orders came barely 3 mins after we placed it. Super efficient! Rugrats ordered Butao King while I settled for Dark King. We couldn't wait to tuck in to our pipping hot noodles.

Each bowl of ramen came with a generous amount of noodles and garnishing. It was topped with two huge chunks of delectable char siew. So good! The pork bone soup was rich and full of flavour, we slurped every drop of it. The squid ink provided a more peppery kick to the soup as compared to the original flavor. I didn't like the half-boiled egg we added on though.

I can't decide which I liked better - Ippudo or Butao. But the shorter waiting time, the limited 200 bowls a day and authentic (this is what i imagine a ramen shop in Japan to look like!) un-commercialized atmosphere makes me favor the latter, for now. I'll be back to try the spicy flavored Red King soon!

Butao King Ramen

G/F, Wo On Building,

8-13 On Lane Street,

Lan Kwai Fong, Central

I decided to dress up a little differently from my normal style today. A slightly edgier and touristy look to it. And I finally got to wear my $20 boat shoes I got months ago. It was a comfortable wear for a day out of shopping and getting "souvenirs" for our trip home.

Top :: H&M Neon Basic Tank

Bottom :: Topshop Jeggings

Shoes :: From Mong Kok

Accessories :: Prada sunnies

Rings from Korea, H&M Crossbody bag

Speaking of which, I am super excited to be going back to Singapore. I miss home terribly :( I can't wait to spend quality time with my family & catch up with everyone. Got everything planned out and it's going to be a busy 5 days. But it is going to be so damn awesome! *throws confetti*

See you in the sunny island soon! xx