I have read about Chef Him Uy
de Baron in Food magazine’s June 2011 issue. It was mentioned there that he
will be opening his very own ramen bar soon. I was looking forward to it
because I’m very fond of ramen. Its filling but not as heavy and it seems to be
healthier than most of the restaurant dishes. I would love to have another go
to place whenever I feel like eating something lighter aside from Nihonbashitei
(which is faaaaaaaaar from our place). So after finding out that his place
already opened, I’ve researched other blogs to find out which dishes to try and
below are my choices.
Soft shell crab salad (P275) Crisp soft shell
crab, dairy buttermilk dressing, tomato, cucumber and greens. Its okay and the
buttermilk dressing is something new to me. I’ll give this 3/5.
Fresh tuna spring rolls (P290) Fresh tuna with alfalfa
sprouts wrapped in rice paper. The plate
scattered with dots of chili dressing, mayonnaise, mango, edamame and arugula.
Anyone will feel delighted looking at this plate. Its good but quite scanty for
its price. I’ll give
this 3/5.
Nomama ramen (P295) House pork stock in a special miso-sesame blend, chashu, tamago and soft boiled egg. I think the broth is a bit bland, maybe it just lacks some salting that day but I think this would be a good dish. I’ll give this 4/5.
Spicy ox tongue dry noodle (P345) Its noodles topped with
blanched, skinned tomato which is filled with the very soft cubed ox tongue. What I enjoyed about this dish is the
experience. I hope every restaurant has that. At first you
have to convince yourself that what’s on top is a tomato. Then, you’ll
curiously slice through it and the cubed ox tongue will come out to your
surprise. Even if its pricey, I wouldn’t mind. I’ll give this 4\5.
Apple gyoza (P275) Its a fried dumpling with apple pie
filling inside served with caramel miso and yogurt foam. I love everything
about this dessert except for the fried dumpling. I just dont know if it was
just overcooked or the dumpling is dry. I really want to have more of the
filling. The caramel miso is surprisingly good together and the yogurt foam is
addictive. If only I can order this without the dumpling. Or I hope they change
it into a cobbler instead. Ok, just remove the fried dumpling and this will be
a 5/5 for me.
For drinks, we had Lemon grass iced tea (P70) and lemon ale
(P115). The lemongrass iced tea is good (5/5) but I didn’t like the lemon ale (4/5).
In general, I find their servings small and their pricing expensive. Nevertheless, I would still recommend for you to try
this place.
Nomama
G/F FSS Bldg 2, Scout Tuason cor Scout Castor St., Quezon City, Philippines
0917-5228272
02-5422558
