Menson Rage — Restaurant in Tokyo

🍜 特製軍鶏そば / tokusei shamo soba 🇯🇵 麺尊 RAGE / menson rage / nishi-ogikubo, tokyo 🗓️ 07/05/2024

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Menson Rage has sat on my list for far too long. At the end of last year, they fell out of the list of Bib Gourmands. It's honestly quite a bit hard to understand as this bowl was really delicious. Maybe I'm a bit biased here because I seemed to really enjoy shoyu bowls with shamo recently. There's something about the slightly gamey flavor that really makes these bowls unique and addicting to eat. The noodles and toppings were pretty typical for a bowl of this style but they were very nicely executed. The shop also carries a cool, skateboarding aesthetic through their shop's interior and decors. I've also heard good things about their mazesoba that I'll definitely...

(English Below) 特製軍鳥そばが有名だと聞いて、来店しました。まずはお店の外見。他の方がおっしゃった通り、お店の外も、店内もお洒落すぎて、チラッと見るとラーメン屋だと思わないです😳✨結構レトロな感があって、雰囲気がとても良かったです。

次は、話題になった特製軍鳥そば。お店は食べログの百名店だし、東京のミシュランガイドにも載せていたため、非常に期待してきました。 そして、特製軍鳥そばが本当に美味しかったです。全ての具材が一個ずつ丁寧に作られていたと、食べながら思いました。スープが一番美味しかったが、ハムも、味玉も、本当に美味しかったです。ただ、細麺があまり好きじゃないので、（もっともちもちした麺が好きで）もし中華風の麺が好きなら、特製軍鳥そばがきっと好きと思います。

最後はサービスです。残念ながら店員さん2人が笑えず対応してくれて、少し怖い雰囲気を出していたので、-1点。

ラーメンが美味しかったからまた来ようと思うが、やはり一人で来る場所じゃないと感じた。

※日曜日の20時ぐらいに行った時、混ぜ麺がもう売れ切れでした。また、つけ麺が夏季限定なので、要注意です。

◆ 注文：特製軍鳥そば ◆ 値段: 1250円 ◆インテリア: レトロ！！！アキラのポスターと、ポップアートのポスターが壁にたくさん貼り付けてて、とてもお洒落でした！ ◆ 雰囲気: 落ち着いた雰囲気。静かで、会話しやすい。ただ、店員さんが少し怖い。 ◆サービス:とても早い！注文してから5分以内に仕上がった。

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The ramen here is super delicious!!! The store was listed as one of the top 100 restaurants in Tokyo according to Tabelog (the most famous food website in Japan) and also in the Tokyo Michelin Guide, so I knew that I had to try it.

Before stepping inside, I noticed the extremely stylish interior and exterior of the shop - there were old, Akira posters and other anime posters from the 70s, as well as pop art and neon lights decorating the store. I loved the retro feel of the store!

I then ordered the Special Guntori Soba (chicken broth base) and when I tried it I was amazed!!! The broth was light but flavourful, and I could tell each ingredient was made with care. The egg was delicious, and the cured ham (famous in a region of China) was so good! The noodles however were the thin type of ramen noodle you will likely see in “Chinese soba”, and I personally like chewier, thicker noodles, so that was the only part that could have been “improved” in my opinion.

Finally, for the service, I was slightly disappointed, because both of the staff members were not very friendly. (Which is why I gave this place 4/5 stars)

Overall, delicious ramen, great interior, but the service could be improved.

◆ What I ordered: Special Guntori Ramen ◆ Price: ¥1250 ◆ Atmosphere: A shop with retro posters and neon lights, but a bright and clean dining area! There are both counter and table seats, and it’s quite spacious! :) ◆ Service: Fast service, but unfriendly...

Honestly it was underwhelming and definitely overhyped…not to say it was bad per se, but at ¥1650 a bowl with such underwhelming taste…(yes, I know it can be subtle and I am keen to subtlety, but this wasn’t it, there are better places) cost performance is low. I’m still giving it 4 stars because the shop logo and interior vibes are cool.

Soup: ordered the special shamo-soba, something was missing, underwhelming, but once again not terrible either

Noodles: standard straight chunks soba noodles, al dente, always goes well with shoyu

Toppings: charsiu was good, not great, but good. Not much else...