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"Couple of things first...if you don't like soba noodles, or if you're not sure if you like soba noodles, I'd pass on this restaurant or avoid the "Wanko soba". Also, this is an experience restaurant and not necessarily a value restaurant. "Wanko soba" is an experience you cna only get in Iwate, an..."d it's good fun, but it's not super cheap.
If you order wanko soba, you are given a bowl for your soba and some other spices, sesame seeds, green onions, etc. to add to your bowl for seasoning if you like. Then the waitress brings out small bowls of soba (wan ko) and dumps them one by one into your bowl. You eat the noodles, and as soon as you are finished, she dumps another small (a mouthful) bowl of noodles into your bowl. At this restaurant, this continues for about 15 bowls before they take a break to go get more. (At other wanko restaurants, apparently there is no break).
Basically, the waitress keeps filling your bowl until you put the lid on. But if you don't put the lid o...
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"This was probably my favorite Japan experience. The previous reviewer described things well. You can also watch videos on Youtube. I highly recommend the apron as eating noodles quickly is messy. We had a great time. I finished with 84 bowls. Probably could've eaten more but the side dishes an..."d broth were so delicious!
There's a sort of music to the server's encouragement and each new tray of bowls adds some energy to eat more! It's very exciting and we couldn't help but get caught up in it. You hear the cheers of nearby tables as other diners achieve various milestones.
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