In Mashiki, Kumamoto, I had ramen that made me feel nostalgic. It's a ramen shop that branched off from Ippudo, where you can choose between a light or rich flavor and also the firmness of the noodles. The taste is consistent and if you like Ippudo, you will like this place too. I visited around 11 am on a Sunday and there was a wait of about 2 groups ahead of us. The turnover is fast so the wait wasn't too long. They have a large parking lot so it's easy to access, a convenient ramen shop.

Hello, this is Maruharu ^_^ Today, I visited "Ryu no Ie" in Kasuga, Fukuoka City. It's a ramen restaurant located next to MrMax's parking lot. They offer two types of ramen: "rich flavor" and "pure flavor". I tried both and preferred the pure flavor, which tasted more like tonkotsu ramen. The ramen costs 800 yen, which is a bit pricey. The taste was average, and the service was a bit slow, maybe because it was busy. Good job on working during the New Year. Thank you for the meal! ^_^

During my trip to Fukuoka, I visited a restaurant recommended by an acquaintance. I chose the stronger flavor out of the two options available. Even though it was described as strong, the ramen was actually quite easy to eat and had a refreshing taste, possibly due to the thin noodles. I felt like the portion was a bit small, but maybe that's why they offer extra noodles. The taste was really delicious and I think it would appeal to a wide range of people. The char siu was my favorite, as it paired well with the rice. I thought about trying another flavor, but decided against it to avoid overeating, reluctantly leaving the restaurant. I will definitely visit again!

This was my second visit to Ryunoie! The location of this restaurant is convenient with plenty of parking, making it easy to visit. I arrived around 1 pm and was quickly seated by the friendly staff. For this visit, I ordered the B Lunch set which included Tonkotsu Ramen with seasoned egg for 830 yen, a side of fried rice for 250 yen, and an extra serving of noodles for 150 yen. I ordered the noodles to be cooked "very firm"! The ramen had a creamy and flavorful pork bone broth, with thin noodles that soaked up the broth well. There were plenty of wood ear mushrooms in the ramen, which I really enjoyed. I love adding lots of sesame seeds to my ramen! The fried rice was light and tasty, and there were bean sprouts and pickled mustard greens on the table for extra flavor. The service from the staff was wonderful, making the dining experience enjoyable.

"Ramen Ryunoie". The main store is located in Kurume City, and they have many branches outside the prefecture. I visited the store in Kasuga City on this day. Their two main dishes are Tonkotsu Shoyu (700 yen) and Tonkotsu Rich Flavor (750 yen). I was surprised at how expensive they were, but I couldn't leave now, so I ordered the former. There were four options for noodle firmness, and I chose "firm" as usual, but I was surprised to see "extra firm" as an option! I once ordered "extra firm" at a ramen shop in Nagahama, but the noodles had a slimy texture and were not good. More surprising than that, why would they include "extra firm" as an option...? The soup had a rich flavor with no unpleasant smell. It tastes very similar to the ramen at "Ippudo" as usual. The noodles had a good chewy texture that bounced back when bitten. Oh, with these noodles, maybe "extra firm" won't be slimy. I don't like the soft texture of the char siu, but the seasoning is good and it has a nice crispy aroma, so it's delicious. I have no complaints about the taste, but at the same time, there's nothing particularly outstanding about it. When I looked it up later, two years ago, when I visited the Kurume store, it was 630 yen, so a 10% price increase in a short period is quite a confident move. But for me, this ramen doesn't give me the excitement that matches the price."

I used to always go to the Kurume location, but I had no idea there was one in Kasuga too. A friend who I am indebted to came to visit and wanted to eat delicious ramen, so we decided to go! I ordered extra spicy miso with extra lard, three times the spiciness! My friend also really enjoyed it! We will definitely go again!

Kasuga Forest City... I don't usually take this route... It's like I'm in a lost world. So many big stores like Uniqlo, MrMax, and Nafco lined up. Wasn't this area a golf course in the past? I think I've been here before a long time ago... The address? Hoshimigaoka... they definitely changed the name of the place! Even in Forest City, there's a ramen shop! "Ryunoie Kasuga Branch" is a lively shop from Kurume. I came all the way to Kasuga. It's a large ramen shop. Even though it's the end of lunchtime on a weekday, there's a line at the entrance... I thought about giving up if there was a long line, but they were doing temperature checks and disinfecting at the entrance. Spacious interior. Looks cool. The counter seats are also laid out comfortably. They have "rich flavor" and "pure flavor." I was torn, but I ordered the "tonkotsu pure flavor" (700 yen). I also got the "C set" (+200 yen). 5 pan-fried dumplings. The dumplings arrived first. What a wonderful shop to serve dumplings before ramen. I took a bite of the freshly baked dumpling. Oh, it looked perfect visually, and the taste was great too. As expected. A popular chain ramen shop... The ramen was served without delay. A stylish bowl with a modern pork bone ramen. Let's eat. Toppings include wood ear mushrooms, chashu, and green onions. First, I took a sip of the soup. Yeah. The light pork bone flavor is quite good. The pure flavor is more for girls or seniors? Might be a bit light for young people? The taste is clearly distinguished for young men to eat the rich flavor! I was satisfied with the pure flavor. I asked for the noodles to be "normal" and they were a bit firm, which was just right. Fukuoka-style ramen is just right with normal noodles. The noodle texture options are firm, very firm, firm, normal... not soft. The noodles are also thin. The wood ear mushrooms and chashu toppings... are well done. It's a good shop, isn't it? Even the female staff are cute. (laughs) They seem to have solid measures against COVID-19 too. Fukuoka seems to be experiencing a slight increase in cases with the third wave. Sigh... Will 2020 end like this? Even in this situation, we should be grateful to the shops that serve delicious ramen. I won't self-restrain anymore. I'll take proper precautions. It's the fault of the government for being unprepared. It's the people's fault for being indifferent to politics. Let's do our best with what we can do!

