Marugame UP Town Center is the fourth branch after the brand's grand launch a year ago in Bonifacio High Street in BGC.
Did you know ... ?
- Marugame opened its first shop in Kakogawa City Hyogo in November 2000
- Toridoll Holdings Corp is the Japanese company that runs marugame chain
- Marugame Waikiki 2011 - the first shop opened outside Japan
- Marugame Thailand 2012 - first shop opened in Asia
- Marugame Philippines opened In August 2017
- Ben Chan's Suyen Corp has the franchise in the Philippines along with Paul, St. Mark's Cafe, Bench Cafe, Maisen, Pablo, Patchi chocolates to name a few
- 800 branches in Japan 200 branches in 12 countries
Unlike their Glorietta version, the food counter is right inside the restaurant. The lay out is rectangular. It still echoed the decor from Glorietta though which I learned from Ms. Tess (marketing) was replicated from their original store in Marugame in Japan.
It had a relatively high ceiling, wood floors the color palette of which was echoed on the chairs and tables. The result is a neat and tidy space any OC would love. There is a space just across the cashier were all condiments are with matching little black bowls and glasses for drinks.
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How to Order
- Queue
- Choose from the menu plastered above your head
- Choose your noodles - hot or cold
- Wait for a few seconds for the udon to be cooked.
5.Receive your udon
6.Proceed to tempura and omusubi section to pick your sides... if you want some that is . Otherwise just wait patiently until it is your turn at the cashier
7.Pay
8.After paying turn behind you for your condiments, glass of water or tea.
9.Choose your table.
The whole dish is actually reminiscent of sukiyaki because of the sweet broth. The regular size is more than enough for ladies with modest appetite like moi hehe
Marugame Udon is located at the Ground Floor UP Town Center Katipunan Avenue Diliman Quezon City
7.Pay
8.After paying turn behind you for your condiments, glass of water or tea.
9.Choose your table.
5 Types of Udon
- Kamaage - for chewy noodles, get it hot from the pot
- Kake - served with broth
- Bukkake - udon with thick broth
- Kamatama - hot udon with egg. Best with dashi-shoyu (soy-sauce broth)
- Udon with dipping sauce - udon rinsed in cold water
What Pigoutsundays loved :
Beef Ontama Bukkake
R P210 L P260
Loved the Udon which was made fresh from the premises with a machine that was shipped from Japan. It was thick yet al dente at the same time just perfect for slurping away. The beef was thinly sliced and delicious.I loved my poached egg as well. It was creamy and scrumptious.The whole dish is actually reminiscent of sukiyaki because of the sweet broth. The regular size is more than enough for ladies with modest appetite like moi hehe
Chicken Paitan Udon
R P200 L P250
My foodie friends are not too keen on this broth. But I like it a lot. The taste is at once familiar and comforting like the one my mom used to make when I get sick but sans the udon of course. The eggs were amazing as expected (egg person here ) . It almost stole the thunder from the Udon. Or so I thought until I bit into those freshly made thick wheat flour noodles ..... yum!
Apart from the Udon though let us not forget that Marugame also serves spectacular side dishes...
Apart from the Udon though let us not forget that Marugame also serves spectacular side dishes...
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Noritama Omusubi P35
Spam Omusubi P60
Salmon Flakes Omusubi P55
Tuna Omusubi P40n |
and rice bowls...
Marugame Tendon P270
Summary :
Freshly made udon right before your eyes, cafeteria price for top notch ingredients, authentic Japanese cuisine originally from Marugame ( a city located in Kagawa Prefecture), fast service...what's not to love?
No wonder its spreading like virus all over the world haha. Sorry not a good analogy. But you know what I mean.
Tip :
Take it from this mom's experience.
If you order just one item like the large Butakke for example, it will only set you back P260. It is when you add on the omusubi and tempura/s that your cost escalates . The side dishes ie gyoza, tonkatsu and the like may be just in the range between P35 to P75 but you would be surprised how it all adds up once you reached the cashier .
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