When it gets hot, my symptoms worsen, as I have a designated rare disease by the government. There is no cure for my rare disease yet, but a 5-day consecutive infusion of "blood products" temporarily improves my symptoms. However, there must be a few weeks' interval between infusions, and for a month after the infusion, I cannot receive vaccines like the COVID-19 vaccine. I was hospitalized five times last year for rare disease treatment. I had my first hospitalization of 2022 in January, and was discharged 47 days ago. However, I have already made a reservation for my second hospitalization this year. On days when I am not feeling well, I may not be able to like or comment, but I will make sure to do so later. Your encouraging comments are always a source of strength for me during my hospital stays, and I am truly grateful. Thank you for your continued support. In the near future, I plan to mainly upload past reviews that have not been reviewed yet. I will limit new visits based on my health condition. "Menya Toratetsu" is a popular ramen specialty shop known for its jumbo "Zangi set." You can request extra "menma and negi" for free. The "Zangi set of 5 pieces" is particularly popular, and any leftover Zangi is provided in a pack for takeout for free. Many customers take home the jumbo Zangi. I decided to have lunch at "Menya Toratetsu Kitagojo Store." I visited with my usual companion for the first time. This store is located in the Kitagojo area of Higashi Ward, Sapporo, along the Shinro Street in Higashi 8-chome. Please check the exact location of the store on Tabelog. I visited around 2:30 pm on a weekday. There is a ticket machine on the left as you enter the store. Both my companion and I ordered the "Aged Miso Ramen for 800 yen." We also ordered the "Zangi set of 5 pieces for 600 yen." The store has counter seats and table seats. There was one customer in front of us and four young women behind us. We sat at a vacant table. We both requested the free "menma" and "negi" service and asked for the noodles to be cooked firm. You can choose from "small, medium, large" for the "rice" in the "Zangi set of 5 pieces." We chose "large." We also topped our ramen with "flavored egg" using a coupon for our next visit. After waiting for 11 minutes, the "miso ramen" and "Zangi set of 5 pieces" arrived. The miso ramen had medium-thick curly aged noodles, a classic Sapporo style noodle. The soup was hot until the end, with a slightly more improved taste than before. The saltiness was just right. The toppings included round-shaped chashu, slightly thick menma, additional wakame, bean sprouts, and negi. The price was 800 yen (tax included). The Zangi set of 5 pieces had freshly fried, jumbo-sized Zangi pieces, with a choice of soy sauce or salt seasoning. You can also choose from "small, medium, large" for the rice. There was shredded cabbage and mayonnaise on the side. The set price was 600 yen (tax included). The Zangi pieces were a great deal as part of the ramen set. When ordering Zangi as a standalone item without ramen, the price for one piece is 220 yen, which is more expensive. We enjoyed our meal, and thank you for the feast.

The aged miso ramen and zangi set meal were satisfying and had a good amount of food. I recommend miso over salt. It's a family-friendly restaurant. I left something behind while traveling and when I called, they provided a pleasant response. Thank you.

I often use the ramen chain with "Mushirozangi" as a landmark when I get hungry. The chunky miso ramen has a strong flavor but tastes delicious, and you can add extra green onions and bamboo shoots for free. It's delicious to change the taste with the addictive shichimi pepper. The noodles are also on the larger side and taste great, and there are plenty of condiments on the table for you to enjoy in various ways.

I had the Zangi set meal, haha. This set meal allows you to choose your favorite ramen and add 1 to 5 pieces of Zangi, with rice included. You can also choose between salt and soy sauce flavored Zangi. I had the aged rough miso ramen with 1 piece of salt-flavored Zangi, haha. The ramen had a sweet miso flavor and the soup was a bit lukewarm. The chashu was thin and not very satisfying, though. But, the Zangi was really crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, delicious! This is truly a Zangi dish, haha. Thank you for the meal.

Oh, sometimes I feel like going to Toratetsu is nice (^^) You know, it's written as Toratetsu but pronounced as Kotetsu, right? No matter how hardcore an SR fan is, they all know that the shop name is Kotetsu. I know that, but for some reason, I end up calling it "Toratetsu." Well, it's fine (^^) Anyway, I quickly chose the soy sauce ramen with zangi set from the ticket machine because it looked like more customers were coming. I didn't really search carefully, but it seems like the special soy sauce ramen is no longer on the menu (´･ω･`) Well, it's been a while since I visited Toratetsu. For the custom order, I chose the noodles to be normal firmness. I'll add extra green onions and bamboo shoots. I'll go with soy sauce for the zangi flavor, and I'll get medium rice. I only have an expired service ticket for a flavored egg, so I'll pass on it this time (´･ω･`) The counter is quite large and there's social distancing, with the seats spaced out widely. Even though the state of emergency has been lifted, customers aren't coming back easily. There's still plenty of seats available even during lunchtime. I think they use homemade noodles here, right? They're similar to Asahikawa noodles because they're said to be weak in gluten, but they have a lot of water added. It's completely different from Asahikawa noodles (^^) They use lard in the soy sauce, but it's not as much as the special soy sauce. Hmm, I still prefer the special soy sauce. Well, that's just my personal preference. This zangi is made with a whole chicken breast. It has a good amount of bite to it. The garlic seasoning is strong, so it's more like seasoned fried chicken than zangi by SR standards (^^) Yeah, it's been a while since I visited Toratetsu. I'm completely satisfied. Maybe it's because they have older female staff instead of younger ones, but they provide good customer service (^^) Hey, why not try the ramen made with soup from the Central Kitchen once in a while? It's slightly different depending on the shop, you know~♫

