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It is not that unusual to see disciples of some famous ramen shops setting up their own shops after a-few-year-long training. But it is quite unusual to see some who have trained at TWO shops. It is more unusual to find some who trained at TWO legendary shops. Mr. Yamanaka, the owner and the chef of Rin who learned ramen cooking at Sabuchan and Jiro@Nakameguro is one of those unusual figures. Those who trained ramen cooking techniques at one shop tend to reproduce ramen of his former master's taste even after setting his own shop. Then, there are ubiquitous FAKED ramen of celebrity shop all around Tokyo. Since Sabuchan and Jiro have completely different characteristics in their ramens, influences from these two shops have made Ramen at Rin unique among thousands of Tokyo ramen shops.

When Mr. Yamanaka opened Rin in

1999, the ramen at this shop was only one kind, Shouyu ramen in clear soup, which reflected the influences from Sabuchan. Soon after he introduced shio taste version with the same soup stock as Shouyu ramen. These two bowls consists of fine-straight noodles and are regarded as somewhat orthodox. With the popularity of Shio ramen and small numbers of seats, Rin started forming a waiting line several months after its opening.

Mr. Yamanaka seemed not to have become satisfied with this success, then introduced Jiro type bowl, called "makanai" (literally meaning boarding for cooks). In the bowl of Makanai, thick and chewy noodles are dipped in greasy soup with bits of melted pork suet. Its greasiness far exceeds that of Jiro's and its volume is comparative enough to Jiro. As well as Jiro, "Makanai" of Rin is not acceptable by anybody. But worth a try...once!

At Rin, the ordering system it self is simple. Just order your favorite when asked, after or before seated. Their regular menu is Shio Ramen (The most popular menu so far), Shouyu Ramen, Makanai Shouyu and Makanai shio. These regular menu is written on the white board on the left hand side. Occasionally, special version of Makanai are added to the Menu, such as Makanai Miso of Makanai Curry. When they are available, they are mentioned so on the paper posted behind the chef. But you can not expect them written in Alphabet, so if you would like to try special menu, why don't you ask "Kare-Arimasuka?"(Do you have curry?) or "Miso-Arimasuka?"( Do you have curry?)

With the success of his first shop, Mr. Yamanaka opened the branch shop in Oosaki, which his brother is running. Since the operation hours of branch is long and it is less known, it is unlikely to wait in line except its peak time. If you insists on visiting the main shop, you need to watch its opening hours, which are originally short and more over changeable!

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