Yes, it is possible. It's possible to have a really bad bowl of ramen in Tokyo and I can only blame myself for trying such said bowl. For I had the unusual craving for a hot-and-sour ramen (酸辣湯麺) and a nearby Chinese Restaurant (that I have never been to before) had a picture of one on their window. Surprisingly, I finished the bowl. Then immediately thought I was gonna die.
So I ran to Goodwood to try and get rid of the bad taste in my mouth with a jerk chicken burger. It helped.
Then I proceeded to purify my stomach with a bowl of green curry.
And some refreshing green tea that I brought back from Kyoto.
Am I making any sence?
After work, Shuga and I were invited to hang out at Ichiryu with the new manager. It's a long and complicated story but Ichiryu will soon become Izakaya Bose. These rotisserie chickens they serve are fantastic and remind me of cali.
Yusuke (middle), like Shuga, is a former boxer himself. I don't think I'd want to get in the ring with either of these guys.
But perhaps I should work on my boxing pose. haha.
Have you been to a ramen shop called Edokko Ramen Mintei in 下北? I went there as it seemed to have some rabid fans and was supposed to be a good old-school Tokyo shoyu ramen place. What I got was a lot of attitude and truck stop ramen with a dishwater broth.
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