Small, vintage Showa era shop with classic versions of ramen and other Japanized Chinese foods. From the outside the restaurant looks half abandoned but a steady stream of customers entered during my weekday lunchtime visit. Great value 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟- my soy sauce flavored ramen with half sized fried rice was only 650 yen. Good taste 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟- the food was a good balance of salt and oil without either being too strong. Health food this is not. Still I didn't feel weighted down after eating it. The portion sizes were not huge. Run down decor 🌟🌟⭐⭐⭐ - the interior looks original. The flooring is worn out. The seats are sagging. My plastic spoon was stained brown. Recommended for fans of classic Showa era "Chinese" food in vintage and slightly run down surroundings. Visit now. Not sure how much longer this will be open.

cheap, but too salty. dirty floor.

Expensive

A Chinese restaurant just inside an alley around the middle of the Edogawabashi Jizo-dori Shopping Street. It has a very historic look that might make first-timers hesitate to go in, and it's a small place with a few counter seats and 2 tables, run single-handedly by the owner. The menu is the classic machi-chuka lineup: not only noodles and rice dishes, but also Western-style dishes like omurice, katsudon, and hamburger steak—a wonderful selection. But in the end, it's always the same: 【Tanmen】500 yen【Half Fried Rice】250 yen＋beer is what I order, and it arrived in about 5 minutes. The tanmen is a bowl of medium-thin noodles sunk in a slightly cloudy salt broth, topped with thoroughly stir-fried pork, cabbage, bean sprouts, and garlic chives. The balance between the depth of the dashi, the saltiness, and the sweetness of the vegetables is so good that it's no exaggeration to call it the best—a flavor that keeps you coming back. It's by no means a luxurious bowl, but a simple one, yet it leaves you feeling that this is how tanmen should be, and it's delicious no matter how many times I have it. And the fried rice—even though it's called a half portion, they make it one serving at a time, every time. You can enjoy the textures and flavors of the ingredients—egg, chashu, naruto, and green onion— it's on the slightly moist side, and delicious with an exquisite saltiness and umami. This time it seemed a little scorched, but the taste was spot on and it went great with beer. In this day and age, it's a precious place where you can have solid machi-chuka at these prices. Another regular ordered "hiyashi chuka," which isn't on the menu, so this summer I definitely want to come enjoy hiyashi chuka with half fried rice and beer.

My first visit! Water is self-serve! I ordered the ramen and half fried rice set! In a world where prices are soaring, a price as low as 650 yen is much appreciated! The ramen was the old-fashioned chuka soba style, light and delicious! The fried rice was well-seasoned too, the set had a good amount of food, and I really enjoyed it! I went at lunchtime and there were 2 people in line! But the wait was only about 15 minutes, so you get in quickly! Seems like the turnover is good!