Sansotei Ramen

Dec 18, 2020 @ 13 Byng Ave

There was a promotion on Ubereats that if you spend $30 or more, you can get a free Tonkotsu Plus Ramen with black truffle oil. It works out to about 3 ramens for the price of 2 - such a good deal!

Left to Right: Shoyu, Tonkotsu Plus and Tomato Ramen

Shoyu: Good thin noodle ramen with nice soy sauce broth and lots of bamboo shoots, chashu, ramen egg and green onion. Not the favourite though - that was another ramen. 

Tonkotsu Plus: Super strong black truffle oil flavour, pretty good but the truffle oil overpowered the rich tonkotsu base. It also had chashu, black fungus, egg, onions and black garlic oil. 

Tomato: I can't believe it came with a whole hokkaido scallop (including the outside parts that you usually don't see or get). It was huge, sweet and delicious! The tomato broth was also rich, almost like a bisque which gave the whole ramen a lot of flavour and with more tomatos and shittake mushrooms - it was even stronger in flavour. 

October 22, 2012 @ 179 Dundas St W

The new ramen place on the block with Sansotei opening up on Dundas Street West between University and Bay (in direct competition with Kenzo two blocks east on Dundas) and it's been getting rave reviews.

 

Before the 12pm Lunch rush                               12pm Lunch rush

The four 6-seater tables means that it's a bit of a tetris game for the wait staff: how many combinations of people can I make to maximize the seating space? (It's like I'm in Grade 12 Data Management all over again). 

Tonkotsu ramen $9.25

Pork Bone broth with black fungus, egg, chashu and green onions

Wow - this broth is AMAZING! Creamy, rich and flavourful - it wasn't too salty and it was a great way to tie all the ingredients together. The chashu was a nice balance of fat and meat and yummy on its own. It was such a great bowl of ramen that I finished it all:  

Overall: I'll definitely be back! It's really perfect for a quick 1/2 hour lunch - quick service, decent price and delicious food: Sansotei's ramen is the perfect way to warm you up on a chilly day - hearty and yummy. 

Website: http://sansotei.com/