Ippudo in Berkeley

Ramen restaurant chain Ippudo opened Berkeley branch this summer, so we went to check it out.
Ippudo is a popular Ramen restaurant. There are always long lines.
Although I love food, I don't like to wait for long to eat, so I did thorough research and figured out the time when we were least likely to find long lines.

We got there on Tuesday just before three o'clock afternoon.
There was no line! I was right!

JC ordered Karaka Spicy. Tonkotsu broth with hot spices.

I ordered Shiromaru Classic, the original Tonkotsu broth.

The soup was rich but not heavy, and had good flavor.
JC liked his spicy ramen, but said that he could enjoy flavor of the soup better with Shiromaru.

They had small but good sake selection.
We had Daishichi Kimoto Honjozo.
Very good food sake with freshness and umami.

The restaurant was clean and service was smooth.
Some people say that this Ippudo isn't as good as Ippudo in NY or Japan.

I can't say because this was my first Ippudo visit ever, and I'm quite satisfied with my experience.

We will definitely come back.