Goemon 中華そば吾衛門

In search of Ramen: 02 Goemon 中華そば吾衛門 [RDB 87%].  Our grandson 賢太郎大山 told us that his friends father ran a ramen shop, that was near the city library and only about 3 minutes from Nishi-Hachioji station. As luck would have it I wanted to go to the library to do some work; this condo is too small but I soon found out that the library was just as small... but with more people. So M and I decided to check out Goemon which was literally right next to the library.
　On our way to the library there was a line of about 11 people outside on the sidewalk, a good sign especially on a cold day. Now that it was almost 2 pm there were only 2 people waiting. Our wait was no more than 5 minutes. A lady pointed to two seats at the clean, if old, counter of this tiny ten seat ramen shop. Behind me was a menu, but I didn't really have to look.
　"Two ramen." The lady brought two cups of water and in less than 5 minutes, we had two bowls of ramen. (A)

The soup was shoyu (soy sauce) in chicken broth. It was a little fatty, which is fine but perhaps a bit salty. (B/C) The protein was, of course, a slice of chashu that tasted pretty average: Not bad but not great. Interestingly, there was no naruto (fish cake). (B/C) The other toppings were menma (bamboo sprout) and a square sheet of nori. There was also a healthy serving of finely chopped onions. Many places will use green onions/scallions but according to M, Hachioji style ramen uses regular onions. It gave the ramen a different taste. (A/B). The noodles were standard thickness so although they were al dente they were not especially chewy like Aoba's the other day. (B)
　Goemon: 84% B. In general, the experience reminded me of the ramen I often ate when I first came to Japan: Piping hot, shoyu, a bit salty. The onions made it a bit different than the usual fare, but as we left the shop, I could still feel a film of fat coating my tongue. M said she didn't need to apply lip balm on this cold windy day. :-P