Mendokoro Kinari — Restaurant in Tokyo

A ramen shop rated highly on various gourmet websites, 10 people lined up before the restaurant opened at 11:30 a.m. The place was full as soon as the doors opened, with 3 people waiting to get in right away. While waiting in line, the staff asks you to buy a meal ticket from the ticket vending machine at the entrance. Payment is by cash only.

◎White soy sauce and pepper ramen with extra meat: 1,300 yen

If you order extra meat, pork, chicken, or duck chashu pork is added to the ramen. The pork and chicken chashu are included in regular ramen, but the duck chashu is only available if you order extra meat, so extra meat is a must. The chicken chashu is juicy and moist, and the duck chashu is thick and full of flavor. The soup is well-balanced, with a mild flavor and delicious sansho (Japanese pepper). I could not stop scooping it up with a bamboo ladle until I had finished it. The noodles are thin and straight. They go well with the soup and have a nice...

Really good Shoyu Ramen restaurant. The restaurant itself is very chic and stylish. Feels almost like you're in a cafe with jazz playing in the background and wine bottles decorated around the store. Staff is very friendly and quick. Ramen itself is very good. The broth is flavorful and toppings are on point. My only complaint was that the duck was not as good as other reviews have mentioned. The ramen itself though...

Me and my family wanted to eat at this restaurant but we didn’t even had the chance to try the food. The chef was rude and didn’t let us in even though there were free spots for us. They left us in the rain and we were soaked. I will guess the food is bad because food is made with love and kindness not with discrimination and...