Tokyo Belly

Friday, March 28, 2014

SHIBUYA: Ramen Nagi "Pig Emperor" Buta-Oh... another one!

In Shibuya late at night and got a craving for Nagi's Shibuya Branch (similar style to that of Nagi in Shinjuku Golden Gai) but it was a bit late and they were just closing up. Asked what they recommended in the neighborhood and the chef's suggested Ramen Nagi Buta-Oh.

Walk past the Shibuya Ducati dealership...

And there it was~.

Top left corner always!

Shoulda resisted but also ordered the Niku-Meshi (Meat Rice Bowl)

Choice between Futomen (fat noodles) or Hosomen (thin noodles)

My white balance on the Pentax MX-1 was a bit off so a bit yellowy here.

Thick ramen noodles.

The pork was so buttery soft... very nice.

Started at 7pm in Shibuya and ended at 3am... I wish I could explain how the ramen was. But I think I prefer the other Nagi style ramen... the noodles weren't as thick and chewy here.

Leave you with a Rolls Royce Phantom spotting.

Restaurant: Ramen Nagi Butao ラーメン凪豚王渋谷本店

Nagi Website: http://www.n-nagi.com/store/english/

Tabelog Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13024273/

Address J: 東京都渋谷区東1-3-1 カミニート

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Higashi 1-3-1
MAP:

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Saturday, March 22, 2014

ROPPONGI: Tsurumiya "Yokohama Home Style" Ramen... lowly ranked but hit the spot

Its been a solid 6 years since I last visited Tsurumiya located between Roppongi Hills and Nishi Azabu crossing... was in the area so decide to revisit this lowly ranked Ramen spot.

If you get lost always push the top left corner button... the house special usually with less toppings but the most reasonable.

Free fried garlic chips

Love fresh garlic but it just lingers toooo long... it was a pass this night.

Very spacious L shaped counter seating.

Extra items for cheap if you like. 50 yen bowl of rice, 50 yen seaweed or 100yen flavored egg.

Customize your ramen in English! Thickness of the noodles, richness of the soup and if you like it extra fatty oily you must go for "Oily - Oomeh"

Mine was Futo-men (thick noodles), extra flavorful soup and oily.

Tiny quail egg.

Overall I think the Japanese foodies are a bit harsh with the 2.92 point ranking (Anything below 3.5 is a easy pass) but perhaps the beer I had prior to this helped out... or maybe it was the super friendly Ramen Chef who just finished up his 13 hour shift. The volume is much lower than most places but nobody wants to over do the carbs past midnight. Give it a go~