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[tehcheshirecat]

RAMEN!!! (at Wrong Ramen)

[jus0910]

#WrongRamen

[chelsea-loraine]

Finally tried Wrong Ramen with my best friend and these photos says it all! It's good but if you're really looking for an authentic Japanese Ramen, I don't think you'll be satisfied and you might get a bit disappointed. 

I can't really blame them, they're just sticking to their concept of serving the ramen wrong. Kudos to the team for adding a little bit of twist on their menu. :-)

[thehungrykat1]

Wrong Ramen: Turning Ramen Upside Down

Bacon and Spam with your ramen? This is definitely not authentic Japanese ramen. After having tried arguably the two best and most authentic ramen houses in Manila, namely, Ramen Nagi and Ukokkei Ramen Ron, my curiosity also brought me to this ramen house in Bonifacio Global City that promises a menu unlike those in traditional Japanese restaurants. This is Wrong Ramen.

You can find this unique ramen joint at Burgos Circle, a row of restaurants and hangout bars mainly for the yuppies and working BGC and Makati crowds. Be prepared to wait in line for seats if you go during peak dining hours.

The moment you enter Wrong Ramen, you will know that they really don't take themselves too seriously. There is a quirky, self-depreciating humor in everything you see inside the restaurant, in sort of a fun way. There are no stiff ramen nazis here, definitely far from it.

Wrong Ramen does not even have other branches outside BGC, much less international branches, and they make fun of that as well.

You can really feel the fun playful vibe around the restaurant. Look at that cute Darth Vader figure.

Care to go inside the Poop Room?

Their menu is somewhat limited and consists of just one page, but they do have some unique and interesting items.

I got to try the Korean Rice Milk (P75) which is something I've only seen here. I did not really like it that much as it tasted like burnt rice juice, even after adding the sugar syrup. It is probably an acquired taste.

The Sweet Potato Iced Tea (P85) is also a peculiar beverage which really tastes like sweetened camote. Seems like Wrong Ramen really likes to play around with its food so try this at your own risk. Or just order sodas if you are not the experimental type.

For appetizers I sampled the Red Cow Tamagoyaki (P255) which is a corned beef and shitake mushroom egg roll. This one was a winner for me! The corned beef and egg combination was really comfort food material and the flavors were bursting. The mayonnaise enhanced the dish even more.

Now let's get to the ramen. Their signature dish is the FU Ramen (P425) which is really wild! Imagine, bacon, fried egg, cheese, and Spam all mixed together in a garlic pepper broth. It really holds up to its name and seems to take a swipe at the ramen Gods. It seems like an odd mix of characters but it actually tastes great. It gets a bit too oily and salty with the black pepper but that's also what's good about it. It may not be for everyone but I definitely liked this.

The other ramen items in the menu are more "normal." They also have Tantanmen (P395) which has a sesame broth with ground beef. This is what I usually order from Ukokkei Ramen Ron which I believe has the best Tantanmen. Wrong Ramen's version was also good. It was a bit spicy, but in terms of flavor it was not as good as Ukokkei's. I guess when it comes to traditional ramen dishes you really cannot beat the authentic ramen places.

The Tonkotsu (Rich - P395) is a pork bone broth served with chashu, charred garlic oil and house-made XO sauce. This had a very rich broth which I think was too rich and fatty for my tastes. It was "nakakaumay," which is really hard to translate to English. Maybe I should have ordered the Tonkotsu (Light - P290) instead.

For spicy food lovers there is The Communist (P395) which has seven spices in a savory pork broth topped with chashu and charred garlic oil. While I do not really like spicy food, my main concern about this dish is that aside from the spice, there was really not much taste and flavor. The chashu were the only redeeming factor but the broth was almost tasteless. I think this one needs improvement.

Runny egg (P55) or tamago is always a good addition to any ramen dish. You can also add more items to your ramen like chashu or even bacon.

For dessert, the Poop of the Gods (P135) was a fun and scary way to end your meal. I first had some hesitation about this because of the name, but disregard your initial thoughts and you will get to taste Belgian chocolate with sea salt and olive oil. The chocolate was rich and thick and the sea salt highlighted the flavors even more. I liked this dessert although the serving was a bit too small.

There were some hits and misses with my experience at Wrong Ramen, which is what one should expect with such a wild and playful menu. While my favorites will still be Ramen Nagi and Ukokkei Ramen Ron, it is sometimes fun to play around with your food and discover something not quite what you were expecting.

                                                                                                                  -- The Hungry Kat

WRONG RAMEN

Burgos Circle, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Contact No: 823-8249

www.facebook.com/WrongRamen

[victorbasa-blog]

Wrong Ramen's Ramen Burger | An Experimental Culinary Homage

Set out to check out Wrong Ramen after online hype about mixing two unlikely dishes could no longer be ignored. It's like a loveteam doomed to fail, but somehow curiosity gets the better of people. Tried it out out with Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Yu, who were there a few minutes earlier than me chinese time nga naman. We opted for merienda, so unforunately the restaurant could only serve the re-creations as take-out since it was an odd hour/management meeting (details murky) Anyway, we finally situated ourselves outside in a nearby restaurant and ordered some drinks and dessert (slow hours for them too, so they didn't charge us corkage/burger-age)

The ramen burger was... different. I liked the packaging, cheeky waitstub (as seen above) and the general size of it. But I feel it lacked the malinamnamness I expected from a dish so many people lined up for. Still, it was good, it needed some texture but I appreciated the jap mayo dressing. Like my friend Ryan Sison said, the burger patty was a bit underseasoned which I agree with. Maybe I was expecting something a little bit more savoury and toe-curling as opposed to the mildly flavoured, lukewarm ramen burger I was served. I want to go back and try it again, will give it a second chance because to be honest I sortakinda liked it. A side of fries would've sorted out the texture issue for me and added some needed saltiness into the mix. Wrong Ramen, I'll definitely be back for the ramen, not too sure about the burger though.