Ganso Hakata Mentaiju Nishinakasu

Came here for breakfast since they were open early and it was close to our hotel. The exterior has an interesting look that is pleasing to the eye. The interior is actually pretty big and has a more sleek, upscale, and modern design. The set combo comes with so much food. The tsukemen was very good, the noodle texture was nice and firm and the flavor of the broth was definitely rich. You can easily taste the mentaiko in it without it being overpowering, so the flavors of the broth are still complex instead of being one note. I would highly recommend getting the tsukement here. The soup wari for tsukemen is placed on the table well ahead of time so you can control when you want to drink the broth. Eating the regular konbu wrapped mentaiko is eating a salt bomb but it is definitely delicious when you have the right ratio with rice. The grilled mentaiko vs raw mentaiko also had a big texture change which had mixed reviews with our party. Personally I enjoyed the raw over the grilled. The mentaiko pickles are a mix of cucumber, radish, and cabbage with an interesting mentaiko based sauce. The taste of the pickled veggies was good but the sauce has a slimy texture that may not be for everyone. It is also excellent with rice. We also got the pudding for dessert and omg, it's my favorite pudding ever. It is a highly elevated take on a flan pudding. The pudding has a thick creaminess with a rich vanilla base and is topped with a burnt sugar sauce and caramel jelly. It provides a unique texture while delivering a complex flavor profile that is not too sweet. I was very sad I could not buy the pudding to go.

Love the interior design. We came at 9pm on a Sunday, no line up. Very friendly staff. We ordered everything on the menu. The mentaijko was amazing, huge fan. The tsukemen is a close second. Both were fantastic. Loved also adding the broth in the end to finish it off as a soup. The pudding is legendary. Basically a caramel jelly panna cotta.

Famous mentaiko specialist in the Nakasu area. Service is good and there is large indoor waiting area so you don’t have to queue outside in the heat. Went there during lunch time on a weekday and waited for less than 10 minutes Not sure if this qualifies as a ramen shop, but I ordered the mentaiko tsukemen; the noodles are chewy and slippery, and goes well with the mentaikao sauce. The pudding is also quite nice.

Visited on a Tuesday morning at around 9:30am. I was the second in line which took about 10 minutes before getting in. This is the craziest breakfast I ever had. I ordered the set with Tsuke-men and mentaiju over rice. Oh my gosh, I wish I had a big capacity stomach. The dipping soup was so rich make each slurp of noodles so sensational. I was full after the noodle but I could not stop eating the mentaiju on rice. Not too salty, very tasty 😋 You must visit or you have not been Fukuoka truly

Great Mentaiko Experience! Can't miss their Mentaiju, Tsukumen, MentaiSui, and Egg pudding!! We love it so much that we need to order every dish twice!

We arrived at 6pm and queued up for half an hour. The restaurant is well decorated and has a great ambiance! I ordered the rice box and a pudding, my partner ordered the udon and also two extra raw and roasted mentaiko. Based on personal preference and also compared to our previous experience, both of us find the mentaiko here is quite salty, so pairing with rice is a better way. Pudding is great!

Must eat mentaiko in fukuokaaaaa. Glad I had it here because it’s so so good. Got the set with both the rice and tsukemen to try everything and that’s definitely the way to go! The tsukemen is rich and savoury with bouncy noodles but of course my favorite was the mentaiko rice with seaweed. So umami rich and well balanced throughout.

No wait to get in during dinner, ordered the set including the mentaiju and Tsukemen. Mentaiju is pretty plain apart from the mentaiko in terms of flavour, there was an odd wrapping around the mentaiko which I wasn't a fan of. Tsukemen is not bad, although noodles are pretty basic and soup isn't as thick as I imagined. A bit pricey for what it is (¥3300+ from memory)