Konpira Chaya / こんぴら茶屋

On our recent day off, we spent the day walking. Our main goal was to check out this udon shop in Meguro called "Konpira Chaya". It's a teuchi udon shop which means they make their own udon by hand. (I think I may have to revise the label so it says "ramen, udon, & soba shops" but I will do that another time). Anyway, we left our apartment around 10:30am and walked for two hours until we reached our goal. As it was lunch time, there was a long line in front of the shop as well. This particular udon shop has been featured on many television shows and quite a few magazines as well. Their most popular product is the beef curry udon. Mikako ordered the regular style while I opted for the beef curry with cheese udon.

この間の休みの日また散歩に出かけました。目的は目黒にあ手打ちうどん屋「こんぴら茶屋」。（いずれポストのレベルをラーメン、うどんとそばに切り替えないと）。家にでたのは朝の十時半。二時間歩いて、目黒にたどり着いた。この店は最近テレビや雑誌に取り上げてるので、着いたら店の前に行列が出来てた。名物は牛カレーうどん。美香子はその名物を頼んで、僕はチーズ入りの牛カレーうどんを注文。

Beef curry udon / 牛カレーうどん


Beef curry udon with cheese / チーズ入り牛カレーうどん


As you can see from the pictures above, the curry broth is nice and thick. In fact, its nice and thick until the last drop. The cheese curry udon is also topped with some corn and green onions and a thin slice of fishcake.

写真を見た通り、カレーの味が最高。最後の一口までこのドロドロ感のたまならい。チーズ入りのほうはコーンのトッピングもあり。



Bon Appetit!

いただきます！