It's been a while since I visited Ryu no Ya. Last time, I was hungover so I didn't have a good impression of the food, hence it's been 3-4 years since I last went. I need to properly taste it this time! I ordered the Junmei Ramen and Junmei Tamago both with firm noodles. They took our order while we were waiting in line, so the food came out quickly once we were seated! High-end ramen tends to have less soup, and I thought I might finish it with just one extra serving of noodles. The soup seemed a bit lacking, but when I added the extra green onions and pickled ginger, it tasted good! First, the soup. Oh, it's delicious, this kind of moderately priced ramen shop seems to be aiming for this kind of flavor. It's not exceptionally delicious, but it's consistently tasty. The thin noodles mix well with the soup, and the chashu is tender and flavorful. That's about all I have to say! I think I'll go back to eat there again someday!

I visited "Ramen Ryunoie Kasuga Store" in Kasuga City, which is expanding its stores from Kurume City. The restaurant was quite busy even before noon, with many customers already seated. I hesitated for a moment, but was guided to my seat. I sat at a large shared table, with some distance between me and the next customer for safety. The staff provided small dishes for condiments like spicy bean sprouts and pickled vegetables, which I assume is part of their COVID-19 measures. I used to visit the Kurume Inter Store once a month and always ordered the "light" ramen. This time, I tried the "Junmiso with Egg" for 830 yen. The price was a bit high, but the ramen was served promptly. The soup had a mild yet flavorful pork bone and soy sauce taste, suitable for both beginners and enthusiasts. The noodles were thin and slightly yellow, perhaps indicating an upgrade in quality. The chashu pork and seasoned egg were delicious as well. Overall, it was a tasty bowl of ramen. I will have to visit the Kurume store as well since I came all the way here. Thank you for the meal.

There are many delicious ramen and fried rice restaurants, but this ramen shop is extremely delicious. I didn't plan on getting an extra serving, but somehow ended up finishing a second bowl. I personally prefer the seasoned eggs from other shops, but my friend said, "The eggs here are the best!" so maybe it's just a matter of taste. Regardless, the food is delicious, so definitely try the seasoned egg ramen here. The seasoned egg had a flavor that somewhat resembled bonito dashi.

I took a substitute holiday for working on a day off, so I have a 3-day weekend, but I have to go back to work tomorrow. For lunch on the last day of the long weekend, I went to "Ryu no Ie" restaurant. It was 12:20 pm on Sunday, and the restaurant was crowded with many customers enjoying their meals. It seems to be a popular place. The ramen menu has two basic options: rich flavor and pure flavor. You can add toppings like seasoned egg or chashu to customize your order. The rich flavor includes pork back fat, spicy miso, and sesame oil, with a flavor enhanced by garlic and roasted onions. The pure flavor seems to be the standard choice. Since it was my first visit, I ordered the "tonkotsu pure flavor" with firm noodles. You can choose the firmness of the noodles from hard to soft. The basic ramen costs 700 yen including tax, which is quite expensive. Adding a seasoned egg brings the price up to 830 yen, which is almost the same as a tonkatsu set meal. The toppings for the "tonkotsu pure flavor" included thick chashu slices, wood ear mushrooms, and green onions. The chashu was so tender that it fell apart easily when picked up with chopsticks. The noodles were medium-thin straight noodles with a powdery texture due to low water content. Choosing firm noodles was the right decision. However, I personally did not like the taste of the soup. It lacked the distinctive flavor that reminds you of the shop's origin in Kurume, and instead tasted like a generic soup that you might find in a chain restaurant. After adding some sesame seeds and free toppings like spicy bean sprouts, I tried to enhance the flavor, but it still didn't impress me. The free toppings also included spicy mustard greens and pickled ginger. Despite the attentive service of the manager and assistant manager working behind the counter, the high price of 700 yen for the basic ramen seems unjustified to me. When I left the restaurant, there was a line of more than 10 people waiting to get in. I personally found the appeal of this restaurant to be a mystery.

