Ramen
Akahoshi Miso19,00 US$
The namesake of the shop. Blend of misos, homemade crinkly Sapporo-style noodles, plenty of lard. Topped with beansprouts, green onions, menma bamboo shoots, pork chashu
Midwest Shoyu18,50 US$
Modernity meets origins. Clear chicken soup, onion oil, soy sauce with katsuobushi, straight thin noodles with Midwest wheat. Topped with green onions, nori, menma bamboo shoots, pork chashu, shio koji chicken breast, narutomaki, fried onion
Soupless Tantanmen18,00 US$
Soupless variant of ramen, based loosely on Dandan noodles. Extra thick noodles, ma-la spice, sesame. Topped with pork soboro, green onions, bok choi
Aburasoba18,00 US$
Soupless variant of ramen, popularized by college students at Waseda University. Extra thick noodles, garlic, soy sauce. Topped with textures, chopped chashu
March Monthly Special: Tonkotsu Gyokai24,00 US$
As tonkotsu spread through Japan, versions using heavier doses of quintessential Japanese ingredients like dried fish grew in popularity, particularly in Tokyo. Tonkotsu soup, soy sauce, katsuobushi, niboshi sardine. Thin, snappy noodles. Topped with pork chashu, green onion, menma bamboo shoots, narutomaki, nori, fish powder
Extra Toppings
Extra Chashu7,00 US$
Housemade pork chashu, simmered in soy sauce and seasonings
Extra Chicken6,00 US$
Shio koji marinated chicken, gently poached
Ajitama Egg*2,00 US$
Slagel Farms egg, soft boiled, marinated for days
Kaedama4,00 US$
Extra homemade noodles of your choice (Crinkly Sapporo, Wide and Thick, or Midwest Flat)
Gekikara Spice Powder2,00 US$
For spice heads. Blend of togarashi, Carolina Reaper, white pepper
All other toppings | $1 ea.
House Ma-La seasoning / Bamboo Shoots / Green Onions / Beansprouts / Nori / etc.
Sides
Rice3,00 US$
Japanese Koshihikari short-grain rice
Chashu Rice Bowl8,00 US$
Chopped pork chashu on top of rice
Ikura Rice bowl*15,00 US$
Salmon roe on rice, a classic of Hokkaido
