Day 147:
Today I came in early to do all the prep, so I was able to get the rest of the night off. My first night off in over a month. So what did I do with my free time? Eat ramen of course! But before I could hit the road, I had to finish making the soup. Okay it’s done. I’m out.
I’ve never really ridden my bike south of Bassanova down Kannana-dori before, but with a recommendation from Sugahara-san, I went to check out his former workplace–Tsukemen-ya Jyo.
They specialize in seafood tsukemen. Without remembering exactly what I ordered from the ticket machine, I started taking pictures of this tsukemen when it arrived. And just as I was about to dig in, the staff member pulled it out from under me saying that it wasn’t what I ordered. Talk about a tease!
A few minutes later this Kaisen Tan Tan Tsukemen arrived and from first look I was wishing I had ordered the last one.
But after a few bites, everything was in order and I was slurping up some amazing flavors.
Since I was already this far down Kannana, I also decided to check out the famed Ramen Setagaya Honten. Setagaya and the Setagaya group have been making noise in the ramen world for quite a while now. With a branch in New York and a lineage like no other, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
Disappointment. With all the hype, I was expecting something much better. To be honest, I didn’t really like this ramen at all. The bitterness of the niboshi was much too strong and it overwhelmed everything.
The noodles were great, but my expectations were already dashed.
where was the niboshi that killed everything? i don't see it in the pics.
Osu Keizo!
Bummer on Setagaya. I was looking forward to trying it when I went back, but thanks for saving me the trouble. 🙂