Ramen Hongo-Tei
In the city of Nagoya, off the Higashiyama subway line, beneath Hongo Station, just a stone throw away from exit 1, lies a famous ramen place known only to the locals and commuting businessmen. This local restaurant called Ramen Hongo-Tei or Hongo House of Ramen in English, was introduced to me by a life long Nagoyian.
The ramens at the Ramen Hongo-Tei is Tonkatsu broth based. This means that the soup broth is made from pork bones, fat, and cartilage that are boiled at a high
about to dig in to Shisen Ramen at Ramen Hongo-Tei
temperature. Depending on your order, the soup broth base is mixed with other spices and flavor to complete a specific ramen dish. Another plus about this establishment is the size of meat that comes with a ramen bowl. At other ramen shop, the pork meat accompanying it is sliced thin, about 0.3 cm. But, at Ramen Hongo-Tei, their pork is generously sliced, over 1 cm thick, about 3 or 4 times the size of other places. And, you get three of them in your bowl.
Also prices at this ramen house are very economical. Most ramen items on the menu are about ¥ 750. ($7.50) I believe this is a great deal for the quality and taste that you are getting at this place. At lunch time, 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM, patrons are offered all-you-can eat rice and kimchi with their ramen bowl at no additional cost. I have tried twice to go to this place during lunch time but it was crowded with long lines. I will try again on a later date…
look at the size of that thick meat
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