Most people who know me well would say that I am OBSESSED with noodle dishes of any kind, and ramen is on my top 3. I can literally enjoy a bowl of ramen (or two) every single day and not get tired of it. However, my experience at Monta Chaya was not as heavenly as I had hoped. \n\nI ordered the tonkatsu/shoyu broth and although ramen is traditionally pretty salty and high in sodium content, this was too much for me. The broth was so unbelievably salty that I couldn't even enjoy the noodles in the bowl. I've had tonkatsu ramen and shoyu ramen in ramen-yas in LA, NYC, and Vegas, and I must say... here their broth is a bit too thick and heavy, the saltiest of them all! Basically, I ALWAYS get double the noodles at ramen-yas. This time, I had no desire to order kaedama. \n\nI've always spoke highly of the gyoza at the original Monta on Spring Mountain Rd., and I was excited to order some during my visit to the new location; however, the waitress informed me that the new gyoza is deep-fried... :*(, so I chose to live without it. When I saw a plate of gyoza being delivered to another table, I saw that it's definitely nothing like the amazing gyoza served on Spring Mountain. That's a real shame! The gyoza in the original Monta is NUMBER ONE in Vegas, in my book. \n\nThe karaage was a HUGE disappointment. The breading was bland and the chicken inside was stringy. The steamed pork buns were \"O-K\". We've had much better ones in various Chinese restaurants. \n\nThe other big negative is that they do not offer one spicy-flavored broth. To me, there are very few things that are more incredible than a large bowl of spicy ramen, especially when the spicy is done right (cough, ramen sora, cough cough.)\n\nAll in all, I know Monta and Monta Chaya are huge hits in the Vegas ramen-eating community, and I can respect and understand why; however, it is not my cup of tea. I would go to the new Ramen Tatsu for my tonkatsu broth cravings and Ramen Sora for ... pretty much everything else :).