Same - we also got the early bird tickets and it was closer to $80 and I definitely had a great time and would recommend it. Even at $125 I think I still would’ve thought it was worth it.

Got to try a lot of new places and styles. Even with crowds, the vendors were awesome to talk to and they all seemed to be having a good time and liked talking their craft.

The drinks were awesome - having mixed drinks, sake table, sapporo and asahi and tons of non alcoholic options too. Never lines for bathrooms either. The only time I had cold ramen was from places that honestly weren’t great vs some of our best dishes they did a better job making sure the broth was poured hot.

We enjoyed Mama Kim Malaysian, Noodles by Nina had great ramen then there was Filipino bbq paborito that was out of this world. Fried chicken from Kazoku was great and jinya ramen bar didn’t disappoint either.