The owner chef ,Jun Furukawa, was awarded by Michelin at the Ramen shop, MEN-EIJI, in 2016 Hokkaido Japan. Just opened the Australian version of MEN-EIJI, as ZURO ZURO Ramen Bar at Burleigh Heads, QLD.
It is very impressive that his passion is from the farm to the table, using local ingredients mainly from Queensland. The noodles are the one and only, made from scratch by his hand every morning.
Jun says “I started because I wanted people in Australia to eat real Ramen.”
More than just ramen, they also serve Japanese tapas such as Kushikatsu, namely deep fried skewers, Karaage, which means Japanese fried chicken, and a variety of Japanese beverages including beers and cocktails.
Born in Hokkaido, Japan 1977
Interested in the diversity of Ramen Noodle , entered the Ramen Noodle
industry at the age of 20.
Trained at famous restaurants in Sapporo Hokkaido and Tokyo.
In 2006 Opened Men EIJI in Hiragishi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo Hokkaido.
Incorporating techniques from dishes other than Ramen,
Developing a new Ramen that has never existed before.
Be the first to make homemade noodles in Sapporo, Hokkaido
advocating the importance of noodles
2006 Opened first Ramen Restaurant (Men Eiji) in Sapporo Hokkaido
2008 Awarded 3 rd place on Tabelog (sort of Tripadviser) in Japan
2009 Awarded 1 st place in Social Media Sapporo Hokkaido
2014 Awarded 1 st place on TV show in Hokkaido
Awarded 1 st place as Champion of hot contest in Sapporo Hokkaido
2016 Awarded MICHELIN Bib Gourmand
Developed new Ramen Noodle with famous American Restaurant Chef in
Auckland California. (Chez Panisse)
2018 Registered as Hall of Fame in famous food magazine in Hokkaido
2022 Opened his first oversea Restaurant in Gold Coast Australia
ZURO ZURO Ramen Bar (1/1726 Gold Coast Hwy Burleigh Heads QLD)
He usually is not at the shop but hangs around at least twice a week. Please speak out to him when you see him at the shop.
Tsuyoshi is not only a professional Chef but he is also a very friendly manager there. Please just say Hi to him when you visit us.
She is our start up member.
She studied English at Tront Canada a few years ago and back in Japan due to the Corona Pandemic.
During the pandemic, she got a job as Scuba Instructor in Okinawa Japan, then she will come over to Gold Coast and join our team.
She is now working as Chief of House Front and is able to serve nice cocktails.
Washoku Lovers Recommendation
Lunch:
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday 12 – 2:30 pm
Saturday 12 – 2:30 pm
Sunday 12 – 2:30 pm
Dinner:
Monday 5 – 9pm
Tuesday 5 – 9pm
Wednesday 5 – 9pm
Thursday 5 – 9pm
Friday 5 – 10pm
Saturday 5 – 10pm
Sunday 5 – 8 pm
Address: 5/1726 Gold Coast Hwy Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Washoku Lovers Booking benefit: Coming soon