I had been curious about this restaurant for a while. When I went to check around noon last time, it seemed that there was an opening around 2:30 p.m. I didn't make a reservation at that time, but I felt like I could eat normally if I signed up early and went around 9:30, so I went to sign up. The slots from the opening time of 11 a.m. were already fully booked, but the next slot at 11:45 a.m. was available, so I signed up and went to work. I finished work around 10:30, killed time, and parked my car at a parking meter near the restaurant before heading to the restaurant around 11:30. There were probably still customers from the 11 a.m. slot inside the restaurant, but by around 11:40, everyone had left. After a while, my name was called, and I entered the restaurant and bought a meal ticket. Soy Sauce Ramen 1200 yen, Special Toppings 700 yen, Black Pork Rice 550 yen. This time, I chose a luxurious menu and in about 5 minutes, the soy sauce ramen with special toppings arrived! Various rare chashu slices were beautifully arranged on top, and the light soup had an oil-like chicken fat floating on it. I took a sip of the soup with a ladle... What is this soup!? The sharpness of the soy sauce! The umami of the soup! The deep umami spread on the surface oil is incredible! It's not overly salty, but the flavor is rich! The umami is rich! In soy sauce ramen soups like this, the first sip is usually very tasty, but from the second sip, you tend to get used to the flavor and it becomes flat, but this one is delicious no matter how many sips you take, with an incredibly deep umami flavor. According to the website, the soup is made from Yamagata local chicken whole chicken and bones, Makurazaki dried bonito flakes, simmered fish, and real kelp. Of course, the noodles coated in this soup are delicious. The black pork chashu, cooked at low temperature, has a fragrant aroma like charcoal-grilled. The rare chashu of black beef allows you to taste the tender rare meat and the marbling of Wagyu. However, the black pork rice was not necessary this time. The chashu in the black pork rice was also carefully made, of high quality, but since the special toppings had plenty of luxurious chashu on them, either one would have been sufficient. Anyway, the soup of this ramen was the most impressive soup I have had recently. Next time, I want to try a different ramen again.

Revisited. A ramen shop located between Oimori Station and Oimori Kaigan Station. Operates on a cash-only basis. Awarded a Bib Gourmand in the 2023 Michelin Guide Tokyo. Ranked 4th in the Ramen Ranking on Tabelog within Tokyo. A super popular shop. I felt like having delicious ramen, so I decided to go to Mugihae. There are plenty of options for tasty ramen, but since I woke up early with plenty of time one day, I thought, "Why not..." and chose Mugihae, which only opens for lunch. I started queuing around 9 a.m. to write my name on the list, so I arrived at the shop around 8:30 a.m. The queue was long, but I managed to get my name on the list. I went back home to finish some chores before heading back to the shop. I was seated a bit later than my assigned time, but that couldn't be helped. After all, the owner was still running the shop alone. Seriously... it's amazing how the owner manages everything by themselves, making three types of ramen and various side dishes, guiding customers, and clearing dishes. I ordered the Shoyu Ramen (1200 yen) with extra toppings (250 yen) and the Home-style Tuna Rice Bowl (600 yen). After trying all the ramen varieties here, I concluded that I like the shoyu ramen the most, so I chose that this time. I was a bit curious about the limited cold tsukemen, though. The ramen had a delicious soup and noodles. Especially the soup stood out, tasting more refined compared to other shops. The richness of the chicken flavor was prominent without any poultry smell. There was no rough texture on the tongue or any sensation of something sticking in the throat. It's a shoyu soup that you can comfortably finish. The noodles were a bit on the softer side, but they paired well with the soup, emphasizing the harmony between the noodles and the soup rather than the noodles alone. The ingredients were all of high quality. The seared chashu was incredibly tasty, so maybe I should add extra chashu next time? The Home-style Tuna Rice Bowl was also delicious. Seriously, this tuna is not something you'd expect from a ramen shop's side menu (laughs). The rice was not white rice but vinegared red rice. It felt like something you'd get at a sushi restaurant lol. I devoured it all, thanks for the meal. Writing my name on the list is a hassle, so I can't come here often, but when I crave delicious ramen, this place is my top choice.