menya godzilla challenge, haymarket

10 November 2008, 03:05

Menya (Shop TG8, 8 Quay Street, Haymarket) is home to the giant bowls of ramen and to the famed godzilla challege. the boy has been psyched the past month having mini challenges of 2x menya ramen in 15mins for lunch and then feeling nauseous haha


over four times the portion of a menya ramen- over 2kgs the sign exclaims and all for the low low price of $29.90! if you finish the bowl in under 30mins it is free and youve earnt a photo on the wall of fame


the boys line up glasses of water in anticipation. wally was the only challenger game enough to attempt the godzilla with noods. funnily enough they asked the boys to move to the table by the wall i think in case we ate their food lol


and heres the giant bowl of noodles! they opted for the soy based soup over the tonkotsu because they knew that even tho the fatty tonkotsu soup was tastier it was definitely more salty and more filling than the soy based


noods looking slightly scared


the bowl is bigger than his head…


the boys before they begin. they didnt start right away and waited for the noodles to cool down a bit before the waitress started timing them


cleverly they both asked for bowls (at which the waitress replied with ok but you cant share) and noods seemed to have much fun making a mess and dumping out the noodles into the smaller bowls before it could absorb the soup


the supporters cheering them along


fiona and i run outside and snap some fotos of them from the window above


but oh no wally is first to crack!


and noods is struggling


noooooo


lol sadly wally is a massive fail with what looks like half the godzilla bowl of ramen left


and noods we declare an awesome fail with just one bowl of ramen left


the laminated warning they had to read before attempting the challenge- “please stop eating if you are experiencing dizziness or nausea. If you do, please let the staff know straight away. We take no responsibility for any adverse health effects that results from consuming this product” haha they wont be attempting the challenge for a while but theres always next time… and other restaurants =P

1. Hehhehe that is so fun. I really wanna do it with Chris now!!

   — Beverly    Nov 10, 09:33 AM    #
   
   

2. Mmmm ramen… but yes have to agree, that is a MASSIVE bowl of noodles! they must’ve been really hungry with empty tummies before starting the challenge!

   — Trisha    Nov 10, 10:00 AM    #
   
   

3. I think on Friday (or Sat), I saw you in walking in china town, acrossing the street in front of Paddy market, wearing glasses…I was not sure its you or not…^ ^

   — Ja    Nov 10, 11:17 AM    #
   
   

4. Hahahahahaha! Looking at the photos still make me laugh. So… 5kg ramen challenge next? ;)

   — Fiona    Nov 10, 12:03 PM    #
   
   

5. You know what’s strange? It actually looks do-able. Although I think that I would give up after a while. Why didn’t you do it? I bet you could!

   — Lorraine E    Nov 10, 04:18 PM    #
   
   

6. Ahhh the Gojira! I tried this with D and a few other friends a while back .. all epic failllz BUT D got really really close like 1-2 strands of noodle + half an egg and a few mouthfuls of soup left.

   Good effort by Noods though!! I am surprised that you didn’t try it :P

   — FFichiban    Nov 10, 05:46 PM    #
   
   

7. You did well to eat what you can, but eating 5kgs i think u wouldnt need to eat for the rest of the week, so did u put on weight? haha

   — sydneyguyrojoe    Nov 10, 08:03 PM    #
   
   

8. Wow. Props to them both. A Herculean effort, esp by Noods!

   — Helen    Nov 10, 08:47 PM    #
   
   

9. Oh My God! That is awesome! I was sad when Noods missed out by One Bowl…. Well, if I ever need a carb fest, I know where to go!

   — Miss Honey    Nov 10, 09:00 PM    #
   
   

10. I feel sick just by looking at the bowl! Wally looks like he’s going to pass out :)

    — Karen    Nov 10, 09:22 PM    #
    
    

11. not doing that again…not for a while anyways…

    — noods    Nov 10, 11:28 PM    #
    
    

12. oh man! I would never dare attempt that! Great effort though. Suze, you should have a Godzilla cupcake challenge. ;)

    — jenny    Nov 11, 02:46 AM    #
    
    

13. will they be attempting the challenge at Komachi? you get an extra 30mins :D

    — Audz    Nov 11, 03:24 PM    #
    
    

14. beverly: haha do it! before you head off to shanghai!
    trisha: you would think they would give lunch a miss but nope they still ate!
    ja: heh yeah i was there on fri arvo! clutching a bag of hontou pancakes after a quick trip tru the chinatown markets you shoulda say hi!
    fiona: lol well we both know i wont be attempting it heh
    lorraine: sadly my stomach only expands for dessert =P
    ffichiban: lol yeah i think i remember seeing it on your blog ages ago? i barely finished my mini ramen heh fail!
    sydneyguyrojoe: 5kgs of ramen erghh just thinking of that makes me sick lol but im sure noods would like to give it a go!
    helen: haha he was so very close! must try again to get onto the wall of fame!
    miss honey: i know so close! he just couldnt pack it in hehe
    karen: i know they kinda dont look so great haha
    noods: aw but the hall of fame!
    jenny: i think i would win the cupcake challenge heh ooh an icing challenge?
    audz: heh extra 30mins but extra ramen dude! yeah theyre gluttons for punishment so will prolly give it a go

    — chocolatesuze    Nov 11, 05:31 PM    #
    
    

15. That much ramen just reminds me of the SIMPSONS episode where the trucker dies eating all that BEEF!! HE did eat it but he died, hmmm…..i bet that would happen……..

    — sydneyguyrojoe    Nov 11, 10:47 PM    #
    
    

16. Craaazy! I can’t believe how close he got to the finish line!

    — Y    Nov 12, 11:06 PM    #
    
    

17. No wonder you call him noods. Look at him put that noodle away! Where does it all go? lol good effort though!

    — SoRMuiJAi    Nov 15, 05:01 PM    #
    
    

18. sydneyguyrojoe: haha i remember that ep! lol noods better not die! but what a way to go huh?
    y: i know! so close yet so far!
    sormuijai: hehe he has worms? lol i dunno where it all goes but he wasnt hungry for quite a while =P

    — chocolatesuze    Nov 15, 05:42 PM    #
    
    

19. have you seen this blog?

    http://allwecaneat.wordpress.com/

    are you a member of this? otherwise maybe you can join them and train WITH them for this challenge one again……..

    — sydneyguyrojoe    Nov 16, 10:59 AM    #
    
    

20. sydneyguyrojoe: hahahahaha awesome blog thanks for sharing that! lol must become friends!

    — chocolatesuze    Nov 16, 02:06 PM    #
    
    

21. holy crap! Man I love my ramen, but man, that’s insane!!!

    — billy@atablefortwo    Nov 17, 10:29 AM    #
    
    

22. Actually my brother has joined this group, me getting into the city is not so easy during a weeknight to “train” myself!!

    With the challenge, what you cant finish,do you bring home?

    — sydneyguyrojoe    Nov 18, 07:27 PM    #
    
    

23. Did that experience put noods off ramen forever??

    — Lori    Nov 26, 09:07 PM    #
    
    

24. billy: haha it was extremely insane and he wont be doing it again any time soon
    sydneyguyrojoe: uh lol i think if you cant finish ur ramen at that point you kinda dont want to see ramen ever again =D
    lori: haha yes! not for a very very long time!

    — chocolatesuze    Aug 19, 09:08 PM    #