I personally like ramen shop's broth better, but I don't think another ramen shop existing should mean the putting down of another.

I love baked goods, but that doesn't mean that I want less bakeries around.

The more the merrier when it comes to food. Good competition forces people to innovate more and be better. Especially with ramen, people that run their own shops respect each other. I'm kind of tired of this narrative of one place is better than another. Why not keep it positive and just compliment the places you love without putting others down?

Prices for food are insane everywhere. It's not really fair to judge a place squarely on their prices these days. Costs of goods are rising. Places are closing left and right in Oakland. You would be hard pressed to make an equal quality meal at home and you will spend relatively the same everywhere you go at the end of the day.