Gyumon Ikebukuro — Restaurant in Tokyo

Arrived in Japan not too long before finding this place, was searching for a good noodle place when we stumbled across this Ramen shop. We arrived during a festival so the restaurant was quiet and we got a warm welcome from the staff as soon as we entered, the staff set us down and thoroughly helped us through the menu. The cleanliness was 10/10 and the sound of the traditional japanese instrument music paired with the sound of the kitchen made for a quiet but also nicely ambient atmosphere.

The staff brought out the food quickly about 5 minutes and the food was amazing a rich broth with spicy noodles large pieces of kaarage for my partner and a small amount of wagyu beef for me as this is an affordable restaurant not an expensive one. I firstly asked for the 2nd spicy level but after trying a couple they helped me bump the spice to 4 and the added spice did not impair the taste of the broth or noodles. The staff were pretty shocked as japanese people usually stick with 1 or 2 spicy level they were quick to ask where we were from out of interest this sparked a delightful conversation with the waiter and was able to practice some japanese but he also understood some english. He would go back to talk to the kitchen staff to tell them and later come back with more conversation with questions the staff had after we had finished our meal. You could tell they were genuinely interested. Bill came to 5'500 yen for two people including drinks. So where im from 15 euros per person which is amazing.

Overall amazing food, amazing service would recommend visiting Ikebukuro just for this if you are...

I know about Gyumon in Shibuya but first time heard about it in Ikebukuro.

tl;dr: Very great option for Halal ramen and wagyu ramen, provides prayer room and has very comfortable and spacious dining area, with great decoration. — — — Dining place: Spacious and very comfortable with great decoration. Provides prayer room and very clean toilet.

Service: Basic English is okay, staff will try his best to understand your needs. Of course basic Japanese with them is always welcome!

Food: Ordered Gyumon Special Ramen (basic spiciness) and Wagyu Sukiyaki Bowl. Gyumon Special Ramen: Spice level just nice, not to spicy and not too bland. Has a hint of smoky taste probably from the beef. Noodle is not the ordinary thin ramen noodle, instead a thicker noodle, probably hand pulled, so something different is always appreciated! Wagyu Sukiyaki Bowl: Regular marinade sauce but the it was perfectly cooked.

Definitely will come again when in Ikebukuro again and try others especially...

Went here during Ramadhan to break our fast, and the manager/owner (Mr. Sato) was super friendly and nice, he even gave us complimentary dates to break our fast. Went to the shibuya branch that is newly opened before this, but food quality at this branch was way better (probably because Mr.Sato was around 😂). The karaage at the shibuya branch was a bit stale like it was pre-fried upon order, but the karaage here was really crispy and well-seasoned. The broth was perfect, thick and full of the beef essence which is really their signature. There is a prayer room that can only fit one person at a time. The only complaint I have here is that people will take wudhu and step on the praying mat making it damp, which made the mat smell musty. I hope that the management will maintain the prayer room a bit more (change/dry out the prayer mat, clean the wudhu area) to make the overall experience more comfortable for travelling muslims. Will surely come again if we're...