Komen Tamaran

A new Jiro style ramen shop opened up in Taisho a while ago. I in theory had been meaning to visit, but in reality had been putting it off a bit. Partially because the new shop replaced delicious Ramen Do, but really because I can only very occasionally handle Jiro style ramen. I saw a magazine really pushing Komen Tamaran's miso, though, and that was enough of a reason to actually push myself to make the trip.

何ヶ月前に大正に新しい二郎系専門店ができました。理論上行くつもりでしたけど、何か行く気がありませんでした。美味しいラーメンどうの跡で出たこともあって、それよりやっぱり二郎系はそんなによく食べられません。何かの雑誌に好麺たまらんの味噌ラーメンがイチオシされていましたから、結局行ってみようとしました。

The Bowl
As you'd expect from any Jiro style, the broth was a murky mix of, oil, garlic, and fat, and in this case, salty, strong miso, too. It wasn't bad overall, and it was filled with curly, ultra-thick ropes, that on their own seemed like a great idea, but were a too hard even for this flavorful mess. The chashu was fatty and tender, but was a hit a little too hard by the garlic punch in the soup and in the air.

二郎系の期待通り、ごちゃごちゃの脂っこくて、ニンニクだらけの塩辛い味噌でした。濃かったですけどうまかったです。縮れている極太麺が入っていて、バリ硬くて、ちょっとやりすぎたかな。チャーシューがとろけてジューシーでで、空中にでもあるニンニクの味が強かったです。

Would I Go Again?
It was fine, but I'll find a new shop next time I'm going to make a challenge at Jiro style ramen.

美味しかったですけど、今度二郎系をチャレンジするときに行ったことがない店に行ってみます。

Should You Go?
If you're a big fan of Jiro in Osaka, it's worth stop.

大阪人の二郎系ファンにいいと思います。

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好麺 たまらん

Tenyo

A friend and I were going to go drinking in Taisho, but beforehand we needed to get food. A new ramen-pasta fusion shop opened by Wadachi was in Sakaisuji Honmachi so we took a trip over there.

友達と一緒に大正で飲むことにしたので、行く前に何か食べないとだめでした。轍の提携している最近できたラーメンとパスタのレストランがあったので行ってみました。

Closed for Obon. Well, just down the road is a shop called Norio we can try.

お盆でしまっていました…とにかく、近くにあるのりおがあります。

Strike two. Well, Antaga is a solid chicken shop in Taisho, so we can just eat when we get there.

これもあかん。大正に「Antaga」という美味しい鶏ラーメンの店があるので行ってから食べましょう。

No luck tonight. At the very least, I know some friends who swear by Tenyo, a chain of garlicky ramen shops that have a branch in Taisho.

最悪です。近くにある「天洋」のニンニクラーメン屋さんを友達におすすめしてもらいました。

And it was open! We went in starving, and I ordered the regular old ramen.

行けました！お腹すいて、入ってからすぐ「ラーメン」を注文しました。

The Bowl
This was the kind of ramen you get at a generic chain. It was thin, and its unique flavor was salt and oil. I could appreciate this ramen before I got all snobby and started a blog, but it's a bit harder to now. True to its branding, garlic really helped the bowl out a lot. It's no surprise the bowl marked it as being related to Oriental Cafe.

やっぱり一般のチェーン店のラーメンの味でした。すっごい塩辛くて、油濃かったです。ブログを書く前の時代にもっと気に入ったかもしれません。宣伝通りニンニクを入れたらましになりました。どんぶり鉢にOriental Cafeも書いてありましたね。

Would I Go Again?
Nah.

また行かないと思います。

Should You Go?
Nah.

いいかな。

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にんにくラーメン 天洋

Ramen Do

Taisho is an area that doesn't have a lot of stuff, but what it has is good. I visited a chicken ramen shop on its one year anniversary a few months ago, and this time I was visiting a different chicken shop a month after open. The shop owner recommended the paitan shoyu and the chicken chuka soba, and I went with the shoyu.

大正に店がちょっと少ないですけど、ある店がおいしいです。何ヶ月前に一周年をお祝いしていた鶏系ラーメン屋んに行って、今回も鶏系のラーメン屋さんに行きました。店長が白湯醤油と魚介鶏中華そばをおすすめしました。白湯にしました。

The Bowl
The broth was thin, with light chicken flavors, but packed a bit of a bunch in its aftertaste. The noodles were thin and held together strong, making it easy to take large bunches at a time. The chicken chashu was extra good: it was a chewy and well-seasoned piece of chicken tataki, a perfect addition to ramen. Overall a very good bowl of chicken ramen.

スープはあっさり鶏醤油でしたけど、後味に結構パンチがありました。細麺がくっつけて食べやすかったです。鶏チャーシューが特にうまかったです。もちもちでいい香辛料で味つけた鶏たたきでした。おいしい鶏ラーメンでした。

Would I Go Again?
I would have, but Ramen Do has sadly closed by the time of writing.

