This sinjiro ramen from Menya Shinchan wasn't the towering bowl as I recalled from the last visit from a neighbour's seat, but I've got to say that it was still huge and filling the same. I'm not sure if this is a one off incident or that perhaps, after numerous feedbacks about the portions, those guys have finally decided to reduce the mountain of boiled cabbages. Speaking of which, I thought was quite enjoyable as they tasted crunchily fresh with that drizzle of soy sauce over the top. There was also a large amount of bean sprouts underneath the soup with all the ramen. I must admit that the accompanying chopped garlic on the side and the ground pepper did help to keep things going.
The spicy mazesoba was expectedly very similar to the non-spicy version that I had previously. Duh, I guess it was pretty obvious what the main difference was. The pile up in the bowl looked like it matched the size of the sinjiro so I guess this is pretty large a portion too. Somehow, in the midst of that spicy nutty gravy, I got reminded of ba chor mee and I guess this could be loosely construed as a Japanese equivalent of that. Using ramen. With a slice of cheese.
Ultimately, I think what draws me in Menya Shinchan is the option of "hard noodles" which makes them more al dente than usual of ramen and that there is a variety of combinations to the broth which seems to exceed that of most other ramen joints. And this is one of those uncommon occasions that I actually forgot to ask for the aji tama. Grrrr....
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