Tabelog ratingThe draw here is a thick, slightly creamy double broth of niboshi (dried sardines) and chicken. It hits hard with fish aroma but has little of the bitterness the style is known for. Each bowl comes with chopped raw onion, very thick menma and a large slab of pork belly chāshū grilled to order. The second ritual is the ajitsuki kaedama, a seasoned extra portion of noodles that eats more like an oil-dressed noodle bowl. Regulars eat it plain, then with vinegar, then dipped in the leftover soup, and finally drop it into the bowl. The shop has been selected for the Tabelog Ramen 100 every year from 2018 to 2025.
Nearly every reviewer praises the soup for being rich but clean, and the firm, snappy thin noodles. The chāshū is the most consistent highlight and is often called the best thing in the bowl. The flavoured kaedama, especially the properly spicy version, has a devoted following. Staff are repeatedly described as polite and attentive.
The criticisms are consistent. The bowl holds little soup and the base noodle portion is small, so many people add a kaedama or order a large. The room was stiflingly hot in summer 2026. Some diners found the fish flavour polarising or the chāshū too fatty or sweet, and one regular disliked a 2023 recipe change.
Between 2024 and 2026, reviewers paid around ¥1,000 for the standard ramen and ¥1,050 for the limited shōyu niboshi or the spicy aka ramen. The flavoured kaedama cost ¥300 (¥350 for the spicy one). A large portion or an ajitama (marinated egg) was ¥150, and a beer ¥500. Prices have risen from ¥800 in 2022. Lunch typically costs ¥1,000–1,999. There is no dinner service.
The value is good. Ramen plus kaedama comes to about ¥1,300–1,500, and reviewers consistently feel the quality justifies it, even though the base bowl alone is light.
- Getting there: a 10-minute walk from Shitte Station on the JR Nambu Line, along a quiet residential lane that is hard to find without a map. Alternatively, take Kawasaki Rinko Bus routes 51, 53 or 57 to Shioda General Hospital Mae, then walk 1 minute.
- Booking: reservations are not accepted, so just walk in and join the queue. At weekends, 6–15 people waiting is common. Waits run 10–30 minutes and occasionally an hour. Your whole group must be present before joining the line.
- Ordering: wait outside until staff call you in, then buy a ticket at the machine. Limited menus are announced on the shop's official Twitter.
- Payment: cash only. Credit cards, electronic money and QR payments are not accepted. A 2025 reviewer said the machine did not take the new banknotes, so bring older notes or coins.
- Seats: 7 in total, with 3 at the counter and 4 at a table. There are no private rooms and no private hire. Solo diners are welcome.
- Smoking: non-smoking.
- Parking: none, and do not park on the street.
- Summer: it gets very hot inside.
