One late evening in Shibuya, Hubby and I were on a lookout for something to eat. He wanted to find someplace random, I didn't. I wanted to eat in one of the restaurants on my restaurants list, but I didn't have anything in Shibuya. Grudgingly, I followed him to this restaurant that we chanced upon in some unknown alley.
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| Menya Musashi |
Curiosity got the best of Hubby, because he saw quite a number of people going in and out of this restaurant. If a lot of people were lining up, then it must be good right?
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| Inside Menya Musashi |
After going in, we found out that this was a ramen/tsukemen shop. Again?! I thought to myself. I almost backed out. But the stomach was growling, so this had to make do. If you've read about my past post about Fuunji, I didn't quite enjoy my first tsukemen experience in Japan. But Fuunji is Fuunji. This was an entirely different restaurant. No harm in trying right?
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| Menya Musashi's ticket dispenser |
As with Fuunji, the ordering process is the same. You press your selection at the ticket dispenser, pay, get your ticket and wait for your seat. We had a bit of help from one of the English speaking staff in Menya Musashi, since they didn't have an English menu. We asked for their bestsellers, and chose two from the top (the ones with the photos).
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| Shoyu Ramen |
This is my bowl of Shoyu Ramen. The pork was OMG-drop-dead-now soft and the Aji Tamago was perfect. The only thing not so perfect? Didn't like the soup. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't spectacular. Just your normal soy-sauce based soup.
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| Tsukemen |
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| Tsukemen dipping broth |
As for the Tsukemen... $%&#@*!!!
OH MY. This was one of the best noodles I've ever tasted! The pork
was the same one as my ramen, only this time, the tsukemen broth was
fantastic as heck, and totally not normal at all. It was all kinds of flavorful, without the added saltiness. As a matter of fact, it erased all my memories of Fuunji and replaced it with an absolute love for tsukemen.
Gotta give it to Hubby, I wouldn't have discovered Menya Musashi had he not insisted on trying it out. I will 100% be back for the Tsukemen. What the heck, it's haunting me right now as I type this! 5 out of 5 stars!
Menya Musashi is at 2-8-5, Dogenzaka, Sibuya-ku, Shibuya Tokyo
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