NERIMA: Hokkaido Ramen Himuro... boring boring blah blah

Trying to hunt down a ramen shop at 3am can be quite a task in somewhat countryside Nerima but luckily we found a place that was quite busy...

Most of the menu is pictured... they have Miso, Shoyu and Shio ramens.

Can select how you want the soup style of your noodles... normal or hard.

Free large portion of noodles for Tsukemen orders.

300yen Gyoza... nice and crispy on the outside.

Lots of submenu items... all Japanese.

Counter seating with quite a few drunk guys in this shop... the dangers of staying open past the last train for any food establishment.

George's Tsukemen...

I went for the recommended Spicy Miso "Orochon" Ramen... 

There it is... a reddish miso soup with very small chunks of pork and what seems to be dark jellyfish?  Hmm... 

Well... after a few bites I really didn't like this ramen.  It was just simply too boring... and later when I got home I realized the feeling among many foodies was the same with its extremely low ranking of 2.99 points.  The noodles were curly and lacked any texture, the soup seemed like they just put a scoup of miso paste into hot water and swished it around... I honestly was ready to give up half way thru the meal but Scott picked up the tab so at least tried to eat all the noodles.

Check it out! Looks like a pro-wrestler stopped by on my Bday! Anyways... the ramen here really really sucked on par with low budget store bought generic ramen noodles.  People! Don't Go!!

Shop: Hokkaido Ramen Himuro - Nerima Branch

Shop Website: http://www.4tops.co.jp/

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132102/13017074/

Address J:  東京都練馬区豊玉北5-32-13 菱新ビル 1F

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Toyotamakita 5-32-13
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YURAKUCHO: Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza for addictive Roy's Chocolate Covered Potato Chips!

If you want anything Hokkaido then a visit to Hokkaido's Prefecture shop in Yurakucho is a must...  There is always a line for Hokkaido soft cream ice cream.

Though I have a sweet tooth I don't normally introduce sweets on this blog... but this is just one exception.

Yup, it always sells out quickly but managed to score a box.  Its chilled in an open refrigerator...

Oh...yeah thats a brochure for the Pentax K-01... not sure if you know but nearly all the pictures on this blog are taken with the Pentax K-M (K2000).  Time for an upgrade!

Purchased on 3/20 so looks like there is about a 3 week expiration perios for the chips.... but honestly I usually finish this box in one sitting... ugh.  

There you go.  The chocolate is very soft and will easily melt in your hands.  Texture of the chips is a bit thicker than the normal (Pringles, Lays) chips and has a bit of a chewy hmmm....texture?  Anyways I've been addicted this for years a frequent gift for my friends back in the US.  If you love chocolate an chips then this is a MUST try!

Shop: Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza

Shop Website: http://www.dosanko-plaza.jp/index.html

Foodie Website: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130102/13004077/

Address J: 東京都千代田区有楽町2-10-1 東京交通会館  1F

Address E: Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Yurakucho 2-10-1, Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan  1F
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