Food: Ramen Yushoken

The day after our big event, we went to a happy place... a ramen house! And finally, we're able to taste what every ramen fanatic has been raving about... Ramen Yushoken!

I remember someone said that in Japan, you'll know that a place will offer an awesome dining experience if (1) the line is long you have to be on wait list, (2) their menu is short, meaning no variety (either all ramen or all katsu or all sushi, etc). It is so because they just have to offer their specialty. So most probably, you won't see sushi platters in a ramen house, and vice versa.

That is exactly Ramen Yushoken. Although on our very first visit, we're luck enough not to be put on wait list (as we arrived a little past 11 in the morning, still early for lunch) and I think that is because the other customers before us arrived in groups of 4 and above. The two of us can be easily accommodated in their bar section and need not wait on tables to be vacated. I was hesitant at first because I want to be seated with a "proper" table but I thought if we wait, it will take us a while to be seated. I want my ramen fix already!!

I always order Tantanmen (or the equivalent spicy ramen) so I could easily compare each version hehe! Hands down, theirs is the best Tantanmen ramen I've had! It doesn't matter if it's spicy, I've been slurping the broth up to its last drop!

Service is impeccable, there's always someone to assist you. I also like it that they serve you your own pitcher of iced cold water. It saves time when you had to get their attention for a water refill. The place is small though, I wish they will expand given the demand. We will definitely be back!!!



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Ramen Yushoken
Molito Lifestyle Mall
Madrigal corner Commerce Avenue
Alabang

Food: Mitsuyado Sei-men

I never thought there is another kind of ramen. I always thought of the usual ramen with noodles in a broth. Until I was introduced to tsukemen. MyB first told me about this when he went on a lunch meeting. Since he didn't know about tsukemen then, he ordered his usual ramen. He got curious about it when his office mate ordered it. So to end our curiosity, we decided to visit the nearest branch (they had their lunch meeting at an Ortigas branch and the other branch that we know is at Jupiter Makati).

We were supposed to go a church that I want for our wedding. But the terrible EDSA traffic won't allow us. After many minutes at the same spot, we decided to make a u-turn and just go to our next errand, a bridal fair at PICC. Then there it's as if my eyes zoomed on the little establishment along Blue Bay Walk.. Mitsuyado Sei-men! I remember it as the Japanese restaurant that serves tsukemen. I immediately told myB and right there and then we decided that we're going to have lunch there. No need to go to Jupiter Makati!

We both ordered the Cheese Sauce Tsukemen. Since we don't know any better, we put all the cheese sauce in our noodles. I even happily documented what we're doing as you can see in my photo to tell the world, "this is how you eat tsukemen". Wrong move! It made the noodles salty after a few bites. We should have just dipped the noodles in the cheese sauce before dipping it in the broth. Nevertheless, the broth is very tasty and we enjoyed our salty tsukemen! Haha! No worries, I know there will be a next time and we'll do it right then! :P


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Mitsuyado Sei-men
Blue Bay Walk
Macapagal corner EDSA
Pasay City