Ramen Shop [Gojoken] / らーめん 出し屋「五丈軒」

Earlier this year while it was still winter, my mother-in-law who doesn't really like ramen suggested going to a ramen shop called [Gojoken] after we finished a bit of shopping. I was amazed. It was very unusual for my mother-in-law to eat ramen. She doesn't pasta, udon, or soba much either.

今年の冬イトーヨーカドーで買い物を済ましたら、珍しくラーメン嫌いの義理の母があるラーメン屋でランチを食べないかと提案。え？お母さんがラーメン？ 僕にとってびっくりポンだよ。だって、自分の義理の母はパスタ、うどん、蕎麦もあんまり好きじゃないんです。行った店はらーめん 出し屋「五丈軒」。

The sign says [Gojoken] Noodle Factory.

おう、麺工房ですて。

It appears the two main choices of ramen on the menu was Chuka Soba or Bara Soba. I opted for the Bara Soba which is the pork noodle. The broth was niboshi (dried sardine based) which is the most popular style of ramen in the Tohoku area.

メニューに二つのメインチョイスがある。中華そばかバラそば。僕はバラそばを選んで、確か僕の妻は中華そばを頼んだ。

This is their Chuka soba. My wife loves this style and flavor of ramen, except for the hard-boiled egg, which I happily ate for her.

これが店の中華そば。僕の妻がこの昔い風のラーメンが好き。味玉子は嫌いけどね。それ、僕がいただきました。

This is the bara soba as you can see, it comes with a fair amount of pork!

バラそばはそのまま、肉多めです。

I also couldn't believe my mother-in-law suggesting to go play ping-pong after eating ramen but that's exactly what she did and we ended up playing for an hour. I love playing ping-pong so I'm not one to refuse. I could play all day if I had the time.

またびっくりポンのことに義理の母がラーメンを食べたあとに、卓球をやらないかと提案。自分は卓球大好き人間なので、もちろん賛成。暇があればずーと卓球が出来る感じですよ。