Oriental Cafe

It was a lazy Saturday afternoon and I had some free time to wander around. Horie is a good place to walk around on weekends, but they don't have a ton of ramen. I happened to pass a place called Oriental Cafe, though, which according to the signs in front of the shop, is known for their ramen and curry. The curry looked better, but I was in a ramen mood.

ある土曜日に、ゆっくりしながら堀江に散歩しようと思っていました。堀江は週末に散歩にいい場所ですけど、ラーメン屋さんがほとんどありません。ORIENTAL CAFEをたまたま通って、ラーメンとカレーが名物のカフェでした。カレーのほうがおいしそうでしたけど、やっぱりラーメンを食べたかったです。

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ORIENTAL CAFE
Ōsaka-fu, Ōsaka-shi, Nishi-ku, Kitahorie, １丁目１６−２５

The Bowl
Standard tonkotsu, through and through. This is the kind of ramen I would have been very happy with before I moved to Japan, but after eating at some three hundred or so different places, I can't quite appreciate any more. A thin and oily broth, with medium yellow noodles, and fatty, melty chashu.

普通の豚骨でした。日本に来たばかりのとき、こんなラーメンをいっぱい食べました。スープが薄めで油っぽくて、黄色い麺ととろけるチャーシューが入っていました。

Would I Go Again?
I might for the curry.

カレーをちょっと食べてみたいので、また行くかもしれません。

Should You Go?
It was a nice cafe, but don't go for the ramen.

雰囲気が良かったですけど、ラーメンを注文しなくていいです。