So good, and something a little different. Soupless tantanmen means the rich, nutty, spicy sesame goes right onto the noodles instead of a broth, and you mix it together at the table. Bold flavor without being heavy, and a great quick stop in Akihabara. The folks here really care about the details. Thank you. Five stars.

Very tasty soupless tantanmen. I tried the walnut tantanmen, and while I don’t think it’s the best I’ve had in Japan, it’s certainly still delicious. The walnuts were a nice twist to the flavor. Ordering is through a ticket machine and when you hand your order to the chef he will ask about spiciness level. It seems some tantanmen have to be spicy while others you can have no spice (the walnut tantanmen can have 0 spice). The chef speaks basic English so when he asked if I wanted 0 spice, I responded “1”, just to add extra flavor. It seems this restaurant has some proper spiciness (not Szechuan numbness), as even 1 spice was about as strong as medium spiciness levels you get in Japan. I arrived after 6pm on a weekend and I was one of only 3 customers in the shop, all foreigners! So even though the chef speaks basic English, eating here is easy for foreigners and apparently popular as well.

Best meal I had in Japan. There were only a few options to choose from but each one was flavourful. You order from a little machine with very little explanation, but the server tried her best to explain things in English. The service was exceptional. They even have a dish with hair elastics so you can pull back your hair and enjoy the noodles! The katsu was fresh and somehow light despite being fried. Absolutely delicious and the space was quite nicely decorated - minimal with beautiful wood toned

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This is mala toufu heaven. Real authentic Sichuan spiced level & super generous in all their ingredients and freshness, atop plump chewy noods. The standard chix cutlet dandan noods is spiced for the novice 🤭 kudos for awesome tender cutlet - reminisce of taiwan street styled fried chicken. TOTAL YUMS overall

Came randomly on a Sunday for late lunch, very unassuming and humble storefront but I had heard about the spicy mapo tofu noodles and WOW was it tasty. For people that regularly eat spicy food this was the perfect amount of heat and numbness from the peppers, the noodle texture is perfect with the sauce and tofu on top. About 5 minute walk from the station so very accessible and for 1100¥ this is now probably one of my favourite spots for noodles in Japan!