そば Yuán Zuǒ Zhú

I went to this restaurant in the Hitachi-Ota area after searching for a soba restaurant with high reviews to satisfy my craving for delicious soba noodles. The restaurant is located in a tranquil old Japanese-style building with a large dark blue noren hanging at the entrance. The restroom is located outside. Despite the lunchtime crowd and full parking lot, I was pleasantly surprised to be seated within about 5 minutes. I ordered the tempura soba (950 yen) and it arrived after a short wait of about 10 minutes. Even though the restaurant was busy, the staff worked efficiently to minimize the wait time. The tempura was freshly fried, with a crispy texture. The tempura made from homegrown carrots and potatoes was superb, and the onion tempura had a sweet and crunchy taste that was delicious! The soba noodles, made from a mixture of common buckwheat and 30% soba, had a smooth and slightly chewy texture that was incredibly tasty. The noodles were thick and short, with the addition of yamaimo (mountain yam) making them pleasantly chewy. There is also a cafe-style section next door where you can enjoy coffee while eating soba, and I would like to visit there next time.

If you want to enjoy Hitachi autumn soba, I highly recommend this place. It's always crowded because it's so popular, but if you avoid the lunch rush you might be able to get in smoothly. I recommend trying the seasonal mountain vegetable tempura and the unique local dish of kenchin soba as well.

I had to wait quite a bit since people who lined up before the restaurant opened were already eating at 11 o'clock, so I recommend going at a later time. The soba noodles were not too thin or too thick, with a good chewy texture and very delicious. The tempura was also crispy with a light batter.

いつも混んでいて素通りしてましたが思い切ってお邪魔しました寒い中待ちました温かいものが食べたい…ここは郷土料理のけんちんか悩みましたでも、天ぷらも食べたい！メニューの端にお汁温めできます。の文字天ざるにしてめんつゆを温めてもらいました。でも、けんちんも食べたくなりけんちん汁のみ追加しました とても美味しく混んでいる意味がわかりました

旬菜天ざる蕎麦大盛りを注文。 二八ならぬ三七蕎麦ですが、挽きぐるみの田舎蕎麦で、風味が感じられてとても美味しかったです。また、紫いもやヤーコン等の珍しい天ぷらもサクサクでした。 お店は平日でも行列覚悟なので、開店前もしくは、14時過ぎが狙い目です。 ご馳走様でした。また伺います。