It's been a while since my last visit. It's been over a year since I last came here before the COVID outbreak. The ticket machine has been updated. They also added a new menu item, shrimp miso ramen. I ordered the fried chicken set with one piece of fried chicken. The taste was like the miso ramen from over a year ago, but with added shrimp. I could taste a lot of umami, but it was a bit salty. The fried chicken was as good as always. I left feeling full and satisfied!

Menya Koteda-san, this time I visited with a special ticket. I ordered the set meal with miso ramen, 2 salt zangi, and a small rice. I must say, I was full after eating all of that. Thank you very much. The zangi was delicious!

I came near here for work, so I came to eat Zangi (fried chicken). I ordered the aged minced miso + Zangi set meal with one piece of Zangi, ramen with extra green onions and bamboo shoots, firm noodles, and soy sauce for the Zangi. I chose medium for the rice. Huh? Did they change the noodles? The soup doesn't seem to blend well with them... Alright, let's try the Zangi... Huh? Hmm... I used to like it more than KFC and others. I added various toppings and finished the meal. Thank you for the meal.

I finally found a place to have lunch after 3 o'clock and ended up at Toratetsu for the first time. I ordered miso ramen and tonkatsu set with rice for ¥1080, which was a great deal. I was excited as I waited for about 5-6 minutes, and first, the ramen arrived. When I tasted the soup, it was too salty! I thought maybe they put too much miso sauce. They diluted it for me, but then the tonkatsu arrived. The cabbage had mayo on it, but when I tried to mix it, the plate started spinning around. The tonkatsu seemed to have a burnt smell, but it turned out to be a zangi flavor. It was my first time at Toratetsu, my first time trying zangi-flavored tonkatsu. I'll go for the zangi set next time. Thank you for the meal! The staff was very friendly. Next time, I'll try the soy sauce flavor.

I had been wanting to try this place because it had a good reputation in videos. I purchased a miso ramen, one piece of zangi, and rice set for 1170 yen. The miso ramen had a rich soup, which I enjoyed. The zangi was bigger and tastier than I had heard. It was great that I could choose the size of the rice. I customized my miso ramen with extra bamboo shoots, extra green onions, and firm noodles for free. The exterior of the shop was all black, which made me a bit hesitant to enter, but the interior was bright and welcoming. Thank you for the meal.

Tsukemen at Menya Kotei Kitagojo Ten It's been a while since I visited Kotei. I think it's been about 10 years since I last had their tsukemen. The impression I had this time was the same as 10 years ago. Thank you for the meal. #EverydayIsRamen

Oh, I forgot to leave a note last time I visited. The ramen was really good after a long time. The chashu was tender, not too fatty or dry. The soup was quite flavorful. The fried chicken was a bit salty for the soy sauce flavor, but just right for the salt flavor. You can adjust the taste with your favorite sauce or lemon. Both the ramen soup and fried chicken are rich in flavor, so it goes well with rice. The cost performance is not bad at all.

9*8 Special soy sauce large portion with seasoned boiled egg topping. Kumimiso was closed, so I decided to try this place nearby. The atmosphere inside was not bad, and they generously gave extra green onions and bamboo shoots for free. Excitedly, I started eating. Hmm, the soup seems to lack depth of flavor. I tried adding garlic and black pepper halfway through, but it still didn't stand out. The toppings and noodles were decent, so they just need to work on improving the soup. That's all.

Thin noodles

Good taste, good portion size.

Miso ramen for ¥780.

