Tabelog ratingtoki (らぁめん鴇) opened in June 2025 and was named to the Tabelog Ramen Kanagawa "Tabelog 100" the same year. The chef trained at Menya Ishin and cuts his noodles on a machine inherited from his former master. The style is tanrei shoyu, a clear, light soy-sauce ramen built on a deep niboshi (dried sardine) and fish broth. The 11-seat counter feels closer to a sushi bar than a ramen shop, and the chef runs it with his wife.
Most reviewers praise a broth that deepens as you eat and noodles that are silky and springy. The chashu range stands out: hung-roasted, lightly smoked pork, pork jowl, chicken and duck. Regulars treat the duck loin topping as essential. The ginger-scented wontons with slippery skins come up in almost every review, and the butameshi, rice topped with seared chashu, is often called the best ramen-shop rice reviewers have had. The newer "black" tsukemen, served with a dark, peppery dipping broth, has a devoted following. The wife's hospitality is praised in most reviews.
Some reviewers find it expensive for ramen. A few found the soup too salty or short on dashi, or the noodles too soft. Walk-ins describe confusing waits behind guests with reservations, sometimes standing in the rain.
The shop serves lunch only. Reviewers in 2026 paid around ¥1,200 for shoyu ramen, ¥1,500 for wantanmen, ¥1,300 for tsukemen (+¥100 for the black broth), ¥450 for duck loin and ¥530 for butameshi. A typical lunch runs ¥1,200–2,500. The former "tokusei" deluxe bowls at ¥1,700–1,900 were dropped in a mid-2026 menu revamp. Value is good by most accounts, with generous portions and high-quality toppings, though a minority found a ¥2,300+ bill hard to justify for ramen.
- Getting there: 17 minutes' walk (about 950 m, partly uphill) from Samukawa Station on the JR Sagami Line. The restaurant is in a house.
- Booking: via TableCheck. Slots open at 20:00 two days ahead. Saturdays are reservation-only, with a ¥390 booking fee. On weekdays you can try walking in, but booked guests are seated first, and reviewers report 30–40 minute waits. Booking is strongly recommended.
- Payment: order at a touchscreen ticket machine. Cash and credit cards (VISA, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners) are accepted. Electronic money and QR payments are not accepted.
- Seats: 11 counter seats, no private rooms, and no private hire.
- Children: welcome, including babies, and strollers are allowed.
- Smoking: non-smoking.
- Parking: 2 spaces only. The lane in front is a dead end.
- Language: the menu is in Japanese only.
- Hours: closing days can change, so check the restaurant's X account before going.
