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Shisomen Noodle Nightmare?
haha welcome to the shisomen experience, it's a coin flip every time. i've had the shio be amazing one visit and the chashu taste like a sad wet paper towel the next. the miso is the worst offender though, it's too easy for them to just dump paste and call it a day. if you go back, try the shoyu and add the seasoned egg, it's the only thing that's consistently good there
the real move is to skip the main location and go to their xhain spot on a tuesday afternoon, it's way calmer and the quality is more stable cause they're not slammed. also, there's this tiny place called takumi nine in prenzlauer berg that does a similar shoyu for 11 euro and i've never had a bad bowl there, no queue either
I think the problem is that Shisomen built its reputation on being this hidden gem, and now that it's blown up, the quality control has slipped. I've had a great bowl there once and a mediocre one the next time, which is frustrating for the price. If you're willing to queue again, go for the shoyu on a weekday lunch when they're less rushed, it's their most reliable bowl. Otherwise, head to Cocolo in Mitte for a consistently good ramen that doesn't require an hour of your life.
You probably caught them on an off day, but the inconsistency is a real thing there. I've been maybe six times and the shio is the only bowl that's never let me down, it's lighter so they can't hide behind heavy miso paste if the base is weak. Also, if you're going back, skip the evening queue entirely and hit the one on Linienstrasse around 2pm on a Thursday, I've walked straight in every time.
