天王寺の近くに寺田町という駅があります。店とかはそんなにないんですけど、こってりなラーメン屋さんが何件かあります。このブログを作る前にわっしょいという次郎系ラーメン屋さんに行きました。今回天王寺で買い物していたので、寺田町に寄って鶏白湯を売っているしゅうじで食べてみようかなと思っていました。
閉店熟鶏らーめん しゅうじ
2 Chome-1-29 Ikunonishi
Wow, what a molasses-thick broth. It was less of a soup and more of a gravy. Never before had I had a bowl of ramen that tasted like chicken-fried steak, but there it was. The noodles were short and flat, and though they and the chashu were tasty, it was hard to put them in my mouth without still tasting the soup. The egg, on the other hand, stayed fresh and creamy, and gave my tongue a much needed break from the overbearing if delicious bowl. I hadn't had a bowl so powerful since Muteppo.
ドロドロでしたね。スープよりアメリカのチキンフライドステーキのグレービーみたいでした。麺が短くて平たくて、チャーシューもおいしかったですけど、トッピングなのにスープの味がしました。卵はさっぱりして、スープの休憩としておいしかったです。無鉄砲を食べてから、こういうドロドロなラーメンを食べたことないと思います。
Would I Go Again?
I might, but it's closed as of writing.
行きたいですけど、つぶれました。
Should You Go?
You can't, sadly.
つぶれたので、行けません。
Shuji is long gone now, and boy am I glad. It was about as bland as it gets. You should try what's there now - "Ah-men". It's an udon shop, but it's famous for its fried chicken tenpura. The original shop is called TKU and is in Tamatsukuri, near the JR station. A couple of new ramen shops have opened near Teradacho, and it's starting to become known (thanks mostly to Wasshoi) as a great noodle street in general. Humble beginnings. I wonder if you'd like the place across from Ninniku Power, near Shitennoji. It's a hefty bowl, and the chashuu is massive. Tiny little place to start off with, but I thought it was good.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried Tenyou garlic ramen in Taisho, btw? Best tonkotsu I've yet tried in this city (my husband and I are ramen fiends, and have been out to find perfection. Mine is Tenyou, but he's still not satisfied, so the quest continues!), but clearly ramen tastes are to each his own, so it might not be your thing. The shop is very nice and comfortable, and they play JAZZ. I love it. Beautiful view on a chilly winter's day, too.