Queue like the locals at Ramen Jiro

You might have heard of places like Ippudo or Ichiran. Pretty famous ramen chains that serve really good food. But the thing is, if you pay real close attention to it, those places are quite common amongst the tourists.

The real question is, where do the locals go to get their ramen cravings fixed? 

Introducing: Ramen Jiro

Ramen Jiro's distinct feature is it's super greasy soup, counterbalanced by a mountain load of beansprouts and cabbages. It's so greasy, I felt like I was going to get a heart attack after finishing up this bowl. Portion was amazing! They don't do the usual crap by serving your thin slices of pork, albeit it's not visible in this photo I took. Lousy angle.

They are like the "junk-food" in the ramen world. Unhealthy-ish with the insane amount of pork lard you'll be able to find floating around the soup but still, it keeps you wanting more.

And the crazy thing is, that huge bowl of goodness was only 600 Yen!

Founded back in 1968 is a Japanese chain of ramen shops. Apparently there are about 40 over locations. The first store to open is located in Meguro and that's the one we visited.

Most of the time, when there's a queue, it can't go wrong, right? Especially if everyone in the queue is a local!

If the locals are queuing up for it, it must be good. That's my theory.

We started queuing around 6.30pm and the wait was only about an hour. To be honest, I think that's pretty alright.

The shop is located in a rather interesting building

The owner have got you covered. Soup so fcking greasy, you'll need some tea that reduces fat (so it says on the bottle), from the vending machine right outside the shop.

Japanese loves their vending machine. It's only fitting that Ramen Jiro makes you buy your "food vouchers" using a vending machine. Unfortunately, there's no English menu. 

The shop is quite cozy. At any one time, you probably can only fit 15 pax? Right by the counter. 

if you look very closely, you'll find the pot of greasy soup. 

So next time when you visit Japan, perhaps you can give Ramen Jiro a shot.