Ultimate Ramen Champion! Episode 3: Ikkousha Ramen

Episode 3: Ikkousha Ramen

Noodles: 9/10 slim and smooth noodles, right out of the textbook, small serving

Meat and Egg: 5/10 meat was basic, slightly below expectation, but egg was better

Soup: 11.5/10 EPIC!!!!!1

Service: 8/10 rather fast and no fuss

Overall: 8.5/10

Quick links here to the other blogposts in the Ultimate Ramen Champion! series
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Prologue: important info including address, opening hours, voting etc.
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Episode 1: Bario Ramen!
Ultimate Ramen Champion! Episode 2: Gantetsu Ramen!


Was back at Iluma for another round of Ultimate Ramen Champion during office lunch hours! This time Ikkousha Ramen is put to the test. I wanted to try this stall as I remembered the first time I ate at Ultimate Ramen Champion this stall (which is located beside Bario) this stall had already sold out their menu while I was queuing for.

Here's a picture of their main ramen! Its called the Hakata Ajitama Ramen.

THICK SOUPZ

Noodles
Slim and smooth noodles yeah! This could really be right out of a noodle textbook! My advice is to go for the large bowl as it seemed more like normal serving to me. Two words to describe this type of noodle - Just Nice. To be exact, normal serving has 100g of noodles and large has 150g.

Meat and Egg
ONLY TWO SLICES OF MEAT!? SERIOUSLY? Bario has FIVE! Not like the meat is that nice too. Its adequate but far from amazing, and slightly on the hard side. You could probably find pork of the same quality in a hawker centre. The egg was much better. Overall, the ingredients were below expectation.

Soup
DAM NICE! This soup reminds me of the thick mushroom soup that Marche has (imo one of the better mushroom soups. sry but i don't like those light and creamy type). I've got no idea what they put into the soup, as the ingredients are prepared far from the counter. But the taste is strong and full, and there's a good base of pork that you can deduce from the soup. It has a thick texture as well. Definitely on par with Bario's soup. Both are good, but in different ways.

Service
The preparation was fast. I think I've waited no longer than a few minutes for my ramen.

Here's a picture of the restaurant chef, acting LIKE A BOZ! But the chefs were all not there that day, probably at the new outlet in Changi Airport?

LIKE A BOZ!

Overall, this stall is recommended if you want to try some really nice and thick ramen soup and good noodles. If you want something more filling, stick with Bario.

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