[RAMEN] Aoba in Nakano (from February 27, 2002)

Aoba in Nakano

This past weekend Eoyang gave me a ride in the Ferrari, so we went to get ramen at the supposedly world-famous Aoba in Nakano. Unfortunately, we made a mistake and went to the wrong Aoba in Nakano. I guess there are two. Weird, because the car navi in Chris's Ferrari said we were at the right joint.

Anyway, I don't know if any of you have been there but it wasn't very good. I know it wasn't the honten but I can't picture it being all that different. The soup was mostly katsuo and very very salty. Eggs were good, charsiu OK. The menma had too much goma-abura to it, don't know why. BUT THE SHOCKER IS they use noodles from a package! Can you believe it? Since they don't make their own fresh noodles, the noodles come out gloopy and slimy and not chewy at all.

From last Monday to this past Sunday, I ate 4 bowls of ramen (2 Tamagawa, 1 Jangara, 1 Aoba). I think I am going to die.