History
July 2003: | “Mendokoro Tabushi Kouenji Store” inaugurated its main restaurant at Koenji in Suginami district. |
August 2006: | “Mendokoro Tabushi Mishima Store” opened its first branch in Mishima city, Shizuoka prefecture. |
December 2007: | “Mendokoro Tabushi Yokohama Store” opened its branch in Yokohama city. |
December 2008: | “Mendokoro Tabushi Numadu Store” opened its branch in Numazu city, in Shizuoka prefecture. “Mendokoro Tabushi Ishibashi Plaza Store” opened its branch in shopping mall Ishibashi Plaza. |
December 2009: | “Mendokoro Tabushi Fuji Store” opened its branch in Fuji city, in Shizuoka prefecture. |
July 2011: | “Mendokoro Tabushi Shounandai Store” opened its branch in Shounandai city, Kanagawa prefecture. |
September 2011: | Appeared at the “Fourth Shizuoka Ramen Festival” in Shizuoka city, Shizuoka prefecture. |
April 2012: | Appeared at the “Yamanashi Ramen Festival” in Koufu city, Yamanashi prefecture. Achieved the No. 1 sales of Ramen Bowls among the 9 restaurants which have participated in the event,Victory. |
September 2012: | Opened first restaurant overseas in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
* Updated in October 2012. |
Award and Media Appearances
2003: | “Magazine “One Week in Tokyo”, awarded the “Excellent Rookie Award” and “Best Menma Award”. Magazine “Tokyo Walker”, awarded the “King of Noodle Award” by Ramen Mania. |
2004: | Magazine “One Week in Tokyo”, awarded the “Excellence Award” in the “Pork Ramen Specialty Award”. “One Week in Tokyo”, awarded the “Yokozuna (Grand Champion) Ranking” in the “Ramen Ranking”. |
2005: | Released a limited edition cup ramen for convenience stores. “Which Cooking? Show” which is a gourmet TV program broadcasted on Nihon Television, chosen as “Most Rumored” and “Deliciously Cheering”. Magazine “dancyu” magazine, chosen as “Pork Ramen Selected Masterpiece”. “Moshimo Tours” which is a gourmet TV program broadcasted on Fuji TV. Magazine “Tokyo Walker” magazine, ranked #5 in “Tokyo Yummy Grand Prix”. Magazine “One Week in Tokyo” magazine, awarded the “Menma Award”. |
2003-2006: | Continuously published as “Strongest Ultimate Ramen” in Ramen Magazine. |
2003-2006: | Continuously published in selection of King of Ramen Hideyuki Ishigami, “Compiling Only the Yummy Ramens!” |
January, August 2007: | “Kusadeka” which is a gourmet TV program broadcasted on Shizuoka Telecasting. |
2007: | Chosen by Ramen Critic Hiroshi Osaki as “Real Ramen” in Ramen Magazine. |
February 2010: | “VVV6 Tokyo V Shuran 2″ which is a gourmet TV program broadcasted on Fuji TV, a ramen restaurant chosen by university girls is introduced. |
August 2010: | “Onegai Ranking” which is a gourmet TV program broadcasted on Asahi TV, a popular ramen restaurant in Koenji is introduced. |
January 2011: | Named “Shizuoka Ramen of the Year 2010-11,” claiming the #1 rank among both the eastern division and overall division in Shizuoka. |
January 2012: | Named “Shizuoka Ramen of the Year 2011-12,” claiming the #1 rank in the eastern division for the second straight year. |
* Updated in October 2012. |