ラーメン + あじフライ / Ramen + Aji Fry / Niko Niko Drive-In - Takeoka, Chiba
Takeoka style ramen at Niko Niko Drive-In in Takeoka, Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture. Clear soup with local Miya brand shoyu, used by most ramen shops in the area. Takeoka style ramen traditionally calls for dried noodles, but depending on the shop fresh noodles can be served as well. Topped with shoyu-marinated pork chashu and diced onions. Niko Niko Drive-In was originally just a set-meal (teishoku) restaurant, dishes like aji fry and rice bowls are still quite popular. With the rise of hyper local Takeoka style ramen, eventually Niko Niko started serving ramen too. Family owned, run by women. Takeoka is a fisherman's town, hence the men go out fishing early each day and women run most restaurants. Open for over 50 years.
