HEAVY tonkotsu at Senrigan in Tokyo

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1. [Senrigan (千里眼)](https://youtu.be/h_oCBeS8aeo?si=PNTNdtAywZrp_tan) is a Jiro inspired ramen shop near Yoyogi-Uehara station. While they served their standard massive Jiro style tonkotsu-shoyu hot ramen bowl all year round, they are probably most famous for their summer ramen which is served cold. Unfortunately I could not get it this time, but I’ll cover that gentei ramen bowl for sure in the future.

   Senrigan has a system that you will recognize as similar to most Jiro style ramen shops with garlic, extra tare and chunky pork back fat being offered as free additions. However Senrigan also offers fresh garlic and spicy tenkasu (fry drippings) as additional free toppings. Beyond those topping additions, you can also modify the amount of veggies that you want piled on top, as well as the amount of noodles and meat that you want. However the meat and noodle additions are decided via tickets from the vending machine. Going down in noodle size is possible by yelling “sukuname” for less noodles or even “hanbun” for half size of noodles, which is equivalent to a regular bowl of ramen at other ramen shops.

   What makes Senrigan special is the massive amount of sprouts and cabbage which you receive even with an unmodified standard order, although it is mostly blanched sprouts with little cabbage in between. Another highlight was the chashu which was basically falling apart, super tender.
   The soup at Senrigan was a quite emulsified tonkotsu when I went, which was alright, but I would have wished for a bit more punch and sharpness. The noodles were good standard Jiro style fare, maybe a bit on the thinner side for Jiro noodles.

   Overall, Senrigan is a pretty decent Jiro style ramen shop, which can be a “must do” for Jirokei ramen lovers for the summer gentei, but doesn’t necessarily need to be in the to-do list for regular ramen heads, until they dive deep into the Jiro rabbit hole.

   In any case, I’ll be back to Senrigan to try their cold bowl one day!

   If you want to see more of this bowl and the ramen shop, check out this short video: https://youtu.be/h_oCBeS8aeo?si=PNTNdtAywZrp_tan