Japanese Ramen

I literally drove around for half an hour trying to find this place called "Kenzo" to eat Japanese ramen.  Touted as one of the most authentic Japanese ramen noodle shops in Toronto, its location is unassuming as is its interior, tucked away amid a string of strip plaza's along the west side of Yonge St. just south of Steeles Ave.  To save others the grief, I'll just mention that it's in the plaza just south of Centerpoint.  

When I got inside, it was cold.  Like very cold!  Maybe the heater was on the fritz but everyone had their jackets on.  But it made this experience all the more interesting and perhaps the noodles more enticing.  There's nothing like a spicy broth to warm you up while taking in the typical straight ramen noodles into your mouth.  The chasu pork was really nicely done and actually looked a lot more appetizing than the photo on their menu.  What's neat is they give you a small dish of Japanese pickles on the side.  I have no idea what the 'traditional way' to eat it is, but I imagine the pickles to cool down one's palette after the mouthfuls of piping hot noodles and broth.

All in all it was a nice little lunch, nothing for me to have a mouth-gasm over, but I'd probably go back just because it's good enough and well I really don't know where else to go for traditional ramen.

[Kenzo - 6180 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON]