Hidaka, Saitama, Japan｜Takashina

This is the first Musashino udon restaurant I ate in Nishi Saitama. This is the shop where I fell in love with Musashino udon. If you have never eaten it, please give it a try. However, just like udon noodles, it needs to be sticky. Musashino udon is chewy and takes a long time to boil. In the past, there were customers who couldn't keep up with the number of people and would go home saying, "You're late!" The number of seats in the current store has decreased, but it feels just right (waiting time is about 20 minutes). A lot of people may know it because it was introduced on TV as an izakaya at night, but it is a hidden famous restaurant.

I came here because I wanted to eat udon on a holiday night. The restaurant is located in a residential area, but when I went there, it was full. It was a busy pub. It was okay because there were only two people, but the staff said that if it was true, it would be difficult to make a reservation without making a reservation. Musashino udon was good with a firm texture. The mini curry was 250 yen. It was delicious. It was a feast.

My first visit after 16:00 when work settled down. There are no customers in the relatively large store. All seats are equipped with tabletop partitions to prevent corona, and disinfectant alcohol is installed at the entrance. I ordered a large serving of gravy udon because it was Musashino udon. Whole grain or brown square thick noodles. When I ate it as it was, I didn't feel the wheat flavor as much as I thought, but it was delicious and easy to eat because it was boiled to a chewy texture that wasn't too hard. The dipping soup feels more like fish (maybe dried sardines?) than meat, and the whole soup has a strong oiliness of fried tofu, which is a pity. I wonder if the meat will come together if the meat soup stock is strong, refraining from the oiliness of the deep-fried tofu. Green onions have a crunchy texture that is close to raw. I like this very much. There are plenty of sashimi and nigiri menus, and it looks like it's going to be an izakaya at night. It's a restaurant where you want to taste the flavor and aroma, but it seems that smoking is allowed, so it's a pity that the second customer was smoking.