The miso butter corn ramen was delicious. I had a happy time.

The 稚内 branch closed a few years ago. On my way home from working away, I spotted the sign and stopped by out of nostalgia. Perhaps it wasn't a busy time, as it was relatively empty inside. For COVID precautions, counter seating used every other seat. There were no acrylic partitions between neighboring seats. The ramen was as delicious as always⭕ The photo shows soy sauce ramen and a half portion of rice. I'd have preferred the rice and takuan served separately if possible💦

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The interior is clean, but the older staff member was a little unfriendly, and the ramen wasn't that great either. The toilet was clean too, but its ventilation activates in response to people, so the smell was a bit strong.

The last time I ate at 味の時計台 was over 10 years ago. I'd forgotten the taste, so I visited. Again, my impression was that it's very standard Hokkaido miso ramen. It contains wakame stems, I see. The broth isn't overly rich and doesn't get tiresome, so it seems likely to appeal to anyone. However, these days even the chilled 「札幌味噌ラーメン」 sold at セブンイレブン is of comparable quality.

I visited to check whether the taste differed from the 名寄 branch. Ordered the 鶏ガラ旨塩ラーメン & mini fried rice set for 1100円. Huh, wait? The ramen & mini fried rice set at the 名寄 branch was 1080円? What's this tiny 20円 difference? Oh well lol The 鶏ガラ旨塩ラーメン was reliably tasty, but it isn't on the 名寄 branch's menu, so I couldn't compare lol The mini fried rice seemed the same as at the 名寄 branch. My senior ordered miso, so I asked, and they said the 名寄 branch's miso was better. They don't seem particularly interested in food, so it's hard to say lol Also, a cute, slim, delicate girl wearing glasses, looking earnest and about first-year high-school age, was serving customers while being instructed. Maybe it was her first part-time job. I silently wished her luck🤞 Thank you for the meal🙏🙇‍♂️