Marutama Ramen

This is one of the very few ramen place that use chicken broth instead of pork broth. Their menu is simple. You get to choose spicy or non spicy broth and there’s only 1 type of broth. Prices here are affordable starting at RM23.30 for a bowl of ramen. However I have to say the broth is really a let down to me.

Chicken broth ramen is the selling point here. I came around 6pm on a Monday night — needless to say, I was the only customer.
The Marutama ramen:
Noodles — not bad, a bit chewier than I usually enjoy, but still passable
Broth — delicious! I wasn’t sure what to expect with the chicken flavor, but the scallions and seaweed helped.
Others — Pork slice: tender and tasty, but with just one slice, I found it a bit lacking. The flavor is also not as I expected… Probably due to the chicken broth. The egg — not surpassingly, it’s about $ 1 USD extra and the inside is yellow rather than orange. I found it a bit over cooked.
Presentation and ambience: fairly quiet as I was the only patron. I could imagine it busier on a weekend or later at night. The bowl itself lacked the refine look with the sliced up seaweed and scallions.
Overall: I’d probably come again if I craved chicken ramen, but with so many tasty restaurants in Malaysia, it’s hard for me to justify a ⁴⁄₅ star rating!

Marutama ramen was my first close to RM30 ramen. I initially thought it was expensive, but not much later, I found myself recommending this place my family and friends. To date, I still Marutama’s ramen and would crave it every now and then.
Firstly, the soup was to die for. Some may find it a little salty towards the end, but I could drink up the whole bowl of it if my tummy allows me to. Secondly, the onsen egg is something else. I would not order Marutama’s ramen without the egg. The inside is golden orange (not yellow) and it just melts in my mouth each time I ate it. Thirdly, the bowl is filled with spring onions and seaweed. I believe it is the spring onion and seaweed that made the soup so good. Lastly, the pork slices are tender.
Sounds like a mouth watering bowl of noodle? Well, it is!