Although stores and shops are still sparse in the newly opened East Wing of Shangri-la Mall, its food landscape is starting to shape up. The well-lit spanking new hallways of the mall can easily usher you to check out the line of new restaurants. I’ve tried two in this part of Shang and another one last Sunday after attending the 4pm Service taking on an unscheduled dinner invite.
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After scouring 2 levels and eliminating Shabu Shabu, Sushi and Filipino restaurants, we finally settled to have something light and not heavy that evening. Ramen was the choice and I was sort of craving for it. That brings us to the door of Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen, which had a line outside. Good thing we just needed a table for two and there was one ready for us.
The interior of Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen is quite an eyeful, heavily designed with wood panels marked with Japanese characters. I don’t know if space-functionality is compromised but it certainly gives a bona fide Japanese feel with all the lighting fixture and wood element.
Specializing in Ramen, the menu is quite limited but centers mainly on ramen offerings. Soup flavors come in different categories mainly: shio ramen (salt flavored soup), shoyu ramen (soy sauce flavored soup), tonkotsu ramen (pork bone based creamy soup), and miso ramen (miso flavored soup).
On the Table
Gyoza P150
6 pieces of Japanese potstickers, a great starter or side dish for the bowls of ramen. Bite into the tasty dumpling filled with minced pork and chives, dip lightly in the gyoza sauce it comes with and pop the whole thing in your mouth and enjoy the outside crunch intermingled with the soft filling inside.
Miso Tonkotsu P380
Tonkotsu-based soup with very rich pork broth specially blended with quality miso paste. It comes with green onion, bamboo shoots and 2 slices of pork chasu. I smell the waft coming from the bowl and I know I am in for a treat. The warm broth was comforting yet had spikes of unexpectedness, like it is familiar but I am still surprised.
The bamboo shoots add a crunch while the half / soft boiled egg (P50) I ordered on the side attached softness and some creaminess. The slice of roasted pork is tender but lacked the taste of roast but the flavorful orange broth brings everything in.
Black Garlic Tonkotsu P380
Lester initially thought of ordering their house specialty which is the original tonkotsu but deviated and decided to be braver and ordered the Black Garlic Tonkotsu. The richness of the long-boiling pork broth is interspersed with special roasted garlic oil. You’d think the strong garlic taste will overkill the gentler tonkotsu but the taste blended together.
(Be forgiving of my really terrible photos. No camera, just iPhone)
For all their ramens, the wait staff will ask if you want your noodles soft, firm or normal like asking how you want your steak done. It gives you the option to choose between chewy or al dente or just normal. These noodles are supposedly made from premium flour imported from Japan.
Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen implements a lengthy hours-long boiling process of the pork bones seasoned with special spices. This technique results to making their Tonkotsu slightly buttery while keeping that hearty aspect of their hot bowls or ramen.
Thanks Les. Thanks for accompanying me to True Value, Howards’ and looking at items for house organization and clutter-free life! 🙂 Next time, please say, “no, no you don’t need that… nope, not that either.”
Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen
Level 5, Shangri-La Plaza East Wing,
Shaw Boulevard corner Edsa,
Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
(63 2) 477 8333
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There’s nothing more comforting than a bowl of noodles. And if you’re looking for authentic Tonkotsu Ramen, look no further. The newly opened Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen at the new East Wing of Shangri-La Mall offers an all-Tonkotsu ramen for your ramen fix. Each bowl of ramen from Ikkoryu has four key components, the Tonkotsu soup, a pork-based broth, the juicy and tender Chashu, flavorful and thinly sliced roast pork, premium noodles freshly made from imported Japanese flour, and a special soy sauce, a proprietary blend for that unique and distinct flavor. Ikkoryu’s flavorful pork broth, boiled for hours for that rich and creamy, almost buttery flavor, is the base for all of Ikkoryu’s ramen. Go for the classic Chashu Tonkotsu or the inventive and flavorful Black Garlic Tonkotsu. Classic, authentic, unique. If you love tonkotsu ramen, go for the real deal.