Actually, this was my first visit, but the other day, the landlord of the managed property invited me, so I visited Ramen Ryunoie Harugasaki Shirozu store. Ryunoie is a very famous chain of tonkotsu ramen, with its main store in Kurume, and branches in Kumamoto and Tokyo, so I was well aware of its reputation, but for some reason, I hadn't had the chance to visit until now. So, with a nervous heart, I headed there for my first visit. The restaurant is located within a commercial facility developed on the site of a former golf course, with many large stores such as K's Denki, Nafco, Uniqlo, Shimamura, GU, etc. lined up, and it is located within the Miss Max Harugasaki Shopping Center. There is a Saizeriya next door, and both were quite busy during lunchtime. The parking lot was spacious, so I parked there and met up with the customer before entering the store. Inside the store, on the left side after entering, there is the kitchen and counter, and on the right side, there are round tables with a design inspired by tree rings, creating a calm atmosphere with wood as the main theme. The store is mainly run by female staff. I was guided to a table near the entrance, and when I looked at the menu, there were two types of basic ramen, rich flavor and pure flavor. The rich flavor has lard, spicy miso, and sesame oil, with the flavor of garlic and caramelized onions, creating a rich bowl, while the pure flavor is a basic, smooth soup. It seemed like the rich flavor was the standard here, but since the customer ordered the rich flavor, and I thought starting with something simple would be good, I ordered the pure flavor with a seasoned egg set, fried rice, and gyoza. Then, I was suggested to add gyoza to the rich flavor set as it would be cheaper, so I agreed. The ramen and fried rice arrived almost at the same time, with the gyoza coming a little later! The ramen had a very smooth, creamy tonkotsu soup, and because it lacked a distinctive taste, I could understand why it needed additional flavors like spiciness or garlic. That's where the rich flavor comes in. However, the pure flavor seemed stable, and you could tell that it was finished by simmering a large amount of pork bones for a long time. The noodles were ordinary, but had a nice firmness. The chashu was two slices, with wood ear mushrooms, green onions, and a seasoned egg as toppings. Everything was delicious above average. Towards the end, I added pickled mustard greens, and they paired perfectly with the soup. The fried rice was light and quite delicious too. The gyoza was a standard size, very juicy, and incredibly tasty, perhaps because they incorporated lard into it. After finishing everything, I couldn't help but be curious, so I ordered the melting pudding. Why do desserts in ramen shops always look so delicious...? Moreover, with a name like "melting pudding," you just have to try it! The pudding that came out had a coconut milk-like topping on the surface, and the inside was a melting type of pudding with a flavor similar to almond jelly. When I tried it, the combination of the melting pudding and the almond jelly-like flavor was of a high level. Honestly, the pudding was more delicious than I had imagined (^-^) I haven't tried the rich flavor ramen, so in a true sense, I may not have fully experienced Ryunoie, but the quality of the fried rice, gyoza, and melting pudding, along with the excellent service, was impressive. I can understand why it's so popular. If I have the chance, I would like to try the rich flavor next time (^-^) Thank you for the meal <m(_ _)m> #Ryunoie #Harugasaki Shirozu store #Miss Max Harugasaki Shopping Mall #Harugasaki store #Parking available #Pure flavor #Fried rice #Gyoza #Melting pudding #Tonkotsu ramen #Set menu available #Noodlestagram #Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture #Gaso #Ramen #Ramen lover Gaso-san #gaso #ramen #tonkotsu

I went to Ramen Ryunoie in Kasuga Forest City for lunch on a weekday. I had imagined it would be a rich and heavy ramen based on its appearance and reputation, and indeed, it was just as I expected. I didn't know at the time, but apparently it's a shop from Kurume. I had been trying to visit for lunch on weekdays, but there was always a line of customers waiting outside, so I chose this cloudy day to try my luck, and I was able to get in easily. Now, they had three lunch sets available - A with gyoza and white rice, B with fried rice, and C with gyoza. Despite B being the most popular, I went with C set. Lately, my appetite has been a bit off, so I decided to share the fried rice with my companion when we visit together. The ramen was indeed rich and had a layer of transparent oil on the surface. The chashu was so tender that it easily fell apart with a touch. The gyoza was juicy with meat juice, but the skin was a bit thick and the filling was a bit small, which was a bit disappointing. I debated whether to get an extra serving, but when the staff approached, I quietly and clearly ordered my current favorite, "extra soft noodles." It felt a bit embarrassing to ask for soft noodles in Fukuoka, where firm noodles are the norm, but the noodles were consistently chewy and delicious, so it was no problem.

During a break from work, I entered this place located in a corner of a large parking lot. It's a tonkotsu ramen, but unlike the usual salty taste, it was delicious. The fried rice that came with it was also lightly seasoned to complement the ramen, making it easy to enjoy. In a tonkotsu ramen restaurant, the char siu is always delicious, isn't it?

A Fukuoka ramen shop that is easy to enter even with small children. Delicious!

Tonkotsu rich flavor C lunch (5 gyoza) rich flavor chashu B lunch (fried rice) with extra lard. The chashu is not too thick or too thin. A delicious bowl with a strong pork bone flavor! The fried rice may have a bit too much butter.

Thank you for the delicious meal!