麺や 而今
めんや じこん
Menya Jikon
Aesoba 'kimutaku': 17 / 20
(キムラ君 / キムタク)
This ramen restaurant was scored #8 in Osaka-fu on ramendb when I tried it, but is quite out of the way - about 800 m from Konoike Shinden station, east of Kyobashi. Whatever, I had some time on this Sunday! I planned to arrive at 13:30, to avoid the queue (the shop is open for lunch till 14:30), but as I arrived, there were still about 10-15 people waiting. Thirty minutes later, I could enter into the fresco-decorated restaurant. They specialise in a niboshi ramen, and also serve a highly praised shio ramen, but as I had tried a few mazemen recently, I wanted to continue my comparison and ordered their aesoba (the ‘kimura kimataku’).
What a profusion of colors! A real mazemen hanabi. The noodles were firm and thick enough, and it had an interesting variety of toppings: mizuna, white negi, daikon tsukemono, kimchi, and some fishy salty mix. There was some ground meat with subtle spices. The whole thing was spicy, but not too much, and I think there was some japanese pepper as I could feel my tongue slightly numbed. When mixing all this, the fishy taste was at first a bit too overpowering, but then blended nicely into the rest. The takuan (daikon), in particular, brought some very pleasant sweetness. The Korean twist given by the kimchi was interesting as well.
Overall, an excellent dish, and a nice change from the Taiwan mazemen I’ve been used to lately. I’ll definitely have to come back to try their niboshi ramen. It seems that they are slightly understaffed though, as some seats were unoccupied when I entered, and stayed so for at least ten minutes, despite the queue outside.
More info on ramendb.
Other reviews: Kansai scene
めんや じこん
Menya Jikon
Aesoba 'kimutaku': 17 / 20
(キムラ君 / キムタク)
This ramen restaurant was scored #8 in Osaka-fu on ramendb when I tried it, but is quite out of the way - about 800 m from Konoike Shinden station, east of Kyobashi. Whatever, I had some time on this Sunday! I planned to arrive at 13:30, to avoid the queue (the shop is open for lunch till 14:30), but as I arrived, there were still about 10-15 people waiting. Thirty minutes later, I could enter into the fresco-decorated restaurant. They specialise in a niboshi ramen, and also serve a highly praised shio ramen, but as I had tried a few mazemen recently, I wanted to continue my comparison and ordered their aesoba (the ‘kimura kimataku’).
What a profusion of colors! A real mazemen hanabi. The noodles were firm and thick enough, and it had an interesting variety of toppings: mizuna, white negi, daikon tsukemono, kimchi, and some fishy salty mix. There was some ground meat with subtle spices. The whole thing was spicy, but not too much, and I think there was some japanese pepper as I could feel my tongue slightly numbed. When mixing all this, the fishy taste was at first a bit too overpowering, but then blended nicely into the rest. The takuan (daikon), in particular, brought some very pleasant sweetness. The Korean twist given by the kimchi was interesting as well.
Overall, an excellent dish, and a nice change from the Taiwan mazemen I’ve been used to lately. I’ll definitely have to come back to try their niboshi ramen. It seems that they are slightly understaffed though, as some seats were unoccupied when I entered, and stayed so for at least ten minutes, despite the queue outside.
More info on ramendb.
Other reviews: Kansai scene
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