Foodgasm 03 : Marugame Udon
11:54:00 PM
Hellow hellow...
Happy weekend, my dears! I just had a super fun day *details coming on the next blog post!* and i hope you did too! Meanwhile, it's time for another food related post!
Happy weekend, my dears! I just had a super fun day *details coming on the next blog post!* and i hope you did too! Meanwhile, it's time for another food related post!
Food scenes in Surabaya has been quite fad-ish lately, the latest fad would've to be seafood (especially crabs) in Cajun style restaurants which has been popping up like mad-but not long before the "it" food was definitely Japanese noodles-be it ramen or udon.
It started with Ikkousha Ramen, which received such raves that we also got sucked into it *LOL*. I did refuse to succumb to lining like a mad person outside their branch in the West part of Indonesia and finally got to try it just after they opened a newer branch closer to home. My prediction? Severely overrated. Well, i must admit that i really am not a fan of Japanese noodles (or Japanese food in general, except sushi. Sushi is my true love...) in general, but even my ramen-loving hunny said it was overrated and wasn't worth the hype, so at least i am not alone in this!
Then the second craze came in the shape of Marugame Udon.
Went there when it was still quite new, see the crazy line there... |
As a huge fan of noodles (ramen and udon included), hunny immediately dragged me to try out the newly (back then. It was during fasting period, around July) opened Surabaya branch (located in one of the oldest and most famous mall in Surabaya, Tunjungan Plaza), apparently he'd been eyeing the Jakarta's branch just a few weeks before in Bay Walk Mall-but we just had a huge dinner before that so he couldn't try it out just then. He mentioned to me that it has a cute food-courtish slash fast food joint serving style that resembles the current game i was addicted to in Ipad (Ramen Chain) XD! As a *AHEM!* good wife, i obliged-even though the thoughts of udon made me feel full immediately-not in a good way haha.
I have a slight obsession of fake food and their fakes look so real that it's even cuter in my eyes *weirdo alert :p* |
Yeah i just snap this to show you the situation i was in T.T, i really hate being in such close proximity with strangers >.<! |
Can you see the line stretches out all the wayyyy there? it's not a straight queue either but with twists and turn *LOL* |
On the far right side of the restaurant you'd see their chef cooking the udons with gigantic nets and running boiling water |
Immediately cut and measured |
Once you reach this part you can give them your order |
And they'd start preparing it in front of their eyes |
Adding toppings and sauces |
Baby Boy's default shocked face that he pulls up whenever i tried to take a pic of him now zzzz |
The place is simply decorated, it has an old Japanese ambience that is simple but clean and attractive |
Look at the charming brick wall and roof tile with the vintage looking painting (it's Fuji, i suppose?) |
Now, the food. Again, as a non food-blogger with a memory of a hamster, i cannot for the life of me remember what is what so... I'm just gonna guess :p.
Hunny's curry udon, which is quite nice. I do like Japanese curries! Hunny said it was just okay, he prefers other versions (clear souped) than the curry one though |
Deep fried soft-boiled egg. We rarely encounter perfectly soft-boiled egg in local Japanese restaurant (or any restaurant actually!) so we held out breath before we cut it open |
And the runny egg yolk poured out! HMMM yummy! PASSED! LOL |
My boys enjoying their ramens |
Itadakimasu! |
All and all our visit to Marugame Udon was quite pleasant, even though the queue was crazy long we didn't actually have to queue all that long, thanks to the servers' speediness! The ambience is friendly and inviting (even though the kid next to me kept on trying to pin me to my sit by shoving his baby chair towards me FML), the food is quite good and the price is not bad either.
Hunny is a new fan and he said he'd come back over and over again whenever he craves udon (we actually did go there again one time with KC, CL and AU, it was not as crazy as the first time but the queue was still longer than what you'd see in Surabaya normally!). Baby Boy LOVES his udon and said he'd love to eat it in repeat (but then again he is like that with every food that he likes, he'd ask for them over and over and over again for months on end and then he'd stop asking for it because he's gotten sick of it hahaha. Went through that with fried rice, rawon, soto, sushi and now bakso!).
As for me? Personally i wouldn't mind coming here again (but not too often), i quite enjoyed their rice bowls and i think their udon is quite nice for udons (like i said, i am not a fan)-but let's be honest. If i'd waste some calorie space, i'd do it for the actual noodles that i like (namely, Chinese ones hahahaha).
Still, it's a great Udon place and highly recommended for any Udon/Japanese rice bowl lovers, definitely worth a try!
Do you like udon? Have you ever tried Marugame Udon (if you're Indonesian)?
Do you like udon? Have you ever tried Marugame Udon (if you're Indonesian)?
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6 comments
My favorite is the Zaru udon! It's nice to enjoy in the weather, fuh. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI should tell my hubby to try it!
DeleteAhhh ini yang di TP ya ce? Waktu itu pengen nyobain tapi baca review blogger lain kok kayaknya nggak menarik, jadi pass dulu. Tapi pas liat review-mu, kok jadi ngiler liat udon-nya! >.<
ReplyDeleteRange harga udon-nya berapaan sih ce?
Iyah d TP :D... Lumayan koqqq... Hubby ku suka sih hehehe.... Kalo ga salah 40-50rb an gitu
DeleteMmmmm this post is full of delicious food! I would like to taste the rice bowls! Is the curry udon spicy? I hope Marugame Udon comes to Manila. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's not spicy at all, unfortunately! I would've liked it more if it was :D
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