When someone swears to you that the ramen from Yokarou (よかろう) in Toranomon is one of the best bowls they've ever had, it makes you wonder...
Could it really be that good? hmm.
Date night!
Pizza and tiramisu.
ai-rub-yuu.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Yokarou...
Day 1302:
When someone swears to you that the ramen from Yokarou (よかろう) in Toranomon is one of the best bowls they've ever had, it makes you wonder...
Could it really be that good? hmm.
Date night!
Pizza and tiramisu.
ai-rub-yuu.
When someone swears to you that the ramen from Yokarou (よかろう) in Toranomon is one of the best bowls they've ever had, it makes you wonder...
Could it really be that good? hmm.
Date night!
Pizza and tiramisu.
ai-rub-yuu.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Above the mountain...
Day 1029:
Ueyama-san was back in Tokyo and he took me to check out Doraichi (麻布麺房どらいち) in Minami-Azabu. Why, you ask? Well, if you recall, Ueyama-san spent time training at Ramen Halu in San Jose and apparently Ramen Halu's master trained here at Doraichi (back when they were located in Yokohama).
What up Ueyama-san!!
We ended up ordering almost every ramen on the menu.
The shop is known for the Shiru-nashi (no soup) Tan Tan Men but I actually enjoyed the one with soup better. Anyway, I never imagined I'd be chillin' with Ueyama-san in Azabu after devouring four bowls of ramen. Awesome!
Later in the night, things became devilish. 666 is a new shop in Komazawa that hails from Nagano.
Not sure what brought about the name of the shop, but the Temomi Chuukasoba (手もみ中華そば) was heavenly-hellish...
I don't know what that means...
But let's just run with it.
You're welcome?
No, thank you!
Ueyama-san was back in Tokyo and he took me to check out Doraichi (麻布麺房どらいち) in Minami-Azabu. Why, you ask? Well, if you recall, Ueyama-san spent time training at Ramen Halu in San Jose and apparently Ramen Halu's master trained here at Doraichi (back when they were located in Yokohama).
What up Ueyama-san!!
We ended up ordering almost every ramen on the menu.
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| Miso Ramen (味噌優麺) |
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| Tan Tan Men (坦々麺) |
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| Shoyu Ramen (醤油優麺) |
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| Free Gyoza!! |
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| No Soup Tan Tan Men (冷し坦々麺) |
The shop is known for the Shiru-nashi (no soup) Tan Tan Men but I actually enjoyed the one with soup better. Anyway, I never imagined I'd be chillin' with Ueyama-san in Azabu after devouring four bowls of ramen. Awesome!
Later in the night, things became devilish. 666 is a new shop in Komazawa that hails from Nagano.
Not sure what brought about the name of the shop, but the Temomi Chuukasoba (手もみ中華そば) was heavenly-hellish...
I don't know what that means...
But let's just run with it.
You're welcome?
No, thank you!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Dyuruboxing...
Day 868:
As you may have realized, I've been a bit obsessed with the Dyurumen branches lately. And after trying Ikeda recently, I sought out to try their third branch, づゅる麺 AOYAMA.
The Tsukemen from Dyurumen Aoyama is all chicken-based and somewhat different from the others.
But like the others, the noodles are definitely the soul. I still like Ikeda in Meguro the best but none of the Dyurumen's seem to disappoint.
Din Tai Fung!
!!!
After a few dumplings it was time to meet up with Guy and Yuji at Inukendo in Shimokita.
Trouble peach?
Normally if you get this close to Yuji you'll get knocked out in less than 3 minutes. Thankfully we're not in a ring.
Cheese senbei!
Sakura?
I must be dreaming...
As you may have realized, I've been a bit obsessed with the Dyurumen branches lately. And after trying Ikeda recently, I sought out to try their third branch, づゅる麺 AOYAMA.
The Tsukemen from Dyurumen Aoyama is all chicken-based and somewhat different from the others.
But like the others, the noodles are definitely the soul. I still like Ikeda in Meguro the best but none of the Dyurumen's seem to disappoint.
Din Tai Fung!
!!!
After a few dumplings it was time to meet up with Guy and Yuji at Inukendo in Shimokita.
Trouble peach?
Normally if you get this close to Yuji you'll get knocked out in less than 3 minutes. Thankfully we're not in a ring.
Cheese senbei!
Sakura?
I must be dreaming...
Friday, March 9, 2012
A dragon feast...
Day 858:
Imagine a feast...
Where you pick and choose what you want to eat.
Not once...
Not twice...
But as many times as you want. And the waiter will prepare everything to your liking.
