味玉豚骨魚介つけ麺 （醤油）- Tonkotsu Gyokai Tsukemen (Shoyu), ￥850
Another visit to Tokyo station and another visit to Tokyo Ramen Street. This time it was Honda which was fortunate enough to to be selected to join the underground showcase. I had hoped to visit the original store in Higashi Jujo, but it's popularity prevents it from staying open past 4PM since they run out of soup. The beauty of this store being connected to the station is you can pay with your all-purpose train charge card, Suica.
Although the original store is obviously travelling along quite nicely, they are making a concerted effort to individualise this store so it can grow out of the shadow of it's big brother. The clean, brightly lit dining area, complete with a large glass case full of empty ramen bowls, certainly sets it apart from most ramen shops.
It was a tough decision with ordering so we left it to the janken gods to see who would get a tonkotsu gyokai with miso...
Or shoyu....
I can see why Honda is one of the more popular stores. The shoyu finished bowl was a solid choice - although it is pretty standard. (As far as tonkotsu gyokai tsukemen goes). The miso bowl was a little less standard. However, both are bursting with flavour and came with a superb hanjuku egg. I must admit that at ￥850 and ￥900 respectively, the bowls weren't really brimming with ramen deliciousness.
It's amazing how recently, after hearing of this shop called Honda, the word 'Honda' no longer conjures up images of cars and motorcycles, but bowls of ramen. It's a little scary...
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