大和牛らーめん 城 — Restaurant in Nara

Awesome place. Two main reasons:

There’s a high chance you’ll be treated differently based on your skin color.

You might be served something completely different from what you ordered or even not on the menu.

Let me explain, based on my personal experience. On April 9, 2025, my family and I—a party of four—had lunch here. After placing our order with a lovely lady at the counter (no sarcasm—she was genuinely nice), she directed us to a table by the window with a great view of the cherry blossoms. However, a male server abruptly told us to move to a corner table with no view. When we asked why and explained that we had been assigned to the window seat, he seemed completely uninterested and insisted we move. At first, I thought it might be a simple miscommunication among the staff, so we complied. But then I saw a Caucasian family of three, who arrived after us, being seated at the window table by the same male server. I looked around—Wow, what a coincidence, every table by the window was occupied by white customers. The only charitable explanation I can think of is that the kind server was worried about people of color getting too much UV exposure.

Now, onto the food. We ordered three ramen bowls and one "Yamato Beef Fried Rice." About 20 minutes after the ramen was served, the fried rice still hadn’t arrived. We asked about it, and three minutes later, we were brought a bowl of plain white rice topped with a single slice of so-called "beef." I assumed we must have ordered the wrong item and let it go because the food literally couldn't be any better. But after leaving the restaurant and taking another look at the menu, I realized none of their rice dishes resembled what we were served. All rice options were fried rice—none were remotely close to plain white rice with beef. What an inventive take on "fusion cuisine." Overall, I’d recommend this place to people with lighter skin who want to experience premium service and don’t mind questionable food quality. I’d give it 6 stars—oh wait, Google only allows 5? Well, here’s...

💥🍜 Absolute Ramen Heaven! 🍜💥 If you’re anywhere near this spot and you don’t eat here—you’re doing Japan wrong.

大和牛らーめん 城 (Yamato Beef Ramen Jō) is next-level. The broth? Rich, bold, soul-warming. The noodles? Perfectly chewy with that silky bounce. But the star? The Yamato Wagyu beef. It’s buttery, tender, and melts like it was kissed by the ramen gods themselves.

Every bite hits you with umami bombs and leaves you wondering if you’ll ever love another bowl of ramen again.

⚔️ Vibe? Samurai-cool. 👨‍🍳 Staff? Kind, fast, and clearly passionate. 💯 Final verdict? Legendary. Get here now.

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VERY OILY in general terms of cooking. Prices are steep for the value of ingredients. Good for lunch stop if desperate. Lured by their advertisement. In actual fact, the "wagyu" round standard is doubtfully authentic.

Its rubbery and 'elastic' ^^. Anyway, they will get their business from newbie tourists who will feel that it's special and tasty. But if you are seasoned enough in Japan or tasted Hakkata/ Nagano standard of Tonkotsu broth, then you know what I'm talking about. Otherwise, it's edible so as not to get hungry and enjoy some view.

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