なんつっ亭 / Nantsutei

One of my friends said that he enjoyed my food essays and that I should keep writing them. And it just so happens that Mikako and I tried a new ramen joint today before heading off to the theaters to see "Earth". Yep, our first movie at the theater for 2008. Anyway, Mikako had watched a television program that was featuring different ramen shops. The two that caught her attention was Nakamoto Ramen with their spicy tantan-men, and Nantsu-tei which is where we went today. The shop is located near the North Exit of Ikebukuro station. Mikako ordered the regular ramen while I ordered their chashu-men. This ramen is a tonkotsu based ramen filled with a healthy dose of green onions and bean sprouts.

今日、一人の友達が俺の料理エッセイが好だからもっと書きなと言われ、それで今日ちょうど「アース」という映画を見に行く前に新しいラーメン屋に食べに行った。あっ、そうだ、「アース」は今年初で映画館で観た映画。この間美香子がラーメン特集の番組を見てた。美香子は二軒のラーメン屋が気になったらしく、一軒目は中本ラーメン。辛そうなタンタン麺がおすすめ。もう一軒は今日食べに行ったなんつっ亭。店は池袋駅の北口に近い。美香子は普通のラーメンを注文して、私はチャシュー麺を注文した。ラーメンはとんこつベースでねぎともやしがたっぷり入ってた。

Doesn't it look delicious? But on our very subjective scale of 1 - 5, Mikako and I rated it a 3. The price you pay for the volume you get is a little on the high side. And to be really honest, the ramen doesn't taste all that different other ramen shops we've been to.

うまそうでしょう？でも個人的な１から５のスケールなら、俺と美香子が３を付けた。入ってる量を考えると値段はちょっと高めかな。正直、味は他のラーメン屋とそんなに変わりはないと思う。

The next ramen shop to check out on our list aside from Nakamoto is Ivan Ramen. Yes, an American has opened a ramen shop in Tokyo. I'm looking forward to checking that place out.

次に行ってみたいラーメン屋はもちろん中本ラーメンですけど、その他にアイバンラーメンに行ってみたい。そう、アメリカ人が東京でラーメン屋を開いた。行くのが凄く楽しみです。