[OK na Food Trip] Ramen Nagi

Intro sa Kwento

For some reason, nawala ang hilig ni K sa ramen nung nagbuntis sya kay Pipay. Kaya tiis ako kapag napa-crave ng ramen until recently na naisipan nya magyaya sa Ramen Nagi sa Greenbelt. Mukang hinanap na din ulit ito ng panlasa niya.

Take note that I've tried this place without K from an earlier visit (first quarter of this year yata).

Ramen Nagi - Greenbelt 3

Pagkain sa Lamesa

• Butao King
• Gyoza
• Black King (from a previous visit)

The butao king is their version of the traditional pork bone soup and is the basic ramen order in this place. After being seated, customers are given an order sheet where they can customize how they want their ramen served. For our visits, iisa lang lagi halos ang customization namin.

order sheet

Soup Base
Richness of Taste: Rich
Special Sauce: Heavy
Garlic: Normal

Toppings
Pork: Belly
Veggies: Cabbage

Extras
Fire Sauce: Level 1 Spicy
Noodles: Hard
Tamago: Yes, please!

Butao King

We prefer our soup base milky and thick, and a bit spicy. Chewy noodle works for us too. Mas may laban yung kagat at hindi pa madulas sa chopstick. Yung richness ng soup ay nakaka-umay pag kakainin mag isa pero sakto lang pag sa katulad namin na naghahati sa isang bowl. Remember, bawal mag take out. The big pork belly portion is soft at bagay sa sabaw. The extra egg works to complement the soup too. Pwede ihalo yung soft boiled yolk sa sabaw for that even thicker concoction. I find the garlic-y smell of this dish stronger (and more mouth-watering) than the Black King.

I ordered the Black King on an earlier visit alone. As I mentioned, sobrang dami para sa akin ng isang order at eventually naumay ako at hindi ko naubos. Same customization more or less as the butao king above (except the extra egg). The squid ink soup is so thick that making it thicker will just turn it more filling. Kaya ata ako naumay at nabusog agad. 

Black King

Their gyoza is a good match sa ramen. Chunky yung laman nito at malalaki yung limang pirasong dimsum per serving. Hindi masyadong makapal ang pabalat at tama lang ang pagkaluto. Malambot sa kagat. It's served on a hot plate on top of mongo sprouts. 

gyoza

Kaltas sa Bulsa

Ramen dishes costs about P400 and this is just above the average cost of similar ramen places in the metro. But with its big bowl of a serving, sulit na ito. Like what we mentioned earlier, we usually split one order and that's enough to make us full na.

Gyoza is around P200. For five good-sized pieces, mura na ito.

When dining for two, maganda nang reference ito. One ramen bowl and a plate of gyoza is just about P600 and that's a good cost for a decent high-end meal for two.

K in Nagi

Dagdag sa Istorya

Food is served consistently quick. Hindi lumalampas ng 10 minutes, nasa amin na ang pagkain. They are also served hot but not scalding. So pwede nang dumiretso agad ng kain.

The attention of their dining crew is sometimes difficult to get ahold of but that can be understandable. Madami kasing kumakain kapag peak hours. As typical with Japanese customs, gaingay nilang mag-greet kapag may lumalabas o pumapasok nung lugar.

Sobrang Hapon nung vibe ng ambiance. There's a lot of wooden furniture and wall drapes with Japanese writing. Each table has an assortment of condiments na either nakalagay sa Japanese-looking containers or labeled in Japanese.

menu

A plastic bib is given upon request. Lalo na sa mga may order ng Black King. Para maiwasan tumalsik talsik yung sabaw sa damit. Nice idea, really.

Their menu is simple and unassuming. They offer four ramen variants to date and that's the main food offering na. Ang pinaka side dish nila of note ay gyoza at chicken karaage (fried chicken) lang.

condiments

Rating:
4 out of 7




[obi.Aug.14]