The good: The service was good, the sole woman working the store front was diligent and kind, despite how busy it was. That's the only positive thing I have to say
The bad: The soup was watery from the onions, noodles were overly salted, hardly any miso flavor, the ground chicken was flavorless, the log table, while cute, was extremely impractical. Too low so you couldn't put your legs under it, causing you to have to sit at a weird angle and it was uneven, so you had to be mindful of where you put your soup bowl or beverage otherwise it would spill. Worst of all was the bug found in my soup. Bug aside, this was the worst ramen I've had and not worth the wait. Genuinely do not understand how or why this has high reviews. I will not come back, even if there...
Read moreNice and cosy place. Very friendly. Menu is in japanese and I couldn’t speak a word of it. Showed her a photo from the review and she noted as “Shoyu”. Heard many others ordered “miso”. Noted that the miso ramen comes with minced pork whereas the miso ramen comes with pork slice like the photo. Miso ramen seem to come with alot of the spring onion too.( My shoyu ramen already comes with alot, the miso ramen comes with 3x more of that!) Very larger serving, nice tasty soup, with 2 big slice of pork, onions, bamboo shoots, bean sprout and lots of chopped spring onions....
Read moreMeal: Lunch Day Visited: Sunday Budget: ¥1,000 Closest Station: Tanuki Koji Reservation Needed?: N/A Payment: Cash Kid Friendly?: No English Menu?: No
Tanuki Koji Shopping Street is notorious for mediocre high-priced restaurants. This popular ramen shop stands out because the ramen is good and the prices are very reasonable. We found our miso and shio (salt) ramen to be subtle in terms of flavor and generous in terms of size.
The wait times can be long and the restaurant itself is modest, but ramen lovers will likely find the...
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