"The Monster Pork ramen has ruled Chicago’s ramen landscape for years. But its long-standing reign has ended, dethroned by the beef-based broth from Monster Ramen in Logan Square. The Monster bowl is the best platform for their gyukotsu—seasoned with garlic miso tare and loaded with chewy housemade noodles, beef jam, wagyu chashu, and wagyu rib roast. An entire produce section of a grocery store has also been finagled into the soup: Menma, corn, and raw onion add freshness to offset what could be meat overload." - adrian kane, john ringor