Tsujita Iidabashi

There are actually 2 shops here. One specialising in miso based ramen and the other specialising in tsukemen /rich pork broth. We ate at the store on the right side and evidently, there are more diners here. Chanced upon this restaurant as people kept streaming to this shop.

Firstly, the noodles were chewy, bouncy and had a good bite. It was a good set of noodles and did not have the alkaline taste that others might have. Do note that the noodles used for the tsukemen are thicker than that of the ramen. I personally feel the tsukemen noodle are a big too big for comfort but nethertheless, it was still a joy to chew.

The tsukemen broth wasn't overly salty, and well balanced. Pork slices was tender and you could see portions of fat but the fat was well cooked and did not taste fatty/oily at all. My only comment would be that the seasoned egg lacked flavour. Do note that the pork slices in the #1 tsukemen was much less than the ramen #5, so not sure what the higher price was made towards.

Service was good and the staff were friendly. You can see that this is very well oiled and highly communicative team. It was a joy seeing them work. They had fairly good command of English too.

Biggest problem the shop had was the ordering machine which took money first then select your order unlike other machine where you select your order first. That confused us and other diners cos we kept getting change rather than getting our orders in.

This is a chain so if you do come across a similar store, do try it out.

We discovered this place while staying in the area. It was packed with locals which is always a good sign. One needs to pay and take a coupon from a vending machine before entering the place. The ramen was very good but the 5 stars are for the friendliness and consideration of the staff who at a busy hour, accommodated her request for a vegetarian option.

the first time I ate here (maybe two months ago) I thought it was very below average.

I don't know who the chefs were on the evening of 24 March 2024, but it was the best tsukemen I had in a while. I hope they continue working here.

Good