Last Saturday, we had initially planned to hit Marutama for our dose of ramen, but the queue outside the restaurant was unbelievable. There were at least 10 tables waiting ahead of us. So we changed our plans and ate at the restaurant that we've been meaning to try, everytime we pass it, enroute to Marutama. Botejyu is a Japanese chain that was founded in Osaka, and specialises in okonomiyaki and yakisoba. Fuzzy has a particular weakness for these foods, since many years ago, when his housemate in the US, Naoki, used to make it from scratch.
The restaurant takes a lot of pride in their "matured" noodles, that are a match made in heaven with their trademark sauce. The noodle dishes were all very commendable; al dente and flavoursome, with a good amount of cabbage and meat included, and the dishes were very fragrant because of the use of lard. However, I would have enjoyed things a little more if the food was less salty, even though Fuzzy thought otherwise. But there's very little some ice cold beer can't fix.
