Soushi Menya Musashi — Restaurant in Tokyo

Don’t be like me if you’re a foreigner please read this review before heading over here. I’m not gonna lie here. The Ramen is mid but the dipping noodles are the real star of the show you get massive portion sizes for the price that it is and you can’t even upsize I think like up to three or four sizes completely for free noodles and you can even go even further than that, but you have to pay for those more extra which just wow I got the large size noodles and dang that’s a lot and I’m American so I eat a ton of food you know my portion sizes are large, but it even had me like wow it comes with so much delicious pork it comes to like three or four slices of pork itself then a slice of what appears to be like pork loin or chop and then the broth itself has even more tiny pieces of pork mushrooms, onions it’s fantastic and in case it gets cold, they even have containers of hot fish broth to refill it up and so fantastic overall. So TLDR if you didn’t read all that avoid the Ramen and go for the dipping noodles you won’t regret it. It’s phenomenal. PS. It’s a mixed bag for wait times I went I think last week and I had absolutely no weight and this time when I went I had to wait like like 20 minutes so it just depends on if it’s a rush or not you know on your luck. The staff is very...

Saw this place listed as one of Tokyo’s top 10 ramen restaurants, so came in on a rainy day to try some tsukemen (ramen dipping noodles) for the first time.

The ordering machine has an English option, but it was still a bit confusing to order, so I just pressed the button with the photo of the tsukemen.

The restaurant is cosy with two counters that meet in an L shape. We were lucky to immediately snag two seats next to each other when another couple got up and left.

There are bibs tucked in the tissue dispenser (real tissues, mind you—not the flimsy mini paper napkins ve been seeing all over Japan).

Jugs of ice water and extra broth are on the counter for you to take.

The food was delicious, but very salty. I’ve been finding most dishes in Japan to be very salty. The meat was tender and soft and fatty and delicious. The noodles were so chewy and Q!

An awesome meal, a bit on the decadent heavy side, but ramen is not healthy food. Kind of pricy at 1180 yen, but there was a lot of meat and a soft boiled egg included.

I saw two ladies next to me get smaller dishes with just one piece of meat instead of two, and no egg, so I’m sure you can order less. But that wasn’t apparent on the...

2024-12-2 Update: I think I've tried most of the major Tsukemen restaurants in Shinjuku now over my last few work trips, and I keep coming back to Soushi Menya, and I've been here like 6 times now, it's just that good.

They seriously must share a very similar to recipe to Fuunji because they taste so similar, but I am not complaining, the line at Fuunji is always absurdly long, whereas here it's usually 10-30 minutes.

This place also has the benefit of having 3 kinds of broth types for their Tsukemen. My favorite is the rich/thick broth, but the lighter broth is also good if you're looking for something a little lighter for a meal. I have not tried the garlic light broth yet.

Original Post: Awesome Tsukemen... It honestly tasted just like the Tsukemen you get at Fuunji which was kinda suspicious, but delicious anyways. Great service and not a long line compared to other restaurants.

Ordering kiosk is an electronic booth that comes in English and accepts credit cards, very...