Chris E.
Yelp
Really, really good Tsukemen / Ramen in Fort Lee and possibly some of the verrrry best in all of northern NJ.
We randomly found this restaurant in Fort Lee for an early Sunday lunch and strolled in a few minutes after they opened their doors at 11AM. Shockingly, there were already a few tables occupied and, seemingly, even eating already! Having walked in just past 11AM, we thought we were the early birds, but I guess other families had the same idea we did.
Apparently having been open for about only 1.5 years, the restaurant was very nice and sleek inside and actually part of the same building as the iPic theater. Luckily, since we arrived so early, we easily snagged a table, but within 30 minutes of our arrival the restaurant was already at capacity - and it wasn't even 12pm yet!
As for the menu, as you already assume, Tsukemen and Ramen are the main highlights and the Tsukemen is probably the most popular item. And, if you order the deluxe versions of the Tsukemen and Ramen, you pretty much get all of the major ingredients added into your bowl - so we HAPPPPILY obliged to order the Deluxe Tsukemen and Deluxe Tonkotsu and also ordered the Kids Meal for our kids, which itself was very unique too.
First, we did order the Takoyaki appetizer, which was pretty good. Also, we ordered the Cucumber Salad. At first, I had my reservations about ordering the salad, but boy was I glad we did because it was so addictively good. It was light, refreshing and pickled to perfection. I can't believe I'm saying this, but from our entire meal, if I had one recommendation, it would be to order the Cucumber Salad - hands down!
My wife ended up with the Deluxe Tsukemen (Thick Noodle, Lime, 3 Seaweed, Pork Belly 4pc, Ajitama Egg, Spicy Takana On The Side Pork Based Broth With Fish Flavor - Inside Of Soup (Green Onion, Menma, Chopped Pork) and I had the Deluxe Tonkotsu (Thin Noodle, Green Onion, Woodear Mushroom, Seaweed, Pork Shoulder 40g, Ajitama Egg, Spicy Takana On The Side).
In all honesty, I love the idea of Tsukemen, but I wasn't a huge fan of the broth for the one that Tsujita served. It was a bit too "gamey" for me, however the noodles were fantastic and the Pork Belly slices were some of the most deliciously fatty pieces of Pork Belly I've everrrrr, everrrr had. Not only were they so tasty, but the pieces were absolutely huge. The Ajitama Egg was also great as well.
On the other hand, I thought the Deluxe Tonkotsu broth was PERFECTTTT. Ramen was fantastic like the Tsukemen and the broth was so flavorful and, shamefully, I almost drank the whole bowl of broth because it was so good. The Pork Shoulder was also very good as well. They didn't come close to the size of the Tsukemen's Pork Belly slices, but, nevertheless filling.
As for the Kids Meal, it was creatively served in an airplane/rocket-designed plate. GENIUS to be honest. Our kids were enamored with it and our son devoured the noodles in it, so, obviously he loved the noodles and broth. It was also served with Kaarage Fried Chicken and Edamame, which they also ate.
Tsujita was a nice surprise for a random lunch we had in Fort Lee. This is definitely one of those establishments that I can totally see us coming back to, albeit just as early though considering how busy they were our 1st time.