The restaurant is so well known for its chashu pork that it is commonly referred to as "a meat restaurant that handles soup and noodles.
In addition to regular chashu pork, thickly sliced chashu pork (200 yen) with a circular pork belly can be enjoyed as a topping.
The regular chashu has a mellow, smoky flavor that is not overpowered by the rich broth! The thickly sliced chashu pork is meltingly tender, and is enjoyable in the mouth without interfering with the noodles.
The soup and noodles are of course delicious, and the fact that this restaurant is ranked in the top 5,000 on the food log is no exaggeration. What I found amazing about this restaurant was the spinach. Spinach in other Ihekei Ramen restaurants is just a decorative garnish. I was impressed by its crunchiness. The nori (seaweed) is also tasty and rich in flavor!
No wonder my gourmet acquaintances are pushing it so hard. I also want to try the limited edition chashu pork that is occasionally introduced on the official Twitter page next time.
It's been a long time since I've been to a new Ihekei Ramen restaurant with such high quality.