また行きたいですけど、ラーメンどうはもうつぶれてしもた。

Should You Go?
You can't, because it's gone.

つぶれたので行けません。

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ラーメン どう

Hi wa Mata Noboru

Finally, a new shop close to where I live! I don't normally have much of a reason to visit Taisho, but with a new ramen shop there I have an excuse to pass by Little Okinawa, but unfortunately no excuse to eat there. Hi wa Mata Noboru specializes in sardine ramen and tsukemen, and I decided to go with the tsukemen.

ようやく僕の家の近くに店ができました！普通はあまり大正に行く理由はありませんけど新しい店ができたので行ってみました。リトル沖縄を通りましたけど、ラーメンを食べてから沖縄料理が食べられませんでした。「陽はまた昇る」の名物は煮干し系ラーメンとつけ麺なので煮干しつけ麺にしました。

The Bowl
The broth started off with a strong sardine kick. It was thin for tsukemen but flavorful. The same cannot be said of the noodles - they were super thick, which mind have worked well for another broth, but with one this thin they often ended up cold and a little bland. There was plenty of chashu too, but unfortunately that didn't stand out either. Not inedible by any means, but not a standout bowl either.

スープの一口はすごい煮干しの味がしました。つけ麺にとってスープはちょっととろみはありませんでしたけど魚介って感じがしました。麺はめっちゃ太かったです。ほかのスープならいいかもしれませんけど、このスープに合わなかったのでめんがちょっと冷たくて味少なかったです。チャーシューもあって普通においしかったです。

Would I Go Again?
Nah.

また行くつもりはありません。

Should You Go?
You can skip this one.

これは行かなくていいと思います。

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陽はまた昇る

Mengumi Antaga Taisho

I was hungry on a rainy day and wanted to see if there were any recent new shops. I discovered Mengumi Antaga Taisho, a chicken ramen shop in Taisho. I saw the entry for Antaga and thought it was opening day, but when I got there I was surprised to learn that it was actually the first anniversary. How did I go a full year without realizing there was a shop like this in Taisho? Antaga was created by a cook who left heralded chicken shops Menya Taku and Men Life Taku. He wanted to start a ramen shop in Taisho, where he was born and raised, and that gave us Antaga.

雨が降っている日に新しい店があるかチェックしていました。麺組Antaga大正を発見しました。オープンの日だと思いましたけど、実はぴったり一周年でした。どうやってこういう店ずっと気づきませんでしたか？麺屋拓と麺Life拓のチェフが大正の出身でラーメン屋さんを作りたいらしいので、Antagaができました。

The Bowl
Just like Men Life Taku, Antaga offered a rich and refreshing chicken broth. It was just a little thick, salty, with a slight sweet edge. The noodles were thin and short; they weren't chewy but tasted a lot like soba. A solid chicken bowl all around, but I hesitate to say it's as good as the shops that bred it.

麺Life拓みたいにAntagaのラーメンはこってりですけど飲みやすい鶏パイたんでした。塩辛かったですけど、ちょっと甘みもしました。麺は細くて短くてそばにけっこう似ていました。おいしくて、やっぱ食べたら麺屋拓などのイメージがします。

Would I Go Again?
Maybe; but it's tough when I have Men Life Taku so close.

また行くかもしれません。

Should You Go?
It's one of the best places in Taisho; good if you're near the Kyocera Dome.

大正の近くにあっておいしいので京セラドームに行ったらAntagaで食べたらいいです。

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麺組 Antaga “大正”

Manten

Normally my trips to get ramen take me north; be it deeper into the heart of Osaka or all the way up to Umeda.  Today I decided to go to a place a bit west, by the not-so-exciting Taisho Station on the not-so-exciting Osaka loop line.

Manten is in a small alleyway, and offers shoyu tonkotsu ramen, a combination of shoyu and tonkotsu that is the base for styles such as Wakayama-style and Tokushima-style ramen.

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大正橋 まんてん
Ōsaka-fu, Ōsaka-shi, Taishō-ku, Sangenyanishi, １丁目４−２０
Manten is in an alleyway just west of Manten Station.

The Bowl
The broth was shoyu tonkotsu, and I couldn't really pin down which it tasted of more.  It was really rich , but you could taste the soy sauce and tonkotsu both very well.  The noodles were thin and covered with onions.  There were bean sprouts as well, and the menma, which tasted somehow different from normal, was very good.  To top it off, the chashu was thick and melt-in-your-mouth tender.

Would I Go Again?
Yeah, there's not a ton of shoyu tonkotsu places and this was really good.

Should You Go?
Yeah.  You can go on your next routine trip to Taisho Station!