Ramen Quest: Sansotei Ramen

A few days ago I went to Sansotei located at 179 Dundas Street West in Downtown Toronto. Walking down Dundas - there is no shortage of Ramen restaurants.  What stands out about Sansotei - its one of the few with a consistent line up.

Inside is cozy - and compared to Kenzo Sansotei has quite a bit more seating.  The interior was not quite as fancy as Kenzo though.  Functional but less stylish.

The menu featured four main types of broth [Tonkotsu, Miso, Shio, and Tonkotsu Shoyu], and two types of noodle [thick vs. thin].  Along with a variety of extras and sides.

I chose thin noodles with shio soup and a gyoza starter.

Thin Noodles with Shio Soup

Quantities are sizeable - which is awesome.  Originally I had some buyer's remorse over not getting double meat that were unwarranted.   The meat was definitely the highlight - had the right amount of fat without tasting too rich.  Soup was also tasty - but would have preferred a slightly richer broth.

Gyoza

Would say the Gyoza is great too - though I'll admit I've never really had bad Gyoza.  Trick to nice dumplings is the meat.  The pork inside was really tender and really brought the whole thing together.

While I think Sansotei is a great restaurant - its probably would loose in a face-off against Kenzo in terms of flavour or options.  This is by no means a knock against Sansotei - its great in its own regard, but its a step behind Kenzo for top ramen in Toronto.  Would give it a 4/5 and would repeat.