This ramen place has been on my list for some time now, and I finally made it! What took so long, you ask? Well…. they don’t open until 1900 and I’m usually starving by then. I need to eat by 1800 or 1830 at the latest, or I become slightly cranky. Okay. Maybe a little bit more than just slightly. My good friend, Tina, was leaving me though and she really wanted to eat here so we made plans to try it out before she flew out.
I wasn’t sure where it was located, but I got the pin from their Facebook page and headed towards downtown Iwakuni. I knew where I would park and figured it would be a short walk from the parking lot. As soon as I started to make the turn into the parking lot though, Google maps stated that I had arrived at my destination. What??? Tina and I started laughing and looking around, and there it was! Right next to the pay parking lot I was pulling into. Yay! We found it!
Once we sat down, I picked up the menu and looked it over. The menu is pretty simple, but I wanted to try everything on it. Tina already knew she wanted the spicy ramen, so I quickly decided on the chashu ramen. Chashu is the delicious sliced pork you usually find in ramen. I also noticed that they have handmade gyoza on their menu. Some of the ramen places I have visited use frozen gyoza (which is not very good in my opinion) so I get very excited when I see that a place makes their own!
…aaaand when they brought Tina’s, she was kind enough to wait so I could take a picture of hers too –
You can choose your level of spiciness for your ramen. Tina ordered a level 1.
The gyoza –
The ramen was delicious and the chashu was so tender and flavorful! Tina really enjoyed her spicy ramen too, and we both loved the gyoza. I think I have found a new favorite place to get my ramen fix! I just wish they opened before 1900!!!
The prices were very reasonable too. Our total bill was a little over 2,000yen which was less than $20 at the time.
They only accept yen.
Hours: 1900-0300
Telephone: 0827-22-1000
Address: 麻里布町6丁目2-1, Iwakuni 740-0018
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