Foodle Reviews
If ramen were animals, this bowl would be an elephant. Massive at first glance, with tons of intimidating events, but get a little closer and you’ll find a gentle giant.
Jinenjo is part of the famous Rokurinsha group (which you may have heard has a branch at Tokyo Station), and this is the main store for all of the Jinenyo locations. It’s out in Saitama so I made plans with @ramenadventures to check it out.
He got the house tsukemen (second pic) and was not disappointed. It’s... More
If ramen were animals, this bowl would be an elephant. Massive at first glance, with tons of intimidating events, but get a little closer and you’ll find a gentle giant.
Jinenjo is part of the famous Rokurinsha group (which you may have heard has a branch at Tokyo Station), and this is the main store for all of the Jinenyo locations. It’s out in Saitama so I made plans with @ramenadventures to check it out.
He got the house tsukemen (second pic) and was not disappointed. It’s the textbook tonkotsu gyokai with mega chewy noodles. Me? I went rogue and got the seasonal chilled soupless tantanmen. Spicy but not deadly, heavy but not incapacitating. A gentle giant.
I’d add this to your list if you’re already heading out of Tokyo that way; at just ten minutes from Kōnosu Station, it’s an easy one to tick off your bucket list.
特製辛つけめん / Tokusei Kara Tsukemen / Jinenjo - Kōnosu, Saitama
Rich tonkotsu-gyokai soup contains pork bones and dried fish. Noodles are house-made from a noodle room inside the shop. Options for spicy chili seasoning, served on the side. The master here trained at two legendary shops, first Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken, then the original Rokurinsha in Ōsaki. Jinenjo opened in Kōnosu, Saitama in 2006, moving once to the current location in 2008. A 2nd branch is located in Kuki,... More
特製辛つけめん / Tokusei Kara Tsukemen / Jinenjo - Kōnosu, Saitama
Rich tonkotsu-gyokai soup contains pork bones and dried fish. Noodles are house-made from a noodle room inside the shop. Options for spicy chili seasoning, served on the side. The master here trained at two legendary shops, first Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishōken, then the original Rokurinsha in Ōsaki. Jinenjo opened in Kōnosu, Saitama in 2006, moving once to the current location in 2008. A 2nd branch is located in Kuki, Saitama since 2018. Owned and operated by the Matsufuji Shokuhin company, which also owns several other high profile ramen brands such as Rokurinsha and Tonari. Less
Address
214-1 Takimamuro, Konosu, Saitama 365-0044, Japan
Hours
Tuesday: 11:00 - 15:30; 18:00 - 21:00
Wednesday: 11:00 - 15:30; 18:00 - 21:00
Thursday: 11:00 - 15:30; 18:00 - 21:00
Friday: 11:00 - 15:30; 18:00 - 21:00
Saturday: 11:00 - 21:00
Sunday: 11:00 - 21:00
Phone
+81485438858
Price Range
Based on country average
$$ (¥1,000–2,000)
