つけ麺 + ギョーザ / Tsukemen + Gyoza / Maruchō — Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Tokyo style shoyu soup uses 10 different ingredients including pork, chicken and various gyokai (seafood). Medium width wavy noodles are house-made. Pork chashu, menma, negi, togarashi. Yaki gyoza on the side.
Master Arai-san trained Maruchō in Kami-Ikebukuro (open 1968-1981), however this branch is not officially listed as part of the Maruchō norenkai group. 30 seats. Open since 1978.