01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
With the steady, rhythmic clatter of a wok echoing through the dining room, the classic pairing of shoyu ramen and fried rice is the natural place to start. A spoonful of the clear soy sauce broth offers a gentle wave of dashi aroma, neatly matched with tender noodles and a crisp hit of chopped scallions. The accompanying fried rice is tossed with egg, scallions, and kamaboko fish cake, turned out soft and moist rather than overly dry or salty. Half-ramen and half-fried-rice combinations are also available, making it easy to sample both during lunch.
The broader menu covers plenty of ground across noodles and rice dishes. Options include hearty vegetable tanmen, spicy negi ramen with chili heat, and mapo don featuring minced pork and silky tofu clinging together. Crisp-bottomed pan-fried gyoza work just as well alongside noodles as they do paired with rice in a dedicated gyoza set meal. For everyday comfort, wok-fired staples such as ginger pork (shogayaki) and stir-fried meat and vegetables round out a solid roster of satisfying set meals.
Come evening, the shop takes on the relaxed feel of a local watering hole. Diners drop in for bottled beers, highballs, or sours alongside bites of braised chashu pork, seasoned menma bamboo shoots, and freshly tossed stir-fries. Situated conveniently close to Honancho Station, it caters comfortably to solo diners at the counter as well as small groups around table seating, with PayPay accepted at the register.
