Yushoken, Molito, Alabang, Muntinlupa City​​​​​​​

You pay nearly Tokyo prices for their ramen (Php 400-500), but you do get a Tokyo ramen experience in every spoon. The Shoyu Ramen, a popular bowl, is a flavor bomb! You'll get some creaminess, sweetness, and salt fused with many other complex flavors all from a bowl of noodle soup! I recommend ice-cold beer, coke, or even tea to wash all the flavors down. A bowl can be good for two since some I observe can't finish one. We like pairing dishes with other orders and sides anyway, so unless you're a teen and/or have a triathlete's appetite, one for two may be just fine.

Speaking of sides, the Karaage, Japanese for fried chicken, and Gyoza, pork dumplings steamed then seared, are seemingly on every table. They're properly prepared and decent. I only say that because these simple dishes are quite characteristically nuanced, and my standards are still from Japanese kitchens like some Little Tokyo offerings in Makati, which I'll also be writing about later.

In the meantime, I hope the photos give you an appetite...