Manryuki Hachioji Ekimae

A local friend treated me to an all-you-can-eat BBQ, and I chose the restaurant Manryuki Hachioji Ekimae. Not only was their BBQ buffet, but they also had a wide range of other dishes.

I ordered Takaya Ramen, and a bowl of fried pickles was served, piled high with sparkling tips. I was the only one who enjoyed it. The pickles were not very salty, but fragrant. They were delicious as a side dish or mixed with noodles. The main course was a large bowl of ramen sprinkled with chopped green onions. The ramen was not salty, and the soup was fragrant and mellow, but it was refreshing (among tonkotsu ramen). The noodles were thin and a little soft when cooked. When I picked them up with chopsticks, the hot mist covered my glasses. Halfway through the meal, you can add pickles, red ginger, and homemade garlic oil. There were garlic grains floating in the garlic oil. When it was stirred in the boiling soup, the whole bowl of noodles was fragrant. On a winter night, eating such a big bowl with soup was very healing (and fat). There were only two fat diners in the store, happily eating ramen, beer, and fried chicken. (The fried chicken was really big.) The owner stood by and chatted with them with a smile. Before leaving to pay the bill, the owner saw that there was still a large portion of my special pickles left, and he was as anxious as if he saw a pig not eating feed, and insisted on helping me pack the pickles to take home.