Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho

When I heard that there was a restaurant in Tokyo specializing in ebi tsukemen (shrimp tsukemen), I timed my visit to Tokyo with a business trip to Shibuya to visit a restaurant called Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho. The memory of having had ebi tsukemen at Tsukemen Kirari in Chushojima, Kyoto came to mind, and I was convinced that it was definitely not bad, so I headed straight to the restaurant from Haneda Airport. But you know…

When I arrived at the restaurant, the situation was already desperate… What was the length of the line and wait time at Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho on a certain Sunday lunchtime…

I arrived at Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho at around 11:20 on a Sunday. I headed to the restaurant thinking, “I’m a little late…” But at this point, 20 minutes after the restaurant opened, there was a hopelessly long line like this at the storefront…

At the lightest estimate, there must have been at least 30 people in line. When I saw this, I was prepared to wait for an hour.

After being approached by a waiter, I moved inside the restaurant and purchased a meal ticket. There are four noodle portions: small 160g, medium 240g, large 320g (plus 150 yen), and special 400g (plus 300 yen). The amount of noodles before boiling is 320 grams, which is comparable to the amount of ramen at Ramen Jiro… Even a small portion is as much as a regular ramen, and if you are not confident that you can finish it, I recommend ordering a smaller portion without overdoing it.

After all, I had to wait 70 minutes to enter the restaurant that day. However, when I was standing in line, I had the impression that the turnover of customers was quite fast. The restaurant has 14 seats at an L-shaped counter. After being seated at the seat guided to me, the tsukemen I ordered was immediately brought in front of me…

There are still not many restaurants in Japan where we can eat it on the regular menu… Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho’s standard menu, Ebi Tsukemen, what was it like when I actually tried it?

Let me introduce you to the Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho‘s standard menu, Ebi Tsukemen (standard amount of noodles), which I ordered on that day. Image here…

The noodles were neatly folded and the dipping sauce was colored like miso sauce. As expected, the volume of noodles is quite large, as there are 240 grams of noodles before boiling. Also, I wonder if the cabbage topping is hard to find at other restaurants. Well, it definitely goes well with the shrimp tsukemen soup…

Now, let’s follow this “Delicious way to eat shrimp tsukemen” left on the counter…

First, let’s slurp the noodles as they are… They seem thinner than most tsukemen, and the surface is smooth and silky. When biting into the noodle, it has a strong firmness, and the aroma spreads in the mouth softly.

The dipping sauce in which the noodles are dipped tastes as expected, with the fragrance of prawns and the richness of miso sauce. The claim of being a “shrimp tsukemen specialty restaurant” is absolutely true. If you like prawns, you will definitely be addicted to this. The long line of people waiting in front of the restaurant was understandable.

After tasting the noodles and dipping sauce separately, let’s dip the noodles in the sauce and eat them in earnest. The thick dipping sauce is soaked in the noodles, and the double stimulation of the firmness of the noodles and the fragrance of the prawns in your mouth is irresistible. This is addictive. The noodles, which weighed 240 grams before boiling, were gone in no time.

Finally, I drank the remaining dipping sauce with the soup. The split soup is kept in a corner of the restaurant, so we had to leave our seats and go get it. However, this soup was a little bit lukewarm. That’s the only thing I regret…. If I have a chance to visit the restaurant again, I would like to try the cheese rice and basil rice…

Ebi tsukemen (tsukemen) at Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho left me a little dissatisfied with the soup, but I was generally satisfied with the tsukemen. There are not that many restaurants in Japan that serve ebi tsukemen as a regular menu item, and I envy people in Tokyo who can have it anytime they want. I might look for more places to eat ebi tsukemen in the Kansai region as well… I felt that way as I left the restaurant.

Tsukemen menues at Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho (prices include tax)

• Ebi tsukemen (tsukemen with shrimp): 1,000 yen
• Ebi tsukemen (tsukemen with seasoned egg): 1,150 yen
• Ebi tsukemen with extra meat ¥1,250
• Special Ebi Tsukemen 1,500 yen

Note: Ebi Tomato Tsukemen and Ebi Miso Tsukemen are the same price as Ebi Tsukemen.

The main restaurant is located in Ome…Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho is a 4-minute walk from the nearest station, JR Shinjuku Station.

Actually, after finishing the meal, I learned that the main restaurant, Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho, is located in Ome, far from the city center. The name of the main restaurant is “Ramen Itsuki,” and although they also serve shrimp tsukemen, their main product seems to be Sea bream ramen. Tai ramen is still quite rare in Japan, so just hearing about it is quite intriguing. It is quite a hurdle to go to Ome, but if I can find time, I might try to go there somewhere…

Now, here are the details of the store…

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