Kinkakuken

Those who come for the lamb ramen praise the tender braised lamb alongside chewy noodles and a rich broth. Diners who order the braised beef noodles have also noted how the noodles soak up the soup while retaining a springy texture. If you’re choosing a noodle dish, the type of meat and broth offer a useful starting point.

For a meal to share, accounts of the pork rib hot pot are worth noting. One pair ordered a hot pot and cumin beef; they couldn’t finish the pot and took the rest home, but polished off the beef. Another diner also described the pork rib hot pot as generous in size. Depending on your group and appetite, you could make one dish the focus or share a hot pot alongside something else.

The menu materials also list Northeastern Chinese dishes such as beef and cucumber with a sweet-and-sour dressing, stir-fried celery with dried shrimp, and stir-fried corn with pine nuts. There are options beyond noodles and hot pot, too, if you’d like to round out the meal with small plates.

For a single, lighter dish, the menu materials list 4 kinds of fried rice—plain, prawn, mixed and spicy—and menu information gives the price for each as 800 yen. Noodle set meals, also listed at 800 yen in the menu information, include char siu ramen with half a portion of fried rice and Kyushu ramen with half a portion of fried rice. Kinkakuken is a Chinese restaurant in Baemin, Nishinari Ward, Osaka. Dinner is served Tuesday to Sunday from 17:30 to 22:30.