NgoMashi yiNyanga Yomhla Kazwelonke, kodwa eChicago, izakhamuzi eziningi zizitshalaliswa unyaka wonke. Futhi kungani? I-Windy City inezinye zezitolo ezintsha ze-ramen ezungeze, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna umuntu okuhlangenwe nakho okuyiqiniso okuthintwe ngezithako eziyingqayizivele noma okunye okunye okwenzekayo ngesimo sengqondo.
Uma unxanela ama-noodle ngesikhatsi sekuseni futhi usebenza edolobheni, uzofuna ukungena ngaphakathi kwe- Ajida , esitolo sangaphambili esincane esingenasidingo esibuye senziwe njengomndeni.
Izidlo zikhetha ukukhetha ezinhlobonhlobo eziyisikhombisa ze-ramen, izinhlobo ezintathu zama-noodle (amancane, aminyene, noma ama-udon), namaprotheni amahlanu (inyama yenkomo, inkukhu, ingulube, ama-shrimp, iqhwa leqhwa). Enye yebhayisikili engcono kunazo zonke i-curry age mono ramen-dry dry noodle egcwele i-curry yase-Japanese ne-ginger ebomvu. 201 N. Wells St., 312-332-6878
Kusukela ekuvuleni iminyaka embalwa eyedlule, i- Arami iye yaba nabapheki abathathu abahlukene, ngamunye wabo owenze imenyu eyakhe. Into eyodwa, noma kunjalo, nakanjani: Awuke neze asuse isignesha Arami ramen. Kungase kubonakale sengathi ukuhamba okujwayelekile (izindwangu ezakhiwe endlini, ingulube yengulube, inyama yenkomo), kodwa futhi ihambisana nomswakama omnyama we-naruto kanye nezinhlanzi ezintsha ze-naruto (izinhlanzi eziphulukisiwe), i-enoki (amakhowe) aqoshiwe, ne-tsukemono yendlu (imifino yaseJapane ). Futhi kufanele uvume, i- naruto , i- enoki , ne- tsukemono ngamazwi amnandi okushoyo uma uphuma namaphutha akho. 1829 W. Chicago Ave., 312-243-1535
Akukude kakhulu ne-Arami yi- Enso . Kuyaziwa kakhulu nge-sushi, kodwa kukhona isidlo se-noodle dish ongase ufune ukugcina imfihlo ngemuva kwe-slurp yokuqala. I-tempura udon ihambise izimvuzane, izinhlanzi ezimhlophe, nama-shrimp endaweni emnandi yomhluzi we-dashi-soy. 1613 N. Damen Ave., 773-878-8998
Umnikazi we- Spoon othukuthele uShin Thompson wavula lesi sitolo ukuze akhothamele izimpande zakhe zaseJapane kanye zokupheka zakuqala zomkhulu.
I-Spoon evuthayo i-night-eating e-night-eating eyamukelekile kakhulu kulabo abakhuphuka endaweni yesehlakalo ye-Wicker Park. Izidlo zikhetha kusuka ezitsheni ezine ezihlukene bese ziphakamisa ngezintandokazi zeqanda eliboshiwe, i-garlic eyosiwe kanye namakhowe ashisayo. 1571 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-687-8445
Efihlekile ngaphansi kwesidlo saseGreen Street eziHlangayo , i-High Five Ramen, umgogodla wokunciphisa amahlumela angavamile, ama-groovy hip-hop njengoba bejabule kwamanye ama-noodle amancane edolobheni. Into enhle ukuthi ungakhetha ukuba neyakho eyenziwe "ngamaphuzu we-miso amnandi" ukulawula ukushisa, kodwa lokho akungamnandi. Ukuncintisana bese ucela "isigamu se-spice," esiza ngesisu senkomo esisikiwe, ama-noodle e-alkaline, iqanda elilondoloziwe, namahlumela asetsheni asetshalwe endaweni. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini oyalayo, uyaqiniseka ukuthi unomlando omuhle njengoba amathambo asephekwe amahora amaningana ukuze akhiqize umhluzi we-tonkotsu-style. 112 N. Green St, 312-754-0431
Iminikelo ye-ramen yaseSlurping Turtle kakade iyamangalisa ngokungezwa kwama-toppings afana ne-ingulube ye-ngulube (ingulube yaseJapane ene-braised), inkukhu egajisiwe noma i-"spicy" yokunamathisela. I-rad ikakhulukazi ukukwazi ukuthola ama-noodle avela ku- Michelin-star chef Takashi Yagihashi njalo ebusuku ngesonto.
116 W. Hubbard St, 312-464-0466