One thing that I truly missed when I was in Singapore is ramen. I was first introduced to ramen by my cousin when we were deciding what to eat for dinner. Turns out that Singapore is a ramen haven. Almost every shopping malls that I went, there is at least a ramen specialty shop. I was sort of hooked to it, and thus I was looking for the same bowl of ramen here in Malaysia.
We were at Mid Valley and scratching our heads thinking for dinner when suddenly I remembered a ramen shop that opened not too long ago. I was skeptical at first as my friend told me the food wasn’t that nice, but I was longing for a bowl of ramen and online reviews seem positive, so we ended up at Goku Raku Ramen finally.
The interior looks cozy, service was prompt which is always a plus point for me.
We took a look at the menu, and found ourselves laughing at ramen photos because they all look the same!
Gokuraku Miso Ramen
My bowl of ramen, called Gokuraku Miso Ramen, basically miso in tonkotsu broth noodles topped with cabbage, minced pork and garlic oil. Basically the broth wasn’t up to my expectation. Less rich and quite high on the sodium level. Look at the egg, the yolk wasn’t runny enough. 
Kuro Tonkotsu Ramen
We also ordered Kuro Tonkotsu Ramen which consists of char siew, black fungus, spring onion, bean sprout, seaweed and garlic oil. We took a try at spicy version, added with bamboo shoot without garlic oil. The worst thing was, we had a feeling that they used the same broth and just added with some chili oil as the taste of the chili totally overwhelmed the broth’s flavor. Again, the broth wasn’t up to the mark, so it totally ruined the ramen.
Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen
Perhaps the only thing that saved the day was gyoza but no, it didn’t. Such a disappointment.
Chef’s bad day? Not too sure. A second visit? Not anytime soon, as I’ve yet to try the one at Pavilion. Online reviews certainly gave me reality check. 
Goku Raku Ramen
S25 & S26 Level 2,
Mid Valley Megamall
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