Monta Ramen

Reviews 5

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Roberto Orozco

I am not one to leave a bad review in all honesty I love and enjoy Ramen, but because of that I felt compelled to leave this review. Bare in mind this is my experience and my perspective, this does not mean that you cant enjoy the food or the place. Price is good, and overall Ramen is a great choice over eating out somewhere else. But here we go; I feel that Monta is more hype than actual quality. I have visited most Ramen shops in town and I really felt let down by the food here. The service was nominal, nothing amazing simply because they are constantly overwhelmed and rushing to serve everyone so they really cant offer much else other than take your order and bring it. Which I understand, now the wait was a bit long and the actual place is slightly cramped, which adheres to how it is Japan. The main issue here is the food. The Gyoza was brought out after the main Bowl of Ramen, it was clearly pulled from the Freezer and thrown on a pan, they were still stuck together and were clearly not of good quality, the inside of them was a paste not a clumpy assortment of meat and veggie as with most Gyoza and the texture was a bit bland and slightly overcooked. I will say the sauce for it which you make was good, but I would avoid the Gyoza if possible. Now the Ramen the reason this place exists. It is both good and bad in a way, the actual noodles were great, they were normal and wavy, had good texture and taste, but that is where the good part is. The serving was a bit small and normally not what I expected. The broth and adornment in the soup really did need more help. The Chashu was a bit too fatty, undercooked and lacked any real taste, in essence it was lackluster. The broth was also missing something. This may sound obvious but it tasted watery; as in it did not have that rich taste Ramen usually has. The veggies and bamboo were fresh, but if anything were there to hide the fact that the real "meat and potatoes" of Ramen did not taste great. Overall I would only eat there if I was invited again or if I had no choice and had to eat Ramen there. I know that sounds rash, but if you have the choice to eat somewhere good why not. I feel as if Monta owes its success to weird word of mouth and good positioning. Great traffic keeps the place packed, but the only reason I came was because a friend told me (weird word of mouth), they themselves have ONLY had Monta and consider it good so I figured I would go. Keep in mind I am not judging in a vacuum, this is all by comparison to my favorite shop in town thus far Fukumimi. I came in with an open mind and really wanted to enjoy Monta; I love Ramen and always look for new places to go, but I was let down. I wanted to walk out with an urge to come back, but honestly I did not.

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This was my first excursion into the ramen world of Las Vegas. Id had ramen in San Antonio, Houston, Austin & Dallas at this point, but Id read reviews about the amazing ramen that could be found in Las Vegas, so on my trip I met up with a fellow convention attendee and we took a cab ride out to Monta Ramen. Monta ramen isnt a huge place, it has limited seating, probably about 25 people. I knew the place was popular when we got in the cab and told the driver "Monta Ramen" and he just hit the gas.. He said he takes a lot of people there. When we arrived we didnt have to wait luckily as it was pretty toasty outside in August. We took at a seat at the bar and made our selections. I ordered the tonkatsu ramen, which comes topped with green onion, chashu pork, bamboo shoots and kikurage. I also added a side of corn to my ramen. When the food arrived both of agreed it was some of the best ramen we had ever had. The flavor was amazing, the texture of the noodles not mushy but firm, and the broth had a buttery flavor. Price wise this was super cheap, for both our bowls, our sodas and added sides, the total was about $19. I would definitely return here, and have tried on occasion, but have had bad luck with remodeling and closed days on some of my trips. But I will be making future attempts to return again. I discovered they have a location in Dallas now, so I may try to check that out as well.

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A Private User

Like Hakata Style Ramen? Like Ramen in general? Ever heard of Ramen? Are you a person? If you answered yes to any of these, you need to come eat here. I can not say enough good things about this place. Its brand new right now, so get there before its famous and theres a wait. The staff here is great. They are all very nice, eager to please, and the cooks know their stuff. The soup is a very rich, thick, and creamy pork broth made with pork bones boiled until the collagen releases giving it an amazing flavor. Standard bowl comes with Noodles, green onions, Mushrooms, Bamboo, and a couple pieces of Chashu Barbecue pork. All the ingredients are fresh and delicious. The Chashu has a really strong roasted pork flavor that is great. The noodles are the main highlight, but they also have gyoza(potstickers), fried rice and a few other favorites. You can get a bowl with miso added to the soup, and for $2.00 those of you with extra big appetites can get a kaedama, an extra serving of noodles to add to your leftover soup. The prices are great, the staff is great, and the food is out of this world. Do yourself a favor and come try it!

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Karen V Chin

Worth driving off The Strip and waiting 30 mins in line in the middle of night. The best Kuro Ramen (black garlic oil) I have ever have (my experience is eating at all of the best Ramen places in SF Bay Area) eating in my life. Slices of tender pork belly had the right amount of fat which melted in my mouth. The soft egg yolk was cooked to perfection. Rich, creamy (heavily emphasizing the word "creamy"), hearty, and the right amount of garlic. Montas Kuro Ramen is now my gold benchmark of what Kuro Ramen must taste like. I drank every last drop of the broth. Price for the standard is really reasonable for what you get. We also got the Tonkotsu Ramen with a side of corn (which was really good too by itself, but not as good as the Kuro). Sit at the bar if you can, Its cool to watch the ramen chef do his magic. You get an appreciation of what it takes to make a high quality and aesthetically pleasing bowl of ramen. We order hot green tea which turned out a hot can of Japanese Green Tea. Never had a can of green tea served to me this way (and definitely would try this method at home - they put it in a small oven to heat up)

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Bo Santos

I eat there alot and I would proudly give a full 5 stars. And I love their food. But NUMBER #1 that turned me off was the lady (waitress) embarrassed me in front of alot of people inside. Saying, "Im sorry, we cant have outside food and drinks". Im like, my 9 year old doesnt eat your food here..and its just me and my mother who is going to eat and order up alot cuz we are very hungry. So, what are we going to do? Let my daughter watch us both eat alot when she is not eating her fruit punch and fries? This turned me off big time. So, I will never eat here anymore. Even if the foid is great. But the ethics in the whole thing I didnt like. I mean, leave her fries and drink in the car? And have my daughter stare at us eating??? Really?? Wow..

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