らーめん 鴨 to 葱

🔅 Actual dining date: 2024/10/17
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For this trip to Japan, I originally only planned to visit this ramen place because I had heard a lot about how delicious and special it was, plus my friend had gone there twice recently, so my expectations were sky-high.

After waiting for an hour, it turned out... both my friend and I didn't love it... It might be a matter of personal taste or perhaps due to the high expectations. Additionally, I had eaten some delicious chicken white soup ramen at another place before coming here, which might have influenced my perspective.

▪️ Duck Ramen: Duck meat ramen, also with soft-boiled egg, duck meat, bamboo shoots, and wonton ¥1380
▪️ Duck Confit Noodles: Ramen with a more generous portion of duck meat ¥1260
▪️ Tamagoyaki Donburi (egg rice bowl) ¥420

We ordered two bowls of ramen with different combinations and one tamagoyaki donburi. While waiting in line, we could choose one of the three types of green onions for that day. My overall impression was that the broth wasn’t as rich as I expected, the duck meat wasn’t particularly delicious, and even the green onions tasted like something you can find anywhere. The soft-boiled egg wasn’t very flavorful; when I saw others eat it while waiting in line, theirs looked more cooked, while what I got was slightly better. The tamagoyaki donburi we added was also very ordinary... I didn’t really get it.

Overall... it seems to be a mismatch in personal taste, combined with the long wait time and high expectations. Compared to the other ramen I had on this trip, it really fell short. Interestingly, all the staff in the shop spoke Chinese, and the cleanliness of the bowls and plates was average. This is just my personal taste for reference.