Thursday, April 17, 2014

しながわ (Shinagawa in Ikebukuro)

しながわ

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Shinagawa is an offshoot of nearby BASSO. If the connection is any indication, this should be an excellent bowl. The homemade noodles from this group are solid.

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Your standard chukasoba. At 1000 yen for the special bowl (extra pork, egg, menma, and nori) it is a bit on the pricey side. Worth it?

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Despite the rest of the ramen world raving about this bowl, I wasn't impressed. Not a lot of impact, and a huge amount of hot oil on the top. Yeah, the noodles were excellent, but I wanted them in a different soup.

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The niboshisoba might be a better match, but I won't be going back to find out.

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東京都豊島区西池袋4-19-14
Tokyo, Toshima-ku, Nishi-Ikebukuro 4-19-14
Closest station: Ikebukuro

Open 11:30-15:30, 17:00-21:00

2 comments:

Steve D. said...

Is this another Tokyo trend, Brian? Will someone else open up a ramen shack in Naka-Meguro, and call it Akasaka? !=)}

Ramen Adventures said...

The most popular ramen shop in Paris is called "Narita"