Monday, June 8, 2015

7.5Hz+ (Osaka-shi, Kita-ku)

麺屋7.5Hz+ (梅田店)
めんやななてんごへるつぷらす
Menya Nana Ten Go Herutsu Purasu (Umeda-ten)

Chuka soba, small: 15 / 20 

7.5Hz has been on my radar ever since Ben from Friends in Ramen told me about the Takaida-kei style, of which this shop (along with other ramen-monuments like Kinguemon or Dogyan) is a representative. Finally, I made it to the undergrounds of Kitashinchi to try it. The area is not that great but well, that’s one of the many nondescript undergrounds place that Osaka has to offer – at least it’s warmer than outside in winter. I was happy to see that you could order the ramen in a small version, like at Dogyan - but note that you can also order some dark shoyu tsukesoba with giant noodles.


Broth: A strong, very dark shoyu broth – that’s Takaida-kei, no doubt about it! It had a more fishy taste than at Dogyan, Maru Joe or Kinguemon though, so this was an interesting change. But too salty to my taste, unfortunately.

Noodles: Thick, yellow noodles with the right chewiness. Like at Dogyan, they were kind of hard to slurp.

Meat: A slice of slightly unremarkable chashu, not unpleasant though, with some large, smooth fatty part.

Toppings: Some large green negi that, as usual in Takaida-kei, fit very well with the broth – they had a kind of metallic taste. Some menma with a (too?) strong classical menma taste.

Overall, a good Takaida-bowl – I preferred it to Dogyan (the broth was not as fat, and the chashu slightly – but only slightly – better). To bad it was too salty though.

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Other review: Ramen Adventures

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