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About this place
Some diners have shared a serving of hot pot between two and ordered another flavour to compare. At Mugengura, hot pot takes centre stage, but you can also build a meal around chicken dishes and smaller plates. Chanko hot pot comes in a standard version as well as spicy and curry flavours; other choices include chicken meatball hot pot, Hakata-style mizutaki chicken hot pot and pork-belly harigari hot pot. One diner remarked that even a single serving was generous, so if you want to try two kinds, you might balance them with smaller portions of other dishes.
One group dining on a course began with horse sashimi and fried dishes, then shared chanko hot pot filled with chicken, pork and meatballs, finishing with soba. It offers a clear example of how the broth takes on the flavour of the meat and vegetables, and how the meal flows through to its final noodles. Earlier listings also featured courses with horse sashimi, fried dishes, chanko hot pot and noodles to finish. If you are planning a group meal, check the current course details.
Beyond hot pot, the menu ranges across Kyushu and southern Japanese cooking, including Kumamoto-style chikuwa fish-cake salad tempura, Oita chicken tempura, goya champuru and Okinawan salt yakisoba. Chicken options include a selection of sashimi made with freshly prepared chicken and a teppanyaki platter that diners cook themselves. Some diners have praised the chicken sashimi, while others have looked back positively on the Okinawan dishes; ordering a few plates to share is one way to explore the menu.
Mugengura also serves lunch as a ramen shop. Listed prices for Hakata tonkotsu and soy-sauce tonkotsu ramen are each 800 yen, while Japanese-style tonkotsu is 900 yen. One diner who tried the Hakata tonkotsu praised the richness of the soup and its pairing with the thin noodles. The listed set meals are the A set, with ramen and boiled dumplings; the B set, with a mini chashu-pork rice bowl; and the C set, with rice topped with raw egg. Each is listed at 1,000 yen, giving diners the choice of a noodle-only meal or one with rice as well.
Mugengura in Tengachaya is an izakaya with different offerings throughout the day, from ramen at lunch to hot-pot meals in the evening.
