中華そばよしかわ上尾店

I managed to drag the usual suspects out on another ramen ride. The problem with many of these rides is that shops open at 11am, and require a boring ride through a major city’s traffic. More hardcore riders are up at dawn and well into the mountains by this time.

Luckily, the usual suspects had been out drinking the night before, and a late start paired with a great bowl of ramen was their idea of a good time.

Mine, too.

Why Yoshikawa? Although it has been on my list of shops to check out for a while, their recent #23 spot on a popular nation-wide ranking list made them a must-slurp.

A must-slurp indeed.

This is one is fantastic. The soup is an all natural (無化調) blend of four different dried sardines from all over the country. This is balanced with an shoyu seasoning blend, giving the soup a big impact, and an equally big umami aftertaste.

Be sure to get a side of the iwashidon (いわし丼), a bowl of rice topped with sardines.

Yoshikawa is a relatively new shop, less than two years now, but they have built up a lot of critical success. Expect a bit of a line, though their location detracts from this.

On the ticket machine, the usual upper-left choice was a winner, though the shop has quite a few other choices. You’ll be hit with one big choice, though, black or white. They each use a different type of soy sauce. The black was deeper, so I’d suggest that one.

Or just get one of each.

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