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The story
Ramen Jiro’s Kyoto location announced on its official X (formerly Twitter) account that it had received a report of someone believed to be one of its customers vomiting nearby. After reviewing security camera footage, the shop identified the customer as a student who had come in with three friends the day before, ordered a large portion, and taken over 40 minutes to finish it. The shop said that going forward, it will only serve large portions to customers who can finish them within 15 minutes. On 5ch, opinions split: some argued the time limit would only push people to eat too fast and make them sicker, while others said the real problem was customers ordering more food than they could handle in the first place.
What people said
Good morning.
We received a report this morning that one of our customers was vomiting nearby. After checking our security cameras, we found it was a group of four who appeared to be students — they came in yesterday, ordered the large portion, and took over 40 minutes to eat it.
Do they have zero imagination?
customers push through because they feel bad about it in front of the shop
It's already written in the post
you often see people who don't know that (couples, etc.) walk in, turn pale, and walk out
Yeah, I'd probably throw up too, honestly
Looks like they threw up right on top of the ramen
Probably an AI-generated image
It's probably like a cutoff — kind of like saying 'don't bother joining the jog around the Imperial Palace (a popular Tokyo running loop) unless you can hold 10 km/h while still weaving past pedestrians with ease'
that's not really something you'd 'report'
Someone probably just found the vomit afterward
Eating a bowl that's going cold, getting soggy, and swimming in oil at a snail's pace sounds like torture
You could just get it to go (takeout) and eat it slowly at home
naturally there's usually a mountain of thick noodles packed under there too
It's a generation that doesn't want to get scolded
Next time, please order an amount you can actually finish."
Which one would you prefer?
Just sell the small size, and let people order seconds once they finish
That kind of thing happens to some degree at any place that serves alcohol
Isn't there not really that many?
Which ones do you like?
Ramen probably just isn't the food for you then
Background and Points of Debate
Jiro-style ramen is known for a culture built around long lines and finishing every bite, and for years there’s been an unspoken rule that once you choose the large portion, you’re not supposed to leave any behind. In this Kyoto shop’s actual post, the text clearly states “if it’s too much, please feel free to leave some” (see comment #19) — a detail that’s easy to miss, since this isn’t simply a forced time limit. The thread split between those who argued a 15-minute limit would only encourage fast eating and make people sicker, and those who felt the real issue was customers who chose to order more than they could handle. Jiro-style ramen tends to get talked about more for its sheer portion size than its flavor, and it’s long been noted that customers unfamiliar with the style often misjudge how much to order the first time.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Harupuro board) thread “Ramen Jiro: “We received a report that a customer of ours was vomiting nearby. Going forward, the ‘large portion’ will only be for those who can finish it within 15 minutes”.”
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