Kitakata Ramen Bannai

Kitakata Bannai Ramen is one of those places that is just average all year long… plain interior, staffed by the young, the middle aged, the elderly… people just working for the hour pay and not for the love of ramen.
The tonkotsu soup base is extremely light and plain, the noodles just boring but the highlight is probably the slices of super soft pork on top. Expectations are always low here but you can expect a simple ramen that will hold you over after a evening of drinks. The volume is lackluster but hey its a nice change from the monstrous nearly 2,000 calories of Ramen Jiro just around the corner.
Usually ramen shops are extremely attentive as their profit is directly linked to turnover but here the elderly lady waitress must have thought I was tired and wanted to sit and relax as she never bothered to ask what I wanted to order… I waited 5, 10, 15 minutes just to see if she would notice me in this tiny space. But nope… the only ramen location ever that you have to flag down the staff to order. Oh well… I guess she had alot on her mind as she was the only waitress in the shop.
I only went because they occasionally have a 3 day sale… but if I had to pay 650yen then for sure I’d hit up monstrous Jiro or super tasty Hagan soupless ramen.
See you again maybe when you have a sale.