Cassandra W.
Yelp
the viral Okiboru is opening their THIRD LOCATION(!!!) this Saturday July 27! they invited me for a special sneak peek of their menu. but i'm super excited to go back when they're officially open, that tan tan broth was ADDICTING
this new location will be specializing in tan tan broth, which is a chicken-based broth adapted from sichuan dan dan noodles. besides noodles, they'll have other fun side dishes like garlic nori fries (which were so yummy, big fan of their lightly sweet garlic aioli) and chicken tempura bao buns. i saw on an article that they'll have matcha udon noodles as well, and other offerings!
everything we tried (* = my faves):
-garlic nori fries
-tan tan tsukemen
-tan tan ramen*
note: i usually don't like chicken-based broths but this??? i'd go back for again and again. the broth HITS
i liked both the tsukemen and ramen but if i were to order again in the future, i'd probably be getting the ramen. i thought have the noodles in the broth helped pick up the ground chicken bits more!
the broths used in these two dishes are slightly different b/c each requires a different concentration of ingredients. but the broth in general has a really nice and light zing to it which made it quite addicting! it wasn't spicy either, just super super flavorful.
i've always been a big fan of their thick tsukemen noodles since visiting the original house of tsukemen - they're perfectly bouncy and chewy. so i'm glad the new location seems to be maintaining quality. worth a try when they open!