The Pork Belly Bowl was a small size, but it was plenty for us since we totally devoured ourselves with tons of fantastic food on our trip to Vegas. The bowl was pretty when it arrived! The bowl was decorated with pickled ginger to cut the fattiness of the pork belly and an abundant amount of scallions to give the bowl a fresh green flavor. Below the green and the red, was a pile of juicy, tender, and fatty pork belly gleaming at you.
Then our star...Tonkotsu Ramen. We added extra Chashu Pork, corn, butter, and EGG (this is a definite MUST add...super soft and melt in your mouth!) to our bowl of ramen. I have to say, this was a delight to the eye. The portion was a good size, about the equivalent of a large bowl of Pho. The flavor of the soup was deep and meaty, the noodles had a good bite to it and every bite had the yummy soup flavoring (we saw them cook the noodles in the slow cooked broth), the pork was drool worthy, the crisp sweet corn added an additional tastiness to the bowl, and the black fungus and bamboos added earthiness.
Overall a delicious experience...simple yet still makes us think about it all the time. Of course not as good as the ramen you can get in Japan, but definitely pretty good for USA. We would rate this place a 7 for flavor, price, and quality of ingredients.
Monta Ramen
5030 Spring Mountain Rd
Ste 6
Las Vegas, NV 89146
