Nishikawa Ramen – featuring a 20-hour broth and noodles made from scratch every morning – is taking over the just-closed Taiko Japanese restaurant on the southwest corner of Cooper and Ray in Chandler.
The newcomer is billing itself as “the very first traditional ramen shop in the East Valley,” although I don’t think places like Tampopo Ramen and Republic Ramen would agree.
Nishikawa Ramen, named after a city in northern Japan, will offer six kinds of ramen ranging from $9.45 to $11.45:
- Original Tonkotsu: Pork broth, pork chashu, green onion, seasoned egg, nori, fried onion, and thick noodles.
- Spicy Tonkotsu/Miso:Â Pork broth, pork chashu, spicy bean sprouts, kikurage, green onion, house spicy paste, miso, and thick noodles.
- Miso:Â Pork broth, pork chashu, bean sprouts, seasoned egg, green onion, chile oil, and thin noodles.
- Nishikawa House Black:Â Pork broth, pork chashu, kikurage, green onion, nori, seasoned egg, garlic chips, garlic oil, fried onion, and thick noodles.
- Garlic Shio: Chicken broth, chicken chashu, green onion, fried onion, nori, and thin noodles.
- Spicy Chicken:Â Chicken broth, chicken chashu, green onion, spicy bean sprouts, Tokyo negi, and thin noodles.
A soft opening is planned in early June.
