Ten Ti Jin Sennichimae branch — Restaurant in Osaka

A small ramen store on the Dotonbori street.

I was feeling some ramen late yesterday night, and decided on Ten-ti-jen. The store is pretty small, with counter seating for about 10 people. They serve a variety of ramen, purchased via a vending machine at the entrance (english translations on the machine).

I ordered the tonkotsu ramen (added egg) + mini butadon combo, which seems to be the store's little extra selling point. The ramen came out first, and had a decently thick, flavorful pork broth. The noodles were chewy, the egg was marinated well, and their marinated bamboo was delicious. The butadon came as I was finishing up the ramen, and consisted of a small bowl of rice, topped with 5-6 slices of sauced, charcoal grilled pork. The flame grilled taste was decent, but it also didn't really stand out for me.

Since the space was so limited, they ended up having to shift people around while they were eating to accommodate groups coming in, which was a bit...

We left our backpack in a taxi on the way to Dotonburi. We realised when we about to enter Ten-Ti-Jin Restaurant. We were initially confused and tried to recall that we could have left the backpack on the way walking at Dotonburi. We spoke to the owner of the restaurant and he offered to call the taxi company. We were lucky we have kept the receipt. It was a blessing that the backpack was indeed with the taxi and arrangements were made to return the backpack at the same spot the taxi driver dropped us at Dotonburi. We were overjoyed with the owner of the restaurant who helped us to communicate with the taxi company without hesitation. Plus we enjoyed the super good ramen broth and the excellent service from this restaurant. A far different from the earlier restaurants we wanted to try which are v touristy and crowded.

Thumbs up to the owner of this restaurant! Highly recommended for the best ramen...

I have been looking forward to the Butadon (pork yakiniku rice) since before covid. I had always tried the store at Nippombashi. But due to schedule, it is my first time trying this outlet. And I regretted it when I saw how my pork yakiniku was prepared.

Over at the main store, the raw pork cutlet is dipped in the delicious black sauce and grilled on the charcoal fire until it is cooked. So the sauce is infused into the meat that gives it the addictive taste.

Over here at this store, the pork is pan fried on a pan first, then it is placed over a grill netting and cooked with a fire torch. All without the sauce. The last step is to dip the cooked meat into the sauce. So the taste is not locked in.

The owner is friendly and nice. A one man show. However the taste of the Butadon is...