Food
On my most recent trip to Tokyo I originally had planned to go to sone of the more famous Ramen stores, which Tokyo has so plenty of, for lunch. But like always, after you walk around for a bit and get hungry, you just go into the first best-smelling place you can find close by. That's how I ended up in Kyoka Ramen. And it was actually pretty good. An excellent soup with a very rich taste. However, some flaws hindered this Ramen to get a higher score.
The Good:
Like I said, the soup was superb. Keika is originally from Kumamoto and has a very thick rich pork-based-soup, famous for South-Western Japan. One difference to other stores is, that they don't use any soy sauce or miso paste to flavor the soup. This is a 100% pork and you can definitely taste the difference. Its taste is very rich and strong, but the soup does not feel too heavy which is also very pleasant.
The Bad:
I wasn't a big fan of the noodles. Kumamoto is famous for its rather thick, almost Udon-like noodles, which is so different to the super-thin noodles mostly used in South-Western Japan.
Keika's noodles were kind of in the middle, which would be alright in another soup, but not in this rich pork-soup.
While the noodles were only "meh", I had a big problem with all the cabbage in the soup. Cabbage is not really a usual ingredients in Ramen and now I know why.. Just doesn't go well with the rest, in my taste.
The Verdict:
Again, the soup was excellent. But the mediocre noodles and the strange extra cabbage, made this Ramen still good, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Keika Ramen, Shibuya @ Tabelog
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