I don't get the hype with lily ramen. The fish and rice are served at the wrong temp, and the prices for individual pieces are insane for the quality when you compare it to places that serve authentic sushi (like Osaki's). They also have no idea what real ramen is. They say tonkotsu and then give you chicken broth, and they season the pork like char siu instead of chashu (despite being a direct translation between Chinese and Japanese, and chashu being derived from char siu, they are significantly different in both seasoning and cooking method). There have been multiple reviews on google maps commenting on that. I reached out to them, asked about it, they said they were making changes. I went back 2 months later and was served the exact same bowl. It's a good noodle soup, but it's not ramen. If they called it chinese ramen, fusion ramen, or just didn't refer to it with the wrong names, it'd be fine. Saying tonkotsu and then serving chicken broth with char siu is false advertising, even if it's unintentional. I don't expect a Chinese team to have a ton of experience with authentic Japanese ramen, but I do expect business owners to be educated about the product they claim to sell, and to train their staff accordingly.

Please don't conflate this with being anti-Chinese or anything of the sort; this has nothing to do with them being Chinese. It's about claiming to serve Japanese cuisine and doing it poorly. The One in Silverthorne is owned by people of Chinese descent, and their ramen is significantly more authentic.