very good.

I'd been away from Tokyo for a while, so this was my first visit in 9 years. This area is packed with Jiro-inspired shops and the original Jiro. As expected, the menu items unique to Tachikawa Mashimashi—the distinctive Mashirice, soupless noodles, and the Sugoi Hiyashi Chuka—are what I recommend. I visited after 9 pm on a weekday and there was no line. It's counter-only with about 15 seats, occupying one corner of a facility called Ramen Tamakan (all ramen shops, 4 stores). The photo shows the Sugoi Hiyashi Chuka (large) for 1300 yen and the half Mashirice for 500 yen. They kindly published the Mashirice recipe during the COVID pandemic, and since I'd been making it at home more often, it had been a while since I last ordered it. They used to be 1000 yen and 350 yen respectively, so the prices now reflect the recent rise in costs. Although it's called hiyashi chuka, the main toppings are grilled meat, house-made tartar sauce, cucumber, and pickled ginger. The texture of eating the same thick, chewy house-made noodles as the ramen with a chilled sauce full of sesame oil and tang is something you can only get here. It's even more recommended in summer. I think the Mashirice was a little on the sweet side. I'll be back.

Saturday 16:30. As expected, it was empty. Extra veggies is 600g, and mashimashi is 1.5kg. I could hardly believe my eyes (lol) It's fun that you can get "Baby Star" and "ginger" added as toppings. You add the "garlic" yourself from the one on the table. The small portion comes with 250g of noodles. That's Jiro's small, i.e., about a regular size. Glad I didn't go for the medium at 350g (lol) Quite the volume. The taste wasn't bad either. The two young guys on staff were polite and smart, left a good impression. Nice one❗️😊

I'm the one who gave this place one star 8 years ago. I ate at the Tachikawa Mashimashi in Kokubunji and it was delicious, and now that my manners, tongue, and stomach as a Jirorian are fully developed, today, for the first time in 8 years, I ordered a small ramen (1000 yen) and pork mashimashi (600 yen) for lunch. Looking back, 8 years ago I was a total amateur who didn't even know about tenchi-gaeshi, so of course if you just sip the soup as is, it's thin like mizutaki and there's no way it'd taste good; this time I mixed it properly to even out the flavor. The bean sprouts had flavor? or rather a nice aroma and were delicious, the noodles' firmness, mouthfeel, and the chashu were all good, and compared to 8 years ago the staff's service was better too, so my impression changed. I'm guessing some unmotivated part-timer was cooking back then, but either way I've re-reviewed it. Thanks for the meal🙏

It's Jiro-style ramen, with Baby Star (fried thick noodles) and ginger available as free toppings. I ordered the small miso ramen, and the portion is plenty to fill you up. The miso flavor was on the lighter side and delicious. If you want it heartier, I'd suggest asking for more fat and a stronger flavor. A facility about a 5-minute walk from Tachikawa Station that houses 4 ramen shops. I went at lunchtime on a Saturday, but maybe because there are 4 shops, customers were spread out nicely and I got in without waiting in line. You buy at the ticket machine first, take a seat, and put your ticket on the counter. Water is self-service, and you grab your own renge spoon too.

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