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About this place
When you want both ramen and fried rice, Tsubame-chan Ramen offers several ways to put the meal together. Diners repeatedly mention ordering the two together, and some menu options let you choose a small or regular portion of fried rice. One visitor found it mild and easy to eat; another noted that it contained diced chashu pork. It makes an appealing companion to a bowl of ramen.
The ramen menu centres on tonkotsu-shoyu, with spicy miso, curry ramen and tsukemen among the alternatives. One diner who chose the classic Tsubame ramen described a pork-bone and soy-sauce broth with back fat, topped with two large slices of chashu. Other comments praise the chashu for its tenderness and mellow flavour. If you want a more generous serving of pork, the chashu ramen is another option.
For a bowl with vegetables, one visitor ordered the house-special ramen with extra vegetables, including Chinese cabbage, garlic chives and chopped spring onion. The menu notes that extra vegetables on this ramen are free, making it an easy choice if you want vegetables alongside the noodles. Spicy miso ramen comes with a choice of heat from 1 to 3; some diners enjoyed turning it up, while opinions on the curry ramen were mixed.
The tsukemen comes with yuzu pepper, which the menu suggests adding partway through to change the flavour. A large serving of noodles, up to 300g, is also free. Beyond fried rice, sides include gyoza, fried chicken and a chashu rice bowl, so you can keep things light or add a more substantial rice dish.
The restaurant is described as suitable for solo diners and offers both dine-in and takeaway. It is closed on Wednesdays and open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 until 1:00 the following day. That makes it an option for lunch or a late meal.
