Shio ramen and a tsukemen with a wonton dipping sauce. Plus a side order of chashu gohan, rice topped simply with sliced chashu pork with a splash of a sweet soy sauce.

We have tried to dine here but there is always a line. As it’s raining today my brilliant child said, we should go to the ramen shop because there won’t be a line. Smart kid! We got in right away.

The bowls of ramen had a very Japanese vibe to them. The noodles in a broth were topped with shaved kombu kelp adding umami to the bowl. Tsukemen dipping noodles are topped with shirasu, boiled baby sardines. The noodles are called tsukenai tsukemen, so you don’t have to dip the noodles, you can enjoy the seasoned ramen.

I forgot to ask if there was shrimp in the wontons until after I placed my order. There is and I am allergic. My kid was happy to get twice the amount of wontons. He commented that the dipping sauce was very salty, but since the ramen was seasoned that it was ok.

On the restaurant’s Instagram there are photos of ramen with cheese like a carbonara ramen. I hope to someday visit when these are on the menu. Sadly, not today.

Men Shokudō Kunio @yukifuzi3785

Tōkyō-to, Kokubunji-shi, Honcho 2-25-5

The restaurant is about a five-minute walk north of Kokubunji Station.

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