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Udon is the reason you're eating at Zaru. You can come here 1,000 times and never have the same bowl twice since there are so many ways to customize a bowl. But if you need help narrowing it down, go for the mentaiko tsukimi that comes with an egg yolk, marinated pollock roe, shiso, and noodles that have just the right amount of chew. This casual spot doesn't take reservations, so kill time waiting for the “your table's ready” text at the Vietnamese market next door or one of the nearby boba shops.