Okay! Went to a cool raamen shop that had things most places don't have (at least raamen shops don't have.) First, a menu for kids. Smaller portions with orange juice and a cheap toy. And, rock music on the speakers. Not pop music, rock. As in loud guitars. Great place but a little pricey and the noodles were over-cooked. But worst of all, I forgot the name of the place! This affords me the opportunity to go back and a) take a photo to share with you all and b) see if it was just that day the noodles were over-cooked or if it's a regular thing. And to check out the music some more.
There is currently a raamen boom here in Japan. Raamen shops are springing up everywhere and they're starting to get away from frumpy old 'traditional' designs and going with trendy new 'modern' designs. At least for the building and fixtures. This results in Euro-trash modern settings for ancient food. It's both sad and amusing. I have a feeling someone's going to upgrade the food to 'trendy' new heights soon, too. Maybe a vegetarian tofu California raamen (I'm sure there must be one) or a caffeine-free 'lite' raamen. And jazz on the stereo. Maybe a Bill Frisell greatest hits CD.
There is currently a raamen boom here in Japan. Raamen shops are springing up everywhere and they're starting to get away from frumpy old 'traditional' designs and going with trendy new 'modern' designs. At least for the building and fixtures. This results in Euro-trash modern settings for ancient food. It's both sad and amusing. I have a feeling someone's going to upgrade the food to 'trendy' new heights soon, too. Maybe a vegetarian tofu California raamen (I'm sure there must be one) or a caffeine-free 'lite' raamen. And jazz on the stereo. Maybe a Bill Frisell greatest hits CD.
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