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About this place
At Pirika, choosing a ramen flavour is part of finding a bowl to suit your mood. The menu includes shio, described as a light soup with a clean-tasting broth; miso, with the aroma and richness of miso; and shoyu, which is light and mellow. If you prefer a clean-tasting bowl to a heavier one, shoyu or shio may fit the bill. One diner who tried the shio ramen reported a clear soup with a well-judged saltiness, thin noodles, and toppings including spring onion, menma, nori, wakame, a boiled egg and chashu. At the owner's suggestion, the diner added butter, which softened the flavour and made the bowl easy to enjoy to the last spoonful.
Another customer found the miso ramen broth rich. The menu also offers butter ramen and corn butter ramen, where the sweetness of the corn is the defining note, so there is a choice between the depth of miso and the combination of corn and butter. The listed prices are 550 yen for shoyu, 600 yen each for shio and miso, 650 yen for butter ramen and 750 yen for corn butter ramen. To add something alongside the noodles, consider the gyoza, described on the menu as crisp and fragrant, or the roast pork made with house-made chashu. A diner who ordered shio ramen with gyoza praised the balance of flavours and the satisfying portion size.
Pair ramen with gyoza for a casual meal, or enjoy roast pork or menma with a beer. The restaurant is described as suitable for solo diners, and one customer reported that it is a small place with counter seating. It offers a way to put together a ramen and a few side dishes at your own pace in Abeno. Cash only.
