Mugi to Olive

Continuing my visit to Tokyo, I tried to go to super famous Kagari in Ginza. After waiting on line for a few minutes, though, the staff guaranteed me that I would be waiting at least a couple hours more. I had plans to go see Awa Odori in Koenji, so I didn't have that kind of time.

Instead I went to Mugi to Olive, a gourmet ramen shop just down the road. They offer myriad interesting bowls, and I chose the special chicken sardine clam triple soba.

東京の旅行を引き続き、銀座の名店「かがり」に行こうとしました。ちょっと並んでから、スタフに二時間以上待たないとダメと言われました。高円寺の阿波踊りを見に行く予定があったので、無理でした

その代わり、近くにある「むごとおりーぶ」グルメラーメン屋さんに行ってみました。いろいろなおもろそうなメニューがあって、特製鶏 煮干 蛤 トリプルSOBAにしました。

The Bowl
The base of the soup itself was a very drinkable but roasty shoyu. There was a slight fishiness at first that grew deeper as the three namesake toppings found their way deeper into the soup. "Mugi" means wheat, and sure enough the noodles were dark and some of the wheatiest I've had. The bowl was adorned by some hearty potato sticks, in addition to the tangy, mild chicken, and tough but juicy chashu. The hamaguri were a nice bonus too, but their main contribution was slowly tilting the soup to be more deeply seafood flavored. There was so much going on in this bowl; and there were some misses, like the egg that felt out of place, most of it worked well.

スープはちょっと濃い目の飲みやすい醤油でした。ちょっと煮干しっぽくて、トッピングがスープに溶けるほど溶けたらさらに味が強くなりました。「麦」らしく麺が茶色くてかなり麦の香りがしました。芋スティックを始め、マイルドなチキンと堅い目のジューシーチャーシューのトッピングが乗っていました。蛤が美味しかったですけど、直接食べる味より、深みを引き出してスープの影響がよかったです。このラーメンにいろいろが入っていましたけど、結局うまかったです。

Would I Go Again?
Yes.

また行きたいです。

Should You Go?
Yes.

行くべきです。


I was able to eat with enough time to meet my friends for Awa Odori!

阿波踊りに間に合いました！

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