Meat!!
White strawberries?
I must be dreaming.
Cause I'm seeing stars... Thanks Dragon!!
Believe it or not, that incredible meal still left us with an empty feeling. So Dragon and I went to grab a bowl from nearby Chimusoba (西麻布 博多チムそば).
Okay...
Now I feel satisfied.
What up Guy! What up Yuji!
Champion boxers in da house!
Imagine a feast...
Where you pick and choose what you want to eat.
Not once...
Not twice...
But as many times as you want. And the waiter will prepare everything to your liking.
Meat!!
White strawberries?
I must be dreaming.
Cause I'm seeing stars... Thanks Dragon!!
Believe it or not, that incredible meal still left us with an empty feeling. So Dragon and I went to grab a bowl from nearby Chimusoba (西麻布 博多チムそば).
Okay...
Now I feel satisfied.
What up Guy! What up Yuji!
Champion boxers in da house!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Dai Tsukemen Haku 2011 Pre-Stage...
Day 690:
Ahh the memories... It seems like only yesterday that I was working at this event. Anyway, Tsukehaku is back! And it's opening day!!
The "Pre-Stage" features brand new tsukemen from 8 popular shops. No, I'm not gonna try all eight...at least not today.
Hiroshi, the tsukemen beast, joined me on this historic day. For there was only one "dream collabo tsukemen" that we were after.
But why come for just one bowl? I think we can do at least two.
For the record, this was the shortest line.
Houkiboshi (ほうきぼし) is a relative newcomer to the ramen scene. Known for their Tantanmen, the most famous thing about Houkiboshi is....
...the 18-year-old female manager. Yeah dudes, stop drooling. Anyway, I'm not sure how much of the management she actually does, but Houkiboshi seems to have got our attention.
And the Tantan Tsukemen wasn't bad either.
In fact, it's spiciness was just right and the handmade noodles were mochee-mochee.
Alright, enough stalling. Let's get down to business.
The real reason we came was because of this Ganja X Rokurinsha X Tomita (頑者X六厘舎Xとみ田) collaboration--A Dream Tsukemen Collabo!
Wait a minute...3 hour wait?!!
la di da di daa...
hum ho hummm... Look! It's Ohashi-san, Mita-san, and Tomita-san!
Almost there!
After waiting 3 hours you bet I'm paying an extra 300yen for all the toppings.
Let the dream collabo begin.
The noodles are from Ganja. Firm, crisp, slippery and slurpable.
The shrimp wonton was a welcome surprise.
The egg was average, but after 3 hours it hit the spot.
The dream collabo did not disappoint. Although I may not wait 3 hours to try it again, it was definitely worth it.
Tsukehaku lasts until 10/16 with new participants interchanging weekly. If you like tsukemen, then you should definitely go.
Ahh the memories... It seems like only yesterday that I was working at this event. Anyway, Tsukehaku is back! And it's opening day!!
The "Pre-Stage" features brand new tsukemen from 8 popular shops. No, I'm not gonna try all eight...at least not today.
Hiroshi, the tsukemen beast, joined me on this historic day. For there was only one "dream collabo tsukemen" that we were after.
But why come for just one bowl? I think we can do at least two.
For the record, this was the shortest line.
Houkiboshi (ほうきぼし) is a relative newcomer to the ramen scene. Known for their Tantanmen, the most famous thing about Houkiboshi is....
...the 18-year-old female manager. Yeah dudes, stop drooling. Anyway, I'm not sure how much of the management she actually does, but Houkiboshi seems to have got our attention.
And the Tantan Tsukemen wasn't bad either.
In fact, it's spiciness was just right and the handmade noodles were mochee-mochee.
Alright, enough stalling. Let's get down to business.
The real reason we came was because of this Ganja X Rokurinsha X Tomita (頑者X六厘舎Xとみ田) collaboration--A Dream Tsukemen Collabo!
Wait a minute...3 hour wait?!!
la di da di daa...
hum ho hummm... Look! It's Ohashi-san, Mita-san, and Tomita-san!
Almost there!
After waiting 3 hours you bet I'm paying an extra 300yen for all the toppings.
Let the dream collabo begin.
The noodles are from Ganja. Firm, crisp, slippery and slurpable.
The shrimp wonton was a welcome surprise.
The egg was average, but after 3 hours it hit the spot.
The dream collabo did not disappoint. Although I may not wait 3 hours to try it again, it was definitely worth it.
Tsukehaku lasts until 10/16 with new participants interchanging weekly. If you like tsukemen, then you should definitely go.
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