Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Monjiro

Monjiro is one of the first shops I ever visited after starting this blog. While I've discovered so much ramen since then, when I heard there was a branch opening in Shinsaibashi, I knew I had to check it out. I went for the spicy tsukemen, as always.

このブログを始めた頃に福島にある紋次郎に行ってきました。その日からいっぱいいろんなラーメンが発見できましたけど、心斎橋店ができたことを知っていたら、行かなきゃと思いました。いつも通り味玉辛つけ麺にしました。

The Bowl
And the only thing I was surprised about was how closely resembled the bowl I had had years earlier. The soup was a bit on thin side, with a light seafood flavor and slow-building spice. The thick, rope-like noodles were a pleasure, and the soup hid some flavorful chunks of chashu.

一番びっくりしたのが思い出したつけ麺とそっくりでした。スープあはあっさり方で、辛さがだんだん積もってきました。極太麺が美味しくて、スープに入っているチャーシューもジューシーでぴったりでした。

Would I Go Again?
As before, this is a solid bowl, but there's a lot to compete with in Shinsaibashi.

美味しかったですけど、心斎橋に店が多くて迷っちゃいます。

Should You Go?
You can't go wrong with Monjiro, but there is some tough competition in the tsukemen space.

紋次郎はうまいですけど、つけ麺の気分だったら、ほかの選択肢もいっぱいあります。

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Sunday, November 4, 2018

Bakkoshi

A while back I visited Bokkoshi when it opened in Namba, a delicious almost pasta-like chicken shop. The original shop it's based on, though, is Bakkoshi, a tonkotsu shop in Juso.

だいぶ前に、なんばでできた「ぼっこ志」の鶏白湯専門店に行ってきました。でも、本店は本当に十三にある「ぼっこ志」とんこつ専門店です。


The Bowl
The first experience I had in tasting the bowl was the milkiness of the white broth, along with the thin oil coating it. The flavoring itself was standard tonkotsu, and inside were Hakata-style thin, al dente noodles. The chashu was salty and strong; good in small quantity but I would have had trouble with any more. Overall this was a creamy take on run-of-the-mill tonkotsu.

最初の一口の体験でミルク的な真っ白のスープと薄めの油の食感がしました。味自体は標準のとんこつで、中には硬めの博多風麺が入っていました。チャーシューは濃くて辛くて、入った少量がちょうどよかったです。全体的に、よく見るとんこつの若干クリーミー系でした。

Would I Go Again?
It wasn't bad, but I'm not about to make a trip to Juso for it.

おいしかったですけど、十三までまた行かないかな。

Should You Go?
I would aim for Bokkoshi or newer shop Bukkoshi before trekking out to Bakkoshi.

ばっこ志に行くより、先にぼっこ志かぶっこ志に行くのをお勧めします

Bukkoshi, Bakkoshi, Bokkoshi
ぶっこ志・ばっこ志・ぼっこ志

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