Noodle Factory Komoriku: Going Deep to the Hills of Sagamihara City for Ramen

Menkobo Komoriku (麺工房 隠國 愛川本店) is a ramen shop in Kanagawa prefecture, on the East side of Sagamihara city, far away from any train station. They recently got added to the Tabelog Kanagawa Hyakumeiten, which means they are among the top 100 best rated ramen shops on Tabelog in Kanagawa prefecture. With me was Cody from Ramenguidejapan.com, check out his website for the most detailed ramen reviews out there:
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The name "Menkobo" literally means noodle factory, which points to their in-house made noodles being the pride and main draw of this ramen shop in the middle of nowhere. You can choose between thin and straight "hosomen" or frizzy and hand massaged curly "chijiremen". The latter usually runs out at some point during the day, so be aware of that and come early, if you absolutely want to get those.

The ramen soup is made with pork femurs, chicken backs, chicken feet as well as whole chicken, which are all simmered for over 10 hours. A second stock made with niboshi dried sardines is added, as well as a mix of vegetables. The soup is light and a tad cloudy, but has this heartwarming complex flavor with a variety of aromas, which reminded me a bit of homemade ramen.

Menkobo Komoriku (麺工房 隠國 愛川本店) on Google Maps:
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