Kenzo Japanese Noodle House is located in South Burnaby and I’ve always heard great things about their noodles. Since there was nothing else to do, I decided to go have a bowl of ramen with M to waste some time.
There are large booths and smaller tables inside the restaurant. When we walked in, we knew right away that this place was Korean owned. They even have buzzers on the table to signal the servers, so you don’t need to wave them down.
We found that even with the buzzers, the service was still mediocre.
No surprise, I love tea. The tea tastes like the Korean tea that you get at Korean restaurants.
Gyoza ($5.95) it comes in 6 pieces with ponzu sauce and it was pretty good. Good amount of pork inside.
Ji Su Men ($8.95) is ramen with sliced chicken. M hated this so much. It barely had any chicken and it tasted like a bowl of Korean noodles. Since he’s Korean, he didn’t expect the ramen to taste so Korean.
Don Ko Chi ($7.95) is made with pork bone soup with slices of pork. It was a decent size and the broth was very very good. I’m not sure why they named this dish – Don Ko Chi, but I think a better name is Tonkatsu.
The pork was slightly tough but still had a good amount of flavour.
Overall, I think a few dishes are a hit and a miss. Do remember that most of the dishes here have a bit of a Korean influence. You aren’t getting 100% authentic Japanese Ramen.
Words of Wisdom:
- Free Parking in front
- Mediocre Service
- Korean influenced Japanese food
- Don Ko Chi is the only good ramen
We Rate Kenzo Japanese Noodle House: 
Address:
6907 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC
