Awesome. This shop used to be a really good croquet shop, so tasty. When I saw it had been replaced I didn't want to go to the new place, maybe I was in denial that it had gone. This new place does a style tantan men (soup noodles with a spicy mince topping) with several levels of hotness inc. anus burning you must be stupid level. Check the photo. I paid an extra 100 yen for cheese topping. Noodle are thin, soup is rich, the spice level is hot. I went in the evening, still busy but no queue. Mix of drunks and Koenji locals. This place is good, don't bring your days shopping as the place is narrow. Not really good for a first date.