TSURUMEN

Today I visited TSURUMEN, a shop not far from Osaka Castle Park, and former home of Ramen Cliff. I went with their standard if unique Dotesoba, a bowl of mazesoba with the white miso flavors of doteyaki, a dish of stewed beef tendon and jelly konnyaku.

今回TSURUMENという大阪城公園の近くにある店に行ってきました。らぁ麺 Cliffのあとでできました。白みそのどてやき＋まぜそばのコンビのどてそばにしました。

The Bowl
For better or for worse, they got what they were aiming for: this was a bowl of noodles that captured the sweet and tenderness of doteyaki. The konnyaku added unique chew to the bowl, and the beef tendon bits were tender and juicy as hoped for. The flat noodles, on the other hand, reminded me of noodle dishes I had in Hong Kong. An interesting dish, if one that got a bit tiresome.

可もなく不可もなし、どてやきらしい混ぜそばでした。こんにゃくで食感が普通と違って、牛筋の甘味が効いていて、柔らかかったです。一方、平打ち麺は香港でよく見たワンタンメンの麺みたいでした。全体的に美味しかったですけど、ちょっと重かったです。

Would I Go Again?
It was pretty good; I might if I'm in the area.

美味しかったので近くにいたらまた行くかもしれません。

Should You Go?
Those who are looking for the weird, check this one out.

邪道が好きな方にぜひ。

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TSURUMEN

Ramen Cliff

To make up for the terrible rain the day before, I vowed that if Sunday was a nice day, I would take advantage of it.  I didn't really expect that to happen, but low and behold, Sunday had fantastic weather, and I decided to go somewhere.  As usual I took a gander at Ramen Walker and found a tsukemen place that looked pretty good and was kind of far away from where I lived.  I hopped on my bike, and headed out to Ramen Cliff.

I had never been to this area of town before, and I was excited to find that there was a really nice park nearby, even with a small beach area where a bunch of kids were playing (in October, though, really?).

The inside of Cliff was very new looking, with a nice wooden counter that I tried to avoid spilling on, though that was really a lost cause.  I ordered what I had read about; the white chicken tsukemen.

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らぁ麺 Cliff
Ōsaka-fu Ōsaka-shi Miyakojima-ku Katamachi １丁目９−３４
Cliff is right near Osakajokitazume Station, on the north side of Tosabori Dori.

The Bowl
As expected, what I got was a very chicken-y bowl of tsukemen.  It was fairly thin and very drinkable, especially with the thin, flat noodles that were served with it.  It wasn't as thick as some of the chicken ramen I've before, and it was a bit salty, but the menma and chashu were extra delicious.

Would I Go Again?
It's a bit out of the way, but it's the only place like this I know in Osaka.  I'd try the chicken tsukemen again, but they had a number of other bowls I'd like to try too.

Should You Go?
If you ever make it to this area, it's worth a stop.  Check out the park just a bit north, too.