Kokoro Tokyo Mazesoba - Brentwood

We were a little hungry last night around 8:30PM and decided to stop by Kokoro’s new Brentwood location (there was no wait!). Don’t get ‘Kokoro Tokyo Mazesoba’ mixed up with ‘Kokoro Ramen’ on Victoria Street, they are different. What is Mazesoba? Literally translated is mixed noodle and is ramen WITHOUT soup. I have been to their location downtown before, but boy is their new location beautiful. The interior design is so modern and aesthetically pleasing. Service was great, and of course the food never disappoints! Items we ordered; NINJA GYOZA The Ninja Gyoza was fried to perfection, crispy and juicy at the same time. The filling was a veggie filling with glass noodles (I believe it was chives), topped with fresh scallions and spicy minced pork. The gyoza’s sat on a drizzle of chilli oil. Delicious! MENTAIKO CREAM MAZESOBA I love mentaiko cream sauce, it has this amazing umami flavour comprised of fish roe, some fresh greens, raw egg yolk, and chashu pork. The noodles were perfectly cooked. They give you the option of having a bowl of rice to eat with the remaining sauce. However, we opted out (too full!). We are not a fan of chashu (we prefer lean meat), we would love to try it with their minced pork next time. TANTAN RAMEN This is probably one of the best ramens I’ve had in a while. I loved how peppery it smelled, and the broth was creamy but not heavy. With the broth, I believe they give you a choice of chicken or pork (I can’t remember, but I went with chicken). The Tantan Ramen is served with thin noodles, spicy minced pork, soft broiled egg, scallions, onions, fresh ground pepper and sesame sauce. I also added corn, cause your girl loves her corn. DRINKS Blue Hawaii Lemonade Kokoro Yogurt Refresher (Peach) Other things to note; PARKING: There is street parking, or underground parking. RESERVATIONS: They do NOT accept reservations.

Trendy and aesthetic vibe in here. Staff are very respectful and helpful when serving you. The food tastes delicious and is fresh! Something to note is that you can ask for a free scoop of rice to eat with the leftover sauce that you probably will have if you order the Mazesoba. The price is fair as the dishes do come with quite a bit of ingredients and they are quite generous with their portion sizes. The Niku Mazesoba was delicious but not too saucy because the ingredients used didn’t require all the sauce. Mentaiko cream Mazesoba on the other hand was very saucy and you definitely will want to use that free scoop of rice to soak up every last bit of sauce! GET THE TAKOYAKI!! It’s so well made with huge octopus pieces inside and they don’t make it piping hot to the point where you can’t eat it right away. I was so happy that I ordered the takoyaki and you will be too!

Soft opening review! Pretty much everything is identical to the other locations except the new interior. Staff was very friendly as expected. In terms of food, i feel like the dishes could have come out of the kitchen a bit warmer/hotter. For the maze soba, it is supposed to have some sauce leftover after you finish the the noodles but that didnt happen this time so you do not get the full experience with the rice and sauce. Overall really good for a soft opening.

We came on Sunday afternoon and we didn’t need to wait for a table. The service was quick and attentive. I love the ramen and would definitely come back for them. The only disappointment is the ice cream. We had it at the downtown location before and it was a lot more creamier than this one. The one at downtown was made with Hokkaido milk. When we took our first bite of this one at Brentwood, we knew it’s not Hokkaido milk so we asked the server. He admitted that it’s made with local milk. The Brentwood ice cream tastes different from the one at downtown location. Next time, we will ask if it’s made with Hokkaido milk before we order.

I heard a lot about this Mazesoba place from people around me, so me and my gf decided to check this place out cuz we was in the neighborhood. My mind was blown away, wowwww. The food was delicious, beautiful decoration. The most important thing is their service was wonderful 10/10. The host greeted us friendly, we got seat quickly. The servers really nice and helpful especially this is our first time dine in here. We will totally come back a lot in the future, and we make sure our friends know about this place.

Finally opened. Food tasted exactly like the one in downtown. They have the app where you can enter your info and they will text you when the table is ready. No need to wait and talk to anyone. Service was fast and food was good. One thing I would like to comment is they come by so often staring at your food to take it which made us feel very uncomfortable. All staff walks around looking at all tables so we keep having to explain that we ordered our drinks but want it later.

Love the interior decor here! It’s cool North Burnaby, is starting to attract more Japanese chains. This is the second time we’ve eaten here and the consistency is pretty good. For the maze soba dishes, make sure to leave some sauce, so you can mix-in some complimentary rice at the end. The portion is just right for me (without feeling like i’ve overeaten)

Wow this place was so good! Everything we ordered tasted great! I was really impressed with the dry noodle dish (Zenbu), Tokyo Iced Milk Tea and desserts (Hokkaido Creme Cone & Fuji-cheese cup cake). All worth a try and reasonably priced. Service was on point as well! I will definitely be back. ? Thanks for a wonderful first experience at your restaurant.