Kesuke Takeda – The Tonkotsu King

Image · Posted by Sam Han on February 20, 2013 · 26 Comments 

The amount of ramen my family and I eat averaged out to be one bowl a day – that’s at least 365 bowls a year. I wouldn’t claim to be a ramen connoisseur (because we usually eat at the same haunts) but this little ramen shop deserves a mention in my blog.

Many call the founder Keisuke but the menu states Kesuke (which could be a typo) and since I have not verified with the staff nor the man himself, I shall use the name Kesuke as is in print on the menu.

Kesuke’s Tonkotsu King, the ramen shop at Tanjong Pagar, goes back to basics of pork bones soup base, after feedback from Singaporean customers that we are not accustomed to his unique creation of ramen soup bases simmered with prawns and crabs.

The shop can only sit about twenty persons so be forewarned that there will always be a long queue during lunch and dinner hours.

Another late night dinner place we found near Sejong Korean Korean Language School.

Tonkotsu Ramen with Japanese Seaweed.

Basic Tonkotsu Ramen with Flavoured Egg.

Spicy Red Tonkotsu Ramen – My regular choice with everything “normal” when ticking the order chit.

First, you choose Basic, Spicy Black or Spicy Red soup base and then indicate the texture of the noodles to be hard, normal or soft…

and if you want the Broth to be light, normal or strong, as well as the amount of Chicken Oil (rendered from chicken fats) to be less, normal or more.

Flavoured Egg is medium boiled cooked in their special sauce.

This place accepts CASH ONLY and prices are subjected to 10% service charge and 7% government tax.

Tonkotsu King Kesuke menu and price in Singapore Dollars.

Black and White Sesame to be ground (D.I.Y.) and put into the noodles as per your desire. There is also free flow of Hard-boiled Eggs (White shells are normal eggs and Brown shells are lower in cholesterol) and cold Bean Sprouts marinated with sesame oil. They are put on the table and you eat as much as you want.

I would suggest a Tonkotsu Ramen Special (All Toppings) for your first visit.

Address: 1 Tras Link, Singapore 078867
Phone:(+65) 6636 0855
Transit: Tanjong Pagar

P.S. Unlike Gekkazan, Ajisen Ramen and the other ramen-ya(s) in Melbourne which also serve sushi rolls and bento, Tonkotsu King Singapore specializes and sells only ramen in rich, full-bodied tonkotsu stock.

Happy eating 🙂

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