Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan｜立川マシマシ 足利総本店

[May 2023] Weekday lunch in mid-May. Last time I ate the wonderful Mazesoba and gave it a dry rating, but today I'm going to go for the standard ramen😁 Arrived at the store around 11:15. There were empty seats because it had just opened. I bought a small ramen (850 yen) and a raw egg (50 yen) from the ticket vending machine. The rice bowl arrived in 5-6 minutes, which was surprisingly fast today! Let's have it🍴🙏 First of all, the taste of the soup is exquisitely delicious without being too strong or lacking.The noodles are well-cooked, which is just how I like it, and the more I bite into it, the more I feel the flavor. Add a raw egg and enjoy the mild taste, and you'll be done in no time. The ramen was insanely delicious❗I will change my rating. Thank you for the meal🙏 [January 2023] Weekday lunch in mid-January. Yashu-Yamabe Station, my first stop on a business trip, was unmanned and I had lunch here. I couldn't find any shops nearby, so I checked RDB with no expectations and found this shop! I've been coming back to Tachikawa Mashimashi Royal Soup quite a bit, and I especially like noodles without soup, so I'm looking forward to seeing what they have here 😊 The store is a 20 minute walk from the station, so I wouldn't normally go there on foot 😅 I had plenty of time on this day and the weather was nice, so I crossed the Midoribashi Bridge over the Watarase River and headed to the store. Arrived at the store around 11:25. The store has a spacious parking space, and I thought that people probably wouldn't be walking there from the station, but when I entered the store, it was full. The rule is to buy a meal ticket and then line up, so head straight to the ticket vending machine. Check out the menu first. What was offered at the time of the visit was: ・Awesome Mazesoba (1,000 yen) ・Mini ramen (750 yen) ・Noodles without small soup (950 yen) ・Black pepper noodles without soup (950 yen) ・Small Tsukemen (950 yen) ・Amazing miso ramen (950 yen) ・Heehee noodles (950 yen) ・Amazing hiyashi chuka (950 yen) There are many types and you can adjust the amount of noodles. The lineup of toppings...I'll omit it. There was so much of it 😅 Since it was my first visit, I bought some wonderful mazesoba from the ticket vending machine on the top left and moved to the waiting room. The waiting room is in a separate building, and there are five long chairs inside, and three customers can sit in the U-shaped seats. It can seat about 10 to 15 people. Anyway, I'm really grateful that I don't have to wait outside in the cold 🙏 There is an extension line in the waiting room, and you will be contacted when it is your turn. The rotation is fast and you can be in the store in 5-6 minutes. Inside the store, there are only 10 seats at the counter, and the kitchen is run by three young employees. There is a wide variety of table seasonings, including coarsely chopped garlic, coarsely ground pepper, black pepper, chili pepper, vinegar, and habanero sauce. Since the garlic is on the table, I'm a little happy that I can adjust it myself without having to ask for the free topping call 😁 People around me were ordering rice bowls one after another, but they didn't come for a long time, and I was getting a little nervous, but finally, I got my bowl. If you have to wait this long for Mazesoba, I wish there was a sign saying "It takes time" 😒 Now, let's eat 🍴🙏 First of all, the appearance is rich with plenty of minced meat and shredded pork, refreshing with green onions and shiso, mild with flavored eggs, and stimulating and role of ginger 😊 I guess its role is color 😅 Take a sip of the noodles before mixing. You can feel the sweet and salty taste of the noodles in the hot oil. It's delicious without mixing! When you slurp the noodles after mixing them well, the spiciness will add to your appetite. The minced meat and char siu have a nice rich texture when eaten with the oily noodles, and the shiso and green onions in the middle of the dish have a refreshing effect on the palate. Overall, the flavor is strong, so I finished the noodles without using table seasonings. At the bottom of the bowl, there was minced meat and chashu submerged in a large amount of oil, and I hesitated to touch it, but I scooped it up with a spoon and finished it. It was delicious at the beginning, but it stalled in the second half 😅 Above all, I was a little confused about the time it was served, which made me judge the restaurant rather than the taste. Thank you for the meal🙏

Second time using! This time, I tried the famous Tsukemen for a limited time. It was very delicious. I ate tsukemen for the first time in a while. The price was 1000 yen.

I want to challenge myself to make vegetables, but I don't know if I can finish it, so I bring my own pot and buy it. I was nervous about how to order for takeout, but the staff was very kind to help me, partly because it was empty. When it's free, buy a meal ticket → hand over the hot pot and meal ticket, tell them what you like → wait → you can buy it As expected, it was more than I could eat by myself, so my wife and I ate together. The taste was very delicious. I have to work the next day, so I left out the garlic, but personally, it tastes better with it. The other day, I ate miso ramen from the beginning. I asked for 3 spicy. It was a mess.