Chiba, Japan｜Hidakaya

The best ramen in Chiba.

Super cheap set meals. Hard to complain.

It is located across the intersection from the east exit of Chiba Chuo Station on the Keisei Line. Came in during lunch time on a weekday. Since it was lunchtime, the restaurant was crowded, but the three hall staff worked efficiently and rotated the customers. Ordering is done via touch panel. Since the order is automatically sent to the kitchen, there is no need to talk to the hall staff and the order is taken without any wastage. The taste is stable since it is a chain store. This time I ate a large serving of tonkotsu ramen. They used to give out free tickets, but they no longer do so. As an alternative, there was a system in which docomo's d points were awarded. There is also a separate smoking room, probably for a ramen bar at night, which is sure to be a welcome space for smokers these days, when you can't smoke on the street. The price is 600 yen and you can get change, so I think I'll go there again if I have a chance. It was a shop that made me think.