After drinking alone, I met up with my husband at the station to go home together. He said it would be too much trouble to get off the train halfway, so we went home first and drove to "Kumamichan." Unfortunately, it was packed with a big fever, so we had to give up waiting for the first time! I really wanted to eat yakiniku, but I'm happy to see Kumamichan thriving. Since we came by car, we decided to eat somewhere else and ended up at Kotetsu. My husband had the aged miso ramen for 780 yen, and I had a bottled beer for 550 yen. We also ordered 5 pieces of zangi for 800 yen. You can customize the ramen for free, choosing to add or remove negi (green onions) and menma (bamboo shoots), and my husband chose to add both and have the noodles cooked firm. Zangi comes with a choice of salt or soy sauce, and I chose salt. We tried all the condiments on the table - zangi sauce, lemon, zangi spice, grated daikon radish, but in the end, we found that it was best without adding anything. As for the ramen, we thought it was just "okay." My husband quietly ate three zangi pieces. The set menu was a good deal. I want to come back to eat zangi again.

Hello, this is my second time here. Last time, I came at the end of the year and it was crowded, so I figured it would be calmer after a month. I parked my car in the parking lot and headed towards the store, where the customer in front of me was trying to enter. The customer seemed confused by the door without a handle. I gently passed by and pushed the door open for them. They should at least put a sticker saying "push" or something, right? I mean, this door needs to be pushed open from both sides, and it's not even made of glass. It could end up with someone pushing the door from both sides at the same time! Anyway. Today, just like last time, I ordered the special soy sauce Zangi set meal. I handed the food ticket to the staff near the ticket machine, and she escorted me to my seat. She had to take my tuning order, you see. I sat at the counter and placed my tuning order again. I asked for firm noodles, extra bamboo shoots, soy sauce Zangi, medium rice, and a free egg topping with a service ticket. I was able to smoothly place my tuning order with the staff. Even though the restaurant wasn't crowded, it took about 6 minutes for my meal to be served. It's funny how it takes longer when it's not busy, right? The special soy sauce at Toratesu is delicious. Well, there are definitely more delicious options out there. But for me, Toratesu's special soy sauce is just right. The Zangi is also great, with a strong garlic flavor that goes well with rice. I don't need any extra toppings like mayonnaise. The rice just goes so well with it. Alright, I got another 100 yen discount service ticket for my next visit. Now that I'm full, it's time to head home. Even though there was no one in the hall, I still said "thank you for the meal" and pushed the door open (laughs).

I went to the new Tiger Iron restaurant that just opened. It's been open for only 2 weeks, so I thought it would be calm already. The parking lot was almost full. Luckily, I found a space for one car. I pushed open the door without a handle, and then another door without a handle (laughs). There was a man in front of the ticket machine looking flustered. I'm not in a hurry, so I'll wait. I ordered the usual special soy sauce and one piece of Zangi set meal. I had to wait a bit, and then I was guided to a counter seat by a waitress. I ordered the noodles to be normal firmness, extra bamboo shoots, Zangi with soy sauce, rice medium, and a soft-boiled egg topping with a service ticket. Well, the order is the same at any Tiger Iron. The tables and raised tatami seats were full, and even the counter was about 60% full. I'm here, but it took 16 minutes until the food was served! That's a bit too long. Let's start with the noodles. I ordered them to be normal firmness, but they're quite soft. Did they stretch too much? The soup is not piping hot either. It's lukewarm. The soup here is a bit light, right? The tonkotsu flavor is lighter than other places. The Zangi is not hot either. Was it fried and left out? The cabbage is also not drained properly! The Zangi is soggy because of the cabbage's moisture. The order of serving the food was mixed up. Maybe because it's a new restaurant, but even so, they need to get things right now or customers will leave. I like the special soy sauce at "Tiger Iron," so I might visit again, but I'll give this place some time before returning.

On November 3rd, I went to the "Miyagi Tele-Ramen Live 2019" event held at Tsubakiyama Park in Sendai. This event, organized by Miyagi TV, gathers famous ramen shops from all over Japan and has been running since October 31st. Participating shops include "Menya Kotei" (Hokkaido), "Sengyo Ramen Gonokami Suisan," "Due Italian," "Hirugao," "Nikusoba Keisuke" (all from Tokyo), and "Kyoto Honke Daiichi Asahi" (Kyoto), with a total of 10 shops from around the country setting up stalls. After trying the ramen from the tie-up menu with the Miyagi TV show "OH! Bandes," I chose the "Sweet Shrimp Soup Sapporo Miso Ramen with Charred Shrimp Oil Ver" from "Menya Kotei" as my second bowl. This menu is specially developed for this ramen event and is not available in their regular store. The noodles are medium-thick curly noodles, cooked slightly firm. Toppings include chashu, menma, and green onions. They use Hokkaido white miso made with selected miso blended with butter, ground sesame seeds, and ichimi spice. The sweet shrimp used in the ramen is also from Hokkaido. The black oil is charred shrimp oil. The soup is rich, with the main flavor being the shrimp, and no unnecessary ingredients added to allow the shrimp flavor to shine through. This ramen was also delicious. The event is held at Tsubakiyama Park in Sendai until November 4th. The ramen is priced at 800 yen per bowl for all shops. Thank you for the meal.