1 /5 Alexander Sydney (Sydd): I had a terrible experience here. I will say this first: the server herself was nice, and I enjoyed sitting in the restaurant. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end.
The food took around 40 minutes, and that was just for the spring rolls. When the ramen finally came out, I was excited.. until I smelled it. The grilled chicken ramen had an instant odor I’ve never experienced before, and the taste was bitter. The smell was comparable to wet dog or wet quarters (both, honestly).
I’ve had ramen all over the country: Las Vegas, Orlando, New York .. and never has ramen smelled or tasted like that.
When I explained this to the server, she responded with “I know” and brought another woman over. Instead of addressing the issue, the other woman questioned me about where I’ve eaten ramen before, as if my experience was the problem. That was extremely off-putting. Then she said it might be the bamboo shoots—why would you knowingly include something that causes that smell? After that, she said it was the broth. Again… why?
She insisted she gets “the most compliments” on that chicken ramen.. it looked so good so full of promise.
The taro milk tea also didn’t taste like any taro milk tea I’ve ever had.
Overall, I didn’t enjoy the food at all. One star from me. And honestly, nothing newly built in Ocala seems to last very long anyway .. so enjoy it while it lasts.
