Ippudo - Kurunjang

The ramen is always amazing; reminds me of Ippudo in Japan!

Rating: 4<br/ Food: 4.5<br/ Value: 4<br/ Ambience: 5<br/ <br/ Landing several franchises in Australia, IPUDDO has a selective range of ramen and sides made with care in their quality produce. I am a foodie with an eye for cheap eats, hence the value for their menu can make me hesitate. Nonetheless, the distinct memory of their flavours will continue to keep me up at night until I am able to run back to this gem once lockdown is eased. <br/ <br/ Seating can be hard to grab during dinner times. In addition, there are no bookings so you gotta be lucky to avoid waiting. To be honest, it’s all worth the wait. Its modern yet calm atmosphere and warm colours of timber gets you travelling back to Japan. Staff are friendly which mirrors the authentic service you would see in Japan.<br/ <br/ We ordered a plate of pork buns and seared salmon aburi, plus a ramen for each of us. I ordered the classic tonkotsu ramen and every slurp had a satisfying buzz. It wasn’t too heavy on the mouth and the flavours were perfectly balanced. The pork, however, was so fatty and juicy I wish there was more. The ramen noodles, were pretty average, which was the only downslide. <br/ <br/ Pork buns were amazing, as they know how to care for their meats, and the fluffiness of the milk buns just worked so well together to give it that perfect balance of porkiness and sweetness. <br/ <br/ If I had to return, it would have to be for the seared salmon sushi with the cream cheese on top which I could not get enough of. The seared salmon could still melt on the tongue given the slightly crispy texture from searing the salmon. It was so light yet popping with flavours and textures. <br/ <br/ Overall, the balance of flavours is something worth coming back for. I miss you Ippudo! <br/ <br/ <br/

Love the food and service at this place, however didnt like waiting outside in the cold probally offer free hot beverage or outdoor heaters. I cant wait to come back

I really like the atmosphere of the restaurant. The staff were very attentive and made the experience nice. The food was very very nice. Would highly recommend it.

Ippudo was very good overall! I liked the ambience and design of the restaurant as it felt very peaceful. I also think that the taste and presentation of the food was quite nice too. I’ll definitely be coming back here again!