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鷹流 (Yatai Ramen Takaryu in Takadanobaba)

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鷹流

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(turn left out of the Waseda Exit at Takadanobaba station. A couple blocks along the main road, hop over to the alley running parallel. It’s over there)

Yatai is the… wordiest shop I’ve seen in a while.

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Inside there were instruction manuals about how to eat the different bowls. “Don’t add ingredient X and ingredient Y, only 1 is good!” Luckily I was with Nate who possesses the skills to pay the bills.

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On one wall is a plethora of ramen related reading. On the other wall…

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The owner is into Harley’s. The 3rd, un-photographed wall had bottles of スズメ蜂 wine. What’s that? It’s booze made from killer Japanese wasps, that’s what!

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And in front of you? A hair band so the ladies (and hippy college students who frequent the area) don’t get hair in their ramen. Genius!

What kind of ramen comes from such an eccentric place?

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The awesome kind.

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Salt from Iwate prefecture melds with piles of chicken for a refreshing bowl of ramen. It was served warm, not blazing hot, and fit perfect with the heat outside. Tomato and lettuce, and what I can only describe as young menma finished the toppings. And hella chicken.

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Also olive oil.

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