Yoshimaru — Restaurant in Tokyo

Kyushu style ramen chain with an extensive menu and average quality. This location seats about 30 and is minimally separated from the hallway in a good way, letting the air and light in.

They offer Hakata (Fukuoka) style, Nagasaki style (chanpon), Kagoshima style, and several other types of ramen as well. Serving sizes are not large but they offer ¥100 noodle refills ("kaidama").

You can also specify the softness of the noodles. Compared to most ramen places I have been to in Tokyo the soup is not very hot when it gets to the table. No idea if this is the style in Kyushu.

Kids sets come with a tiny toy and a juice box.

On one visit a couple nearby was ordering their food. The man requested his noodles "soft" while the woman ordered hers "very hard" and they exchanged a...

This is a must recommend place if you want to try out different ramen styles and karaage!

The ramen is very good, the tonkotsu is not very thick which makes the food easy to come down. The karaage is the king for me, as this is the best karaage I've ever eaten in my whole life! It's cripsy at the outside, but tender and juicy on the inside. The marinade is flavorful. Even the gyoza is cooked delightfully crisp yet soft, a perfect shimmered gyoza.

Overall, if you're going to Otsuka it's one of the place you'd need to come by...

Overall good place cheap and tasty, but my first ramen experience is just good. It is not a "must-visit" place, but if you'll be around here and want to eat, that is...