Dragonfly Noodle, with two locations in Denver and Boulder, offers butter-poached Maine lobster tail ramen with wakame seaweed, spicy sprouts, cloud ear mushroom and scallions in a bowl of miso-bonito ...
The noodles hold up perfectly in the spicy, tangy pork broth — but provide a completely different eating experience than the wavy noodles in the shoyu ramen ($16) with a lighter chicken broth.
Shoyu ramen gives you a clear broth that's... well, clear. But do they offer the same soul-warming ... It's the McDonald's of Iekei, if you will—accessible, reliable, and perhaps a tad homogenised.
It goes back into the pot after you simmer rice and chickpeas in the broth. Finish with lemon rind and juice, parsley, and scallions, and ladle the hearty soup into bowls. You'll feel instantly ...