Ramen Bakubadōji

Name: Shiwase Ramen Bakubadо̄ji しあわせラーメン白馬童子
Cuisine: Ramen
- Soup base
  - Shoyu tonkotsu
  - Shio
- Heaviness
  - Heavy/thick こってり
- Noodles
  - Thin straight noodles
Cost: ¥ (~¥800)
Bargain: Good
Payment: Cash
Size: Medium; 5 counter seats and several tables
Wait: People usually finish eating ramen within 15 minutes
Area: Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Japan
Station: JR Nishikujo Station

It’s right next door to Kotone.

My friends got the shiawase ramen (¥750). I got shiwase ippai ramen 幸せあいっぱいラーメン (¥900). The shiawase ramen are shoyu tonkotsu. They also have shio ramen.

The nori sheet has a fortune stamped on it. I got enmusubi 縁結び (marriage; matchmaking). Is it that obvious that I need a girlfriend?! If only it was as easy as eating a bowl of ramen for me to get a girlfriend…. Anyways…

Besides the nori, the ramen comes with negi, menma, a hard-boiled egg, and (since I got the deluxe) six slices of chashu vs the normal two. Thin straight noodles. The chashu was tender. The soup was thick (kotteri). It congealed as I was taking the pictures. The soup was quite salty, IMO.

They offered free onigiri (rice balls) as a lunch service. I didn’t need it but got it anyways for the picture. I broke off parts of the rice balls and dipped them into the soup. They were pretty good like that. The rice helped mellow/spread out the saltiness.