I had a part-time job in the evening today, so I went to a ramen shop I often go to for lunch!
今日はバイトが夜からだったので、お昼ご飯によく行くラーメン屋さんに行ってきました！
Where did I go?
どこに行ってきたかというと…
Japanese Ramen Noodle Lab Q (hereafter Q)!
Japanese Ramen Noodle Lab Q (以下Q)です！！！
Q was voted the number one ramen restaurant in Sapporo on the TV show by Team NACS, a group of actors led by one of Japan's leading actors, Yo Oizumi (a senior at our school, Hokkai-Gakuen University)!
われらが北海学園大学のOBでありながら、北海道の大スター大泉洋が所属するチームナックスの番組で、中央区ナンバー1にも選ばれたラーメン屋です！
Formal name: Japanese Ramen Noodle Lab Q
Address: B1F Rindou Building, 2-1-3 Kita 1-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
TEL: 050-5594-9594
Reservations: not available
Opening hours: 11:00 - 15:00, 17:00 - 19:30 (Monday to Wednesday only)
They are currently not open in the evening. (As of July 2020)
Closed on Sundays.
Budget: 1,100-1,999 yen
Payment Method: Cash only
正式名称 ：Japanese Ramen Noodle Lab Q
住所 ：札幌市中央区北1条西2丁目1-3 りんどうビル地下1階
お問い合わせ ：050-5594-9594
予約 ：予約不可
営業時間 ：11:00～15:00 17:00～19:30（月曜～水曜のみ）
※現在夜の営業は行っていません。(2020年7月現在)
定休日 ：日曜日
予算 ：￥1,100∼1,999
支払方法 ：現金のみ
Q is a pioneer in Sapporo's tanrei-style ramen (with light and delicate flavor), chosen as one of the top 100 ramen shops in EAST Japan 2019.
Qはラーメン百名店EAST2019に選ばれた札幌の淡麗系ラーメンのパイオニア。
Its ramen consists of homemade noodles made from locally selected chicken, Hokkaido wheat, and selected traditional seasonings, such as namaage soy sauce (from Hyogo Prefecture), non-heated soy sauce (from Saitama Prefecture), hon mirin sweet sake (from the Mikawa region), natural salt, and organic white soy sauce (used in both salt soup base), all of which were acquired by the owner who personally traveled around Japan to make this one-of-a-kind ramen that not only tastes and smells great but also looks beautiful!
全国から厳選した地鶏、北海道産小麦を使用した自家製麺、また、オーナー自ら日本全国を回って、己の目で厳選した伝統調味料、生揚げ醤油（兵庫県産）生醤油（埼玉県産）三河本みりん（三河地方）天然塩、有機白醤油（両方塩ダレに使用）などを使用している、この唯一無二のラーメンは、味と香りはもちろんのこと、美しい見た目からも食欲をそそられます！
The shop is located in an inconspicuous place, so you may not be able to get there without a map...
目立たないところにお店を構えており、地図がないとたどり着けないかも…
Down the stairs to the basement shop~~!
And then! The ticket machine!
Ramen is served on a meal ticket system, so you must purchase a meal ticket first.
階段を下りて地下のお店へ～～～～
すると！券売機が！
食事は食券制なので、先に食券を購入します。
There are two basic flavors, soy sauce-based ramen and salt-based ramen!
You can see their concentration and attention to details in the small variety of flavors.
基本の味は、醤油らぁ麺と塩らぁ麺の二種類！！
味の種類が少ないところからもこだわりが見えますね。
The interior of this place is so stylish and beautiful that you wouldn't believe it is a ramen shop!
Also, there are quite a few female customers who come here alone.
(I wasn't allowed to take pictures of the inside of the restaurant, so be sure to visit it yourself!)
内装もラーメン屋さんとは思えないほどおしゃれで、きれい！
1人で来店する女性のお客さんもけっこういます。
(店内の写真はNGだったのでぜひ足を運んでみてください！)
I ordered the soy sauce-based ramen. 1,100 yen
Two types of rare roasted pork fillet from Hokkaido are a beautiful pink color and full of umami! And I can't get enough of the oil that dissolves into the soup! It's not even close to ramen, this divine dish!
The topping of the triplicate leaves also adds a nice touch of green.
今回頼んだのは、醤油らぁ麺。￥1,100
北海道産の豚肉を使った２種類のレアチャーシューはきれいなピンク色でうまみが凝縮されています！スープに溶け出す油もたまりません！ラーメンとは思えないこの神々しさ！
トッピングされている三つ葉もきれいな緑がいい感じに映えています。
Well, let's start with a sip of the soup.
では、まずはスープを一口。
Yummy!
うまいっ！
The flavor of soy sauce is refreshing, yet has a richness that lingers in your mouth. I can't get enough of it. Too good!
すっきりした醤油味なのに口の中に残るどっしりとしたコク。たまらん。うますぎ。
Then I took a bite of the noodles.
続いて麺を一口。
Again, it was so good!
これまたうまい！
The thin and straight noodles are coated with soup well that you can't stop chopsticks. LOL!
細めのストレート麺はスープとよく絡まり箸が止まりません。笑
It was finished in no time. I even drank the soup. (I can't stop trying to stop because it makes me fat.)
あっという間に完食。スープまで飲み干しました。(太るからやめようと思っても止まらないです。)
The price starts at 1,100 yen, which may be a bit high for ramen, but the taste is worth the price!
価格が1100円からと少しラーメンとしては高めの値段かもしれませんが、値段に納得できる味です！
You have to try one!
ぜひ一度は食べてみてください！