
Hours
| Sunday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 98-1005 Moanalua Rd, Aiea, HI 96701
Phone: (808) 488-9188
Website: http://www.gomatei.com/
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Our server was very friendly, always smiling, and checked on us a few times to make sure everything was good. We tried the Tan Tan ramen and the flavor was incredibly delicious, with the noodles cooked perfectly. I also ordered the char siu fried rice to go, and it had a rich, savory taste that I really enjoyed.
Definitely coming back to this location.
It’s an experience in its own right.
But I will say, the meals come in big portions. So treat yourself to a dish at this establishment. And maybe take some extra home. It’s worth it for its price.
Service was friendly and fast.
Note this place is in a mall. Not a local strip mall. So if you’re looking for a cool restaurant this might not be it. If you’re shopping and want to eat something real quick it’s okay.
Where do I start?
(I have been a Maps Local Guide for a long time and this is the longest review I have ever written).
First, you can’t call something tan tan men if there isn’t any chili oil in it! You could literally have a bowl of hot garbage with some broth, noodles and chili oil and call it tan tan men. This bowl met that criteria in that description, except they left out the chili oil.
Next, the toppings. I ordered the vegetable tan tan men, which had porcini, dry-as-hell button mushrooms, and disappointingly, a single shiitake. There were also unevenly sliced carrots and some sort of green, which the chef decided to take the nearly raw stems of and slice into small discs, making them almost inedible with chopsticks. I opted to add their chashu to my ramen. The texture was actually good (4/5), but left much to be desired with it’s bland taste (2.5/5).
Next, the ultimate downfall of this dish, the broth. Could a broth be more bland? Could a ramen broth be so removed from it’s Japanese origins that you question whether there is even a hint of umami inside it? Could a ramen broth be so reliant on a single ingredient that they would name a restaurant after it (ごま(sesame))? These were some of the questions that ran through my head as I attempted to slurp down this sesame sludge.
The store is named goma (sesame) tei for a reason. They attempt to cover up their flavorless broth with a sesame paste, which may have been a slightly redeeming quality if it weren’t for the poor execution by the cooks. Inside my ramen were giant chunks of undissolved sesame paste, which I had the unfortunate experience of squishing between my flappy-mouth-muscle and hard-pearly-bits. The trauma of which, I will not be forgetting for quite some time.
Lastly, the mini curry wasn’t bad. I will not elaborate further for fear of giving this store any sense of undeserved self-confidence.
Overall, I’m angry and traumatized. How could a ramen be so bad? How could a bowl of hot garbage be paraded around as the signature dish of a chain of restaurants? Dear reader, I implore you, do not seek the answers to these questions yourself. Go spend your time and money on something of value.
Not very accommodating for allergies as they didn’t really understand what I was asking about, so I played it safe and got something I knew didn’t have nuts or shellfish in it.
Yummy food, inside the mall so very casual. Good spot overall!