Ramen Dayo

For my final blog post for my assignment I shall talk about my experience when I went to ‘Ramen Dayo’ for the first time. Ramen Dayo is a small Japanese restaurant with locations on Queen Street in the city centre and Ashton Lane, in the West End. They pride themselves on being the first of their kind in Glasgow being the number 1 place dedicated to providing the customers with Ramen food, which is a popular type of food in Japan.

My initial reason for going to the restaurant was because I had seen the food on a number of peoples Instagram stories and wanted to try it. Before then I had never considered trying Ramen food as I would usually stick to your classic Italian restaurants when choosing somewhere to get food. However the pictures which I had seen looked too good to pass up, so thought why not give it a try.

On first impressionist was as though I had walked into a wee Japanese side street in the heart of Tokyo. It was laid out like a little street which added to the experience. It is clear that when designing the restaurant they had thought about providing the best possible experience to the customers. This, all before I had sat down, gave me a good impression of the place. The employees were very friendly with our waiter taking us to our seats and bringing water to the table without us having to ask. They were also very helpful with the menu as I had never had Ramen food before so it was quite confusing as I didn’t know what anything was. I eventually just went with what had been suggested by the waiter, Tonkotsu Miso with Chashu Pork Belly as an extra. It was also suggested that I should make it ‘rich’ which basically just thickens the broth from what it would be normally This was full of flavours which I would not normally have but surprisingly I was a big fan of it. As well as this I had a side of chicken dumplings which were also excellent. Since this time I have been back multiple times and will continue to go as I am yet to be disappointed.

On average when I have been it has cost me around £11 which I would say is reasonable. It is definitely good value for money due to the obvious amount of effort that goes into making sure each meal is perfect.

Overall –

Employees – 4.5/5 – only complaint would be the time it takes to get the bill sometimes

Food- 4/5 – could be better if they gave you more pork belly in the meal

Experience – 5/5 – would be difficult to beat it anywhere else in Glasgow

Thank you for reading my final blog for my assignment, I hope you enjoyed them all. Please could you share with friend as it would be appreciated

Via Italia

For my penultimate blog post I have chosen to write about the popular fast food restaurant Via Italia. They have 2 locations in the City Centre of Glasgow, one on Sauchiehall Street, the other on Union Street - just next to Glasgow Central Station. They specialise in providing customers with Authentic Italian Food such as "Piada Sandwiches, Pasta bowels" as well as a range of salads. Via Italia pride themselves on their mission to provide everyone with "fresh Authentic Italian food in a warm and inviting atmosphere"(Via Italia Website).

When I first saw the restaurant I always said I would try there one time but it took me about 2 years before I eventually did. When you enter it is laid out as modern Italian like sandwich shop which makes it a pleasant place to be. When ordering your food it is as though you are in a 'Subway' for pasta as you get to choose all the ingredients going in your food from the selection in front of you. If you take a look at the Menu below you see that there are different steps you take to make your order. This is helpful as it allows you to choose exactly what you want in your food rather having ingredients in there that you try to avoid like the plague.

Taking you through my Order

Step 1 - Pasta Bowl- you have the option of which pasta to have so I chose Penne pasta

Step 2 - In this step I chose the Grilled shredded chicken

Step 3 - Napoli Sauce

Step 4 - Rocket, Parmesan Cheese

Step 5 - No Sauces

Step 6 - Focaccia

The finished product I ended up with was as if I had gone to a traditional Italian restaurant, not a fast food restaurant. I would highly recommend that you try this as it is one of the best places I have been for food when I have been in a rush.

The price of the pasta bowl was quite steep however and for the typical student it may not be affordable to eat regularly however it would definitely be worth it.

Thank you for reading and the next blog will be up very soon.