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2015-11-08
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Ah...cooler weather brings me to one of my favorite comfort foods. Ramen. And luckily, new ramen shops always open up in Hong Kong for me to try along with my old favorites for me to revisit. I discovered a new ramen shop that was in the Causeway Bay area in a section I often walk by on my way to the wet market for groceries. The name? Tetsu. For foodie or ramen fans, the name will bring a lot of interest to the ever growing Hong Kong ramen scene. And one of those insane ramen fans is me. Becaus
Tetsu is from yes... the land of ramen. Tokyo, Japan. Originally near Shinagawa station, they now have expanded to other areas of Tokyo and well..beyond. They are so popular, they have lines that can last for at least an hour. And what type of ramen do they serve? Tsukemen. Yes, the ramen where you dip away in a bowl of hot soup. However, when you eat tsukemen, there is one problem that is encountered. The soup goes cold after a while. What are you to do? Tetsu has solved this problem by popping you a hot stone into your soup to reheat it. Problem solved.
The Hong Kong branch of Tetsu is located next to the Canal Road flyover where there is heavy foot traffic from people waiting to get on crossharbour buses. Fitting as it's located near a traffic bridge. However, when entering Tetsu Hong Kong, one glaring difference is noted. There is no vending machine to buy a ticket to order your ramen like they do in Japan. No. You sit down like at a regular ramen place, check off the menu items and pay later at the cashier.
The check off menu is similar to all the other ramen shops in Hong Kong. It's in Chinese only. You choose what yiou want, how intense your soup and any extras. They have two sizes for your ramen for the same price: 200 g and 300 g. I chose 200 g and it was more than enough for a girl like me.
Soup was thick and very rich in chicken and fish stock. It's also very salty and perfect for dipping.
Of course, I played the "OMG....I'm a scared girl that doesn't want to get hurt omg can you help me" card so the waiter helped me do this so I could take photos.
The stones came in this hot pot. The waiter told me that the 102 meant not the temperature of the stones but that location of the first shop.
Excellent ramen with a nice gimmick stone that does reheat the soup for a bit. You can request a paper bib if you don't want to dirty your clothes while eating. And for their first week of opening, they are offering free VIP membership to the first 102 customers. It wasn't busy when I went on opening day and it was 3 PM. I was only number 92. So, now I am a VIP member. I asked what that meant and they said sometimes they will have special ramen for VIPs to choose from and other fun things. AWESOME! Will return again and will try something called a water gyzoa. I was by myself so one bowl of noodles was enough for me. Perhaps next time I come with boyfriend, we'll order that. I had a coworker who went the next day and said they were steamed and not pan fried and excellent. Curious I will return for that.
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