Pork tsukemen: 16 / 20
豚つけ
Tokiya is a respected ramen joint next to Minamikata, with a pleasant restaurant-like atmosphere. I arrived there at 14:20 on a Saturday and there were still two people queuing in front of me, so I guess it is better to avoid the rush hours. They specialize in two kinds of tsukemen: pork and chicken. I ordered the pork one, with the ajitama.
Broth: A very thick and rich tonkotsu gyokai broth, which coats wonderfully the noodles.
Noodles: Delicate, but lack a bit of a chew - very similar texture to the one you can find at Kitanozaka Oku.
Meat: Some dice of relatively unremarkable meat in the broth - they don’t bring anything to the whole dish IMHO.
Egg: A quite hard boiled ajitama. To my taste, it was overcooked, but despite this it was quite interesting to dip in the broth (something that you cannot usually do with a too soft ajitama).
Toppings: A few thin, sweet menma with a curious taste - difficult to characterize, but definitely different from the usual menma.
Bonus: You can ask for free at the end a small bowl of rice in dashi, with some ume sauce, to finish your soup (but you can also ask for a soup-wari if you prefer, which wholly transforms the thick broth).
This is a contrasted bowl, with an exceptional broth (to which it owes its high rating here), slightly disappointing noodles and relatively unremarkable meat and egg. The rice at the end was an interesting experience.
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Other review: Friends in ramen
豚つけ
Tokiya is a respected ramen joint next to Minamikata, with a pleasant restaurant-like atmosphere. I arrived there at 14:20 on a Saturday and there were still two people queuing in front of me, so I guess it is better to avoid the rush hours. They specialize in two kinds of tsukemen: pork and chicken. I ordered the pork one, with the ajitama.
Broth: A very thick and rich tonkotsu gyokai broth, which coats wonderfully the noodles.
Noodles: Delicate, but lack a bit of a chew - very similar texture to the one you can find at Kitanozaka Oku.
Meat: Some dice of relatively unremarkable meat in the broth - they don’t bring anything to the whole dish IMHO.
Egg: A quite hard boiled ajitama. To my taste, it was overcooked, but despite this it was quite interesting to dip in the broth (something that you cannot usually do with a too soft ajitama).
Toppings: A few thin, sweet menma with a curious taste - difficult to characterize, but definitely different from the usual menma.
Bonus: You can ask for free at the end a small bowl of rice in dashi, with some ume sauce, to finish your soup (but you can also ask for a soup-wari if you prefer, which wholly transforms the thick broth).
This is a contrasted bowl, with an exceptional broth (to which it owes its high rating here), slightly disappointing noodles and relatively unremarkable meat and egg. The rice at the end was an interesting experience.
More information on ramendb.
Other review: Friends in ramen
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