I am not a big fan of tsukemen. The basic point of the dish is that you get cold noodles and hot, extra-thick soup, and you dip the noodles in the soup to heat them up and flavor them. You’re not supposed to drink the soup. My main gripe is that the heat of the […]
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Kanzan Ramen, Kanda (神山)
This was recommended some time ago, and it’s taken me all the way up to the hottest part of the year to stop in and try it. I’m pleased to say I had the same reaction as Lost Squirrel – it’s all about the pork. Now, he lists BBQ as one of his favorite foods, […]
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Jirokichi, Kanda (次郎吉)
Ooog. Big bowl of noodles, hot hot day, patient is comatose. Yahoo says it’s only 90/32 degrees, but I don’t believe it. I was out there. Same general area of Kanda today. Actually the same street, not the threatened pizza place around the corner. There’s always tomorrow. Or Monday. But I thought of a fun […]
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Ramen Y’s, Kanda (わいず)
For the whole of this month, I’ve been thinking about ramen. It’s a lousy idea – now that temperatures are over 90, we’ll walk around outside in the sun before settling into a narrow, cramped, galley-style restaurant where the stools are packed like pins in a cushion and the other customer are similarly big, male […]
Koukaibou, Fukagawa (Monzennakacho)
Somehow I’ve been craving ramen recently but unable to make myself eat it for lunch – despite the abundant options in the area of the office, especially in Kanda. So here it is Saturday, it’s great to be alive and not at work, and I’ve invited some noodles to help me celebrate with a bowl […]
Gala, Tokyo (伽羅)
Well, notch off another one under the tracks. After this we’re down to branches of Kassen Ichiba, Takadaya, Beck’s Coffee and Nakau (oh, and one tiny noodle place). It’s going to be a slog, my friends. But we will persevere because…well, there’s nothing much better to do some days. This was very ordinary Chinese food. […]
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Kashira, Shimokitazawa (頭,下北沢)
When I got to Tokyo, McNoonan was living in Shimokita. This seemed like a slightly odd place to live, but he swore by it despite the small apartment and long commute (Roppongi isn’t convenient. Opening the Oedo line helped, but it’s still not that convenient except for foreigners who live right around there.). Of course, […]
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Menya Kissou, Kiba (麺や吉左右)
EOITwJ is picky about a few things (no, really?). One of them is waiting in lines to eat. We’ve reached a point where we just don’t mind calling ahead to make sure we can walk in and sit down. But today we waited 40 minutes. For ramen. Why was that? One, the weather was nice. […]
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Mirokuya, Tokyo (もろくや)
Ahhh, is it time to inaugurate a Fukuoka category? No? I didn’t think so either. This is a pure stepping stone along the way to finishing off all the options of the 東京ガード下. It nestles down at the Marunouchi Kitaguchi end, and consists of not much more than a yellow sign, and big round counter…and […]
Gomaya, Monzennakacho
EOITwJ is in love, my friends. We went to see the object of our crush today (actually we didn’t know we were in love until we arrived…): Went here one time before and remembered liking it a lot; perhaps the only thing keeping us away was the fact that it’s on the other side of […]