Butashoga ramen ($8.90+) & Takagi ramen ($6.90+)!
Two bowls at Takagi Ramen: a butashoga (ginger pork) ramen and the house Takagi ramen, both in a creamy tonkotsu-style broth. $15.80+.
A casual ramen dinner with BB at Takagi Ramen: the butashoga ramen ($8.90+) and the house Takagi ramen ($6.90+). ๐๐
What we had ($15.80+, plus service and GST):
- Butashoga ramen: noodles in a creamy broth topped with a ginger-pork mince, menma (bamboo shoots) and spring onion
- Takagi ramen: the house bowl, with chashu, spring onion and pickled ginger
Both came in a milky, tonkotsu-style broth, that opaque, collagen-rich pork-bone soup that coats the noodles and clings to the spoon. Takagi is the homegrown casual chain, and it does a solid, comforting bowl for the price.
The butashoga was my pick. The savoury ginger-pork mince piled in the middle melts into the broth as you stir, and the ginger gives the whole bowl a warm, fragrant lift that cuts through the richness. It is the more interesting, more-ish of the two.
The house Takagi ramen was the dependable, no-frills bowl: creamy broth, springy noodles, a slice of chashu and the usual toppings, with a little dish of pickled red ginger on the side to freshen it up.
It is not a fancy specialty-ramen-ya, but for a quick, satisfying, well-priced bowl, it hit the spot nicely.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. ๐๐๐ผ Creamy tonkotsu-style bowls, the ginger-pork butashoga the pick, good casual ramen value. Would re-visit.
