Takumi Tonkotsu - Nordrhein-Westfalen

Very good and authentic fast food (soups). We went to the sister restaurant with focus on sushi and Japanese dishes and we liked it a lot. A bit pricey but worth it!

We came to Takuma accidentally, as the we were searching for a sushi restaurant, but I reckon I'll repeat. The place is small but tables are separated enough, the place is busy but you don`t feel it as overcrowded, and the service is very very nice.Nuddles are top quality and I should say the guioza

We started a night of Alt-bier tasting with a bowl of noodles here. I honestly have no idea what I ate, but it was delicious. I have a suspicion we could have ordered anything off the menu and it would have been satisfying. The portion is truly prodigious and neither my friend nor I were able to finish the entire bowl. This is a lot of food for what you're paying. We had a great start to our evening at Takumi!

I've been eating here for months and to my surprise today, I've decided to never again return or recommend this place to anyone. Why? As I sat at the counter for the first time, I did what I do at all other places, watch how they cook the food in the open kitchen. It was about 4pm, the usual people are not working in the kitchen, but I recognize the serving staff. What I noticed disgusted me. I saw one serving staff member put bowl after bowl of noodles into the microwave to heat up. Then pour the broth on top. I never saw any one of them put a ball of noodles into the hot water to cook. She'd scoop rice from the rice cooker, pour on the curry sauce but none of the usual ramen cooking procedures I'm used to seeing in other shops around the world. So I got the attention of my waitress and asked her in German why are they using the microwave to heat up food? She Didn't answer after I repeated the question multiple times. Then I thought, okay fine maybe her German is bad. I offered to ask in English but she said German conversation is better. Okay sure. So why not answer me. She said, oh you cannot see from this angle at the bar how we cook the noodles. I corrected her, and said I definitely can see if they're putting anything into the pots of water. How dare they lie to my face. Seriously I am never going back. If their Cook is not able to work then they should just close shop for the day. Don't heat up the noodles in the microwave. Now I know why the noodles doesn't taste right or have a good texture, before. I am not paying any money for microwaved foods, especially when I don't even do that at home. Shame on you for ruining ramen!

I was shocked to see the price of a bowl of ramen at between 10 to 13 euros! I respect quality ingredients and good technique. I am also happy to pay for a quality experience but, this is outrageous for a simple comfort food that can be prepared in large quantities and easily produced/served. To their credit, there was a line of people waiting to come eat for lunch so, I suppose they're charging what they can and people seem happy to pay the prices. The staff were friendly and efficient. The restaurant itself was small and with very nice wooden tables, chairs, and decor. The quality of the tonkotsu broth was rich, relying on depth of balanced flavors rather than just salt or overpowering pork or other flavours. The noodles were lightly colored, shorter than expected and had a nice texture. The flavor of the noodles was mild. It was nicely presented. They offered a nice complimentary cold coffee. I'm not sure exactly what it was or how it was prepared. Overall, worth a try once or twice but, I can't justify the prices.Footnote: I noticed many people leaving the restaurant because they didn't want to eat at the counter, when the tables were full. Don't be afraid to sit there, the view of the kitchen is fun to watch!