相傳つけ麺（黒） - Souden Tsukemen (Black), ￥750
This recently-opened store is part of the same family of stores as Musashi Bukotsu (also in Ueno), hence the almost exact same name. Despite the same background and similar appearance the shops are both rather different. Bukotsu Souden has a quite interesting interior and is certainly one of the sleek, modern ramen shops that pop up around Tokyo on a regular basis. The shop was quite busy despite the emptiness of this photo - Everybody left within two minutes of each other.
They also seem to treat the chashu with a God-like reverence... And the cleanliness of an operating theatre.
Once you make your choice at the ticket machine and hand your ticket over you will have to decide between red, black or white soup. These are all actually the same gyokai based soup with different ingredients added at the end. The white is basically the same, the red is a spicy version and the black is made from kogashi onions, garlic and a little coffee. Apparently they have a not-so-secret menu too - a combination of black and red.
I was expecting something similar to the other Ueno store but it was completely different. The soup had a very-strong gyokai flavour and was well complemented by the seared vegetables. The noodles were seemingly covered in glue as everything stuck to them.
An entertaining store to visit with it's novel pirate-y atmosphere, modern dining area and the real possibility of hearing some ramen shop staff belt out a few of the orders that come their way in full chorus. Oh, and the ramen... The ramen is great.
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