Always on the lookout for a good bowl of ramen, I was recently intrigued by taufulou’s rave reviews about Ichikakuya Ramen, probed into it a little bit and realized that it is located at UOA Business Park, that big office building across from SS15 over Federal Highway, which is quite a convenient place for me to get to, so I thought we’d give it a try.
Ichikakuya Ramen at the Podium, UOA Business Park
The brand Ichikakuya is from Yokohama and is a relatively new establishment from only about 5 years ago, the branch at UOA Business Park is the first in Malaysia.
The menu is pretty straightforward, choose between normal or red iekei (spicy) soup that’s either soy or salt based, and you can also opt for more chasiu (pork), soft boiled eggs, spinach, bamboo shoots, green onions and such. Additionally, they also have a few types of rice bowls if ramen isn’t your thing.
What makes Ichikakuya stands apart from other ramen places is the ability to customize the taste and noodle doneness in the following way:
Noodle – hard, normal, soft
Taste – strong, normal, light
Chicken oil – extra, normal, less
soy sauce soup, red iekei ramen, gyoza
We went for soy sauce soup and red iekei ramen, with normal noodle, strong taste, and extra chicken oil. I guess the “purists” will want to go for hard noodle, but to be frank I’ve never really enjoyed al dante noodle in pretty much any noodle dish.
The chicken oil and soy base soup reminds me of those equally good soup base from marutama, the wheat flour noodle carries a unique texture that went very well with the soup as well. The spicy version does come with a bit of a kick, not something that I’d call “hot” but should satisfy those who enjoys spicier food.
Overall, with the vege, seaweed, egg, and everything else, the ramen was as good as any I’ve tasted, well balanced and certainly delicious.
chasiu, egg, and soup all comes together
As for the gyoza, they were perfectly ordinary and would be something that I probably won’t order again. Price of ramen starts from RM 18.00 to RM 32.50 depending on how crazy you want to go.
Address:
Ichikakuya Ramen
Unit 1-3A, Level 1, Tower 3,
The Podium, Uoa Business park,
No. 1, Jalan Pengaturcara U1/51a,
Kawasan Perindustrian Temasya,
40150 Shah Alam, Selangor
GPS: 3.086171, 101.586808
Tel: 014-958 3884
Personally, I would much sooner go for some of our own local noodles instead of those Japanese ramen – the broth is way too rich, too garlicky, too everything for my liking…and wow!!! The prices!!!
suituapui: need to open up your horizon and experiment more. 😀
if i could only eat 10 more dishes before i die, ramen might be one of them! 🙂 but sushi first 😀
Sean: 10 is an awful lot to ask for!
If the flavour is rich enough why not right? The prices…though look a bit expensive…but everything else is right now.
Tekkaus: I think it’s just about inline with most premium ramen places when it comes to price tho.
Oh gee, now I think I need some ramen for lunch.
Monica: go for it!
i love the broth! omg. next time i wanna have extra strong flavour and extra chicken oil LOL
Ai Wei: oh yesss, go all out!
Is chicken oil an usual condiment for Japanese Ramen? I think I never heard about it.
Choi Yen: Not as condiment but how you want the soup to taste like. 😀