Inside this ramen bar oasis is a friendly relaxed atmosphere offering both bar and table seating as well as a some traditional Japanese seating in the back. A humble ramen shop this is not. Offering imported beer and full dinner and lunch menu options, Menya Bar has something for everyone. On my lunch visit I ordered their current special, a cold soy milk ramen and a beer set.
Their lunch beer set came with 3 small salads: whitebait, maitake and okra, and a spicy tuna salad. All delicious and refreshing. The cold soy milk ramen was topped with cucumber, a tan tan style ground beef, clams, and chili oil. If served warm this might have been a winner, but the congealed ground beef and cold soy milk broth made for a strange unappealing texture and taste. I was determined to try again, and again I did. But this time I wanted their take on shoyu.
Possibly the best chashu that has ever melted in my mouth tops this complex bowl of shoyu. At Menya Bar they use a mixture of chicken stock, sea salt, and two kinds of shoyu to complete a sophisticated unique flavor. Everything else was just right rounding out Menya Bar at a 4.5/5 for a dubious special and a superb staple.
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