The best “Tanrei-kei” Shoyu ramen ever!

First of all, as of Dec 2023, this shop only allows people who put names on their wait list, no walk-ins allowed. The shop itself opens from 11:30, however they start putting the paper wait list in front of the store from 9:30 or even earlier, I recommend you to go before store open to secure your spot. If you are goin on weekend, you want to go there around 9am just to be safe. For example, we visited on Thursday around 10am, earliest spot we could get was 2pm. Then you are required to come back to the shop 15min prior to your reserved time slot. This system is convenient however complicated and could be difficult for tourists, I just wanted to explain the system here.

We tried Shoyu ramen with wonton and Shio ramen. They were both fantastic! As soon as Shoyu ramen came out, the aroma of chicken fat and soy sauce with hint of yuzu hit me and I was already happy. The soup was clear but fatty, so flavorful. Of course they use no MSG, the flavor all comes from the stock and chicken oil they create, it is salty but the saltiness is rounded/mild, I really enjoyed the soup. Noodle was thin straight noodle, the texture was great and it went really good with the soup. toppings were interesting. I got wontons and 2 different cha shu with green onion, bamboo shoots. Wontons were ok but cha shu stood out. They were both sous vid or at least cooked in low temperature. Meat was tender and seasoned well. One of them was really smoky but it did not interfere with the soup.

One thing I will not repeat was the size up. I paid 290yen to have large size but I did not feel like it was much more than regular size, not worth extra 290yen.

We also tried Shio flavor, the soup was extremely clear but incredibly flavorful. It was full of umami, I love Shio ramen but sometimes you taste salt directly, this ramen was well balanced and the soup was just amazing.

With that being said, I enjoyed the ramen a lot, thank you so much for the experience!