About 10 minutes walk from Fudo-mae Station on the Tokyu Meguro Line. About 10 minutes walk from the west exit or front exit of JR, Tokyo Metro, Toei, or Tokyu Meguro Station. From Meguro Station, go up Gyojinzaka (the slope that goes down when you see Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation on your right), cross the Meguro River, exit Yamate-dori, and there is a pedestrian bridge, so cross it and you'll be right there. It's at the foot of the pedestrian bridge. *For those who are familiar with the area, it may be easier to understand by calling it the former site of Tori Sobakibi Meguro.
This is a restaurant with only 6 seats at the counter. If there is a line, wait without buying a ticket. Only 10 people can enter the store, and those after the 11th will wait along the pedestrian bridge. The rule seems to be that if a seat becomes available, you buy a ticket and sit down. The ticket vending machine can only accept 1000 bills.
Arrived at 6:44 at the end of 2023. It was already open. I was 9th out of 8 people waiting outside. As a result, I entered the restaurant at 7:11 and the bowl arrived at 7:17. Therefore, the estimated waiting time will be around 3 minutes and 45 seconds. For your reference. (Also, at 7:00, there were 18 people waiting. There will be more when they come out...)
This day was genuine soup day, so I ordered ``Charshu Men'' for 1,400 yen. The pork soup is piping hot, with a light layer of fat covering the surface. The soup has a strong soy sauce (it might be a little salty for some people), and at first you can taste the various flavors of the fish, but gradually the flavor of the animal-based stock starts to kick in. Anyway, the flavor is amazing. Moreover, it is a wonderful soup with no unpleasant taste. The noodles are medium-thick, slightly curly noodles with a lot of water added, and go perfectly with the soup. The topping is char siu men, so char siu is also good! That being said, it consisted of menma, green onions, spinach, and one piece of seaweed.
Although the owner is a one-man shop, there is no waste in his movements, and his greetings are perfect. It's a wonderful shop. Anyway, this soup is amazing. It's a classic ramen that isn't anything fancy, but I can't think of any other soup that tastes as good as this one. I sincerely thought that I could be satisfied with this ``kake ramen'' for 800 yen. I think it's very difficult to get there because it's early in the morning and the lines are long, but I think it's a restaurant you should definitely visit at least once. I would also like to receive a limited edition!
