Ajisen Ramen (Scarborough)

First time visiting this location and I must mention that the customer service is excellent and the employee's are friendly and welcoming! Picked up within 10 minutes of ordering - fast service and deliciously made :) . Will be coming again.

Visited for takeout and they had very quick and friendly customer service! Ramen was great as always & the interior is well renovated — looking forward to dining in here soon :)

This is my first time reviewing despite being a total foodie, so please bear with me!
I’d call myself an avid ramen fan, having travelled purely in the pursuit of ramen. Thus, with the pandemic restricting my travel, and having moved to the Scarborough area, I’ve been in dire need of quenching my ramen thirst. I have always wanted to try Ajisen, having seen their offsprings all over my Asia trips, though have never had the opportunity rise up as I had been busy with other more persistent ramen offerings. Consider me schooled. When I pulled up to this location, I realized it was in more of a suburban plaza, with a lot of asian offerings (I should those too maybe?). Anyways, I walked in and was greeted by a young asian guy who spoke fluent English, he greeted me as if I was a long time customer, even though this was my first time…it was quite a pleasant surprise. The decor of the restaurant is also refreshing, with Japanese bricked walls and oakwood tiling. It was also incredibly clean, which gives me some comfort knowing that the kitchen is probably of a similar calibre in terms of cleanliness. Determined to find a place that can genuinely satisfy my ramen cravings while I’m prevented from travelling abroad, I ordered 2 different types of ramen to taste. With my tom yum steak ramen and spicy mala beef ramen in tow, I walked to my car to eat my feast (damn you covid for taking away my in store dining!) Much like other ramen places, their broth and noodles are separated. The presentation of the ramen in its little black bowl was quite good, and I can tell a lot of care was put into making it look nice. Not many ramen places do this due to high turn over, but I saw that they had delicately placed every ingredient in the bowl into its own little corner, creating a micro spasm of colours and textures right in the bowl. When a ramen restaurant takes care into presentation, you can tell they treat their ramen like art, just the way it should be. This is only the second Canadian ramen store that I have seen do this. Upon opening the containers, my car filled with the aroma of exotic spices, tearing my eyes a little (no exaggeration!). Their steak was a little overdone, but goodness gracious delicious fabulucious I was flabbergasted by their noodles and broth. Their noodles reminded me of the numerous mom and pop ramen outlets dotting the landscape of Japan, with a firm but yet still soft texture. It was cooked so damn perfectly, I haven’t tasted anything like this outside of Japan. Now onto the broth. I must admit, in all my ramen explorations, I have never tasted anything like the spicy and sour that was their tom yum nor the numbing sensation that their “mala” (hey, they picked the name, not me) provided. Yet, despite its distinctness from authentic tonkatsu broth that I usually have, it was in…an oddly refreshing way…better? I am stumped for words on how to describe these broths in an accurate way, but it reminded me of my trips to India, my trips backpacking through the back alleys of Tokyo, my trip walking the eating streets of Singapore…all at the same time. It was, in a way, Toronto in a bowl, or two bowls actually. Despite these broths being totally different broths, they gave me the same warm fuzzy feeling, the same we the north sensation. I’ve never been one for words (despite how I may come off from this review), but the ramen from this place left me speechless. I don’t know anywhere else that I can find ramen broth like what this place offers, and somehow, I am left with the desire that…I really hope there are. The combination of authentic high quality noodles, ramen presentation that clearly shows the staff puts a lot of care into, and its exotic yet still Japanese tasting broth is a microcosm of authenticity, innovation, passion, and just damn good food. So, have I found a place to sustain my ramen cravings until this whole pandemic blows over? You bet your spicy mala beef ramen I have.

Visited a few times for takeout, food was great and servers were very friendly. Nice interior renovations, can't wait for dine in to open here! Will definitely be coming back

Great place! Ordered pickup through Uber eats and skip the dishes because of promos, girl was super kind and quick with giving me my order. The food was amazing, packaged perfectly and even included a little something extra. Would definitely order from here again or come in when open for dine-in