Q: positive

A: You can tell food is good when people are willing to stand in line (which is often out the door) to wait through our blistering summers and biting winters. Luckily, service and cook time are quick, so I have never had to wait more than fifteen minutes or so for a table or spot even when it's crowded. Monta is a small, hole in the wall ramen place. There are three kinds of seating: booth, table and bar stools. If you're eating solo or you have a small party, you'll probably get seated more quickly because the individual bar stools will open up. Additionally, so they can keep the flow going and keep wait times down, you'll have to sign in on a sheet, and they won't seat you until your entire party is present. From the bar, you can see the crew in the kitchen cooking the meals. On to the food. I normally order the Tonkot-Shoyu (mixed broth of the Tonkotsu and Shoyu) with corn and nori (dried seaweed), and add in some chili oil and spices from the table set. The soup itself comes with chashu pork, bamboo shoots, kikarage (black mushrooms) and green onion. I've tried ramen at two other locations (one in the Galleria mall in Henderson, and the other was Anime Ramen) and this is definitely my favorite spot to go. The noodles have just the right amount of chewiness, the broth is flavorful but not overpowering, and the chashu is tender, melt in your mouth goodness. I have also tried the pork belly bowl and gyoza, and both are pretty good. I wish they had a different sauce for the gyoza, but soy sauce mixed with vinegar and a little chili oil works just fine. I've only discovered this place in the last year, but I can honestly say it's become one of my go-to restaurants and it's definitely a comfort food. Prices are more expensive than your fifty cent package of Top Ramen, but it's still cheap for a restaurant at under ten dollars an entree. My only bone to pick is that their green tea is only chilled and it comes in a can, though as far as canned green tea goes, it's not bad.

Q: negative

A: t and back brakes for 330. Turns out he resurfaced my rotors instead of replacing... Ok. But he says ok ill do them for 350-450. I say ok!!! Turns out it's a trick. He's only talking about doing the front for 350 to 450. Two days later the backs begin to scrape and oil begins to drop out of the pan in the back of the car. I go back and explain my annoyance and he says oh we're sorry. When you left we only told you you needed tires and a tuneup. We didn't tell you about the brakes in the back... True... I told them that and asked them why they were trying to trick people.. He explains they NEVER trick anyone; however he can give me a "family" deal. He will do the backs for 270. So we are talking about $650 for front and back brakes... Brought it back today and they say I have a missing brake pad on the back one day after they fixed the front. I might file small claims.

Q: positive

A: We have been here a number of times and have always felt we got a good meal for our money. It is not the fanciest place but hey, it's a place to eat. As others have mentioned you start with freshly made chips and two types of salsa, as well as a bowl of refried beans, a nice combination. If you want more salsa, just ask. For me the chips is just a vehicle for the salsa to ride so I always go thru a lot of salsa. For dinner I usually order the enchilada's but on our last trip we all got the all you can eat tacos for $6.99. What a deal. You have a choice of beef, chicken or fish. I started with chicken thinking they would be fairly small so I could try the others. But by the time I got done with my first plate (and all the chips and salsa) I was already almost full. But being a huge fan of fish tacos I just had to try some. They brought them out and they were a very decent size piece of fish. The garnish was just about right and the sauce was tasty. Although for me I think they could have put a bit more sauce on the taco. Dang, "where's the beef?" I never did get to the beef taco. Next time we go I think I will ask for a variety of tacos on the first run to make sure I have room to sample them all. My only complaint: the Margaritas were a bit on the spendy side. You can have dinner here for under $10 but $10 to $15 is more the norm depending on your choice of beverage.

Q: negative

A:
Sad. This chain used to be god for quick decent food. Now the last three tries they were horrible. That orange chicken used to be great but now it's all breading. Other dishes just lacking in quality and I felt ill after eating there. I think they just went cheap in ingredients. They need to re tool and fast.