Egashira, a comedian, tries Jiro-Ramen for the first time with his friends L and M, and a guest Ito, at a restaurant called Senrigan. They order the 300g noodle dish with extra large vegetables, and Ito finishes first. Egashira struggles to finish the dish due to the large amount of vegetables and thick noodles, but eventually completes it with the help of a sukiyaki-style sauce. In the end, all three friends finish their meals, feeling extremely full and satisfied.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, Egashira, is trying Jirokei-Ramen for the first time in his 56 years of life.
2. Egashira's previous office was located in front of Keio University, where Jiro-Ramen restaurant is located.
3. Egashira always saw long lines of waiting students at the restaurant but never tried it before.
4. The narrator invited "the guy" (later revealed to be Ito) to join him for the challenge.
5. Ito is confident that he can finish the Jiro-Ramen.
6. The group is at Senrigan, one of the most popular Jiro-Ramen restaurants.
7. The normal size of Jiro-Ramen contains 300g of noodles, which is almost double the size of a normal ramen restaurant.
8. Egashira and Ito both ordered extra large vegetable toppings, while L considered it but decided to go with a large size.
9. The chef warned the group that even large size of vegetable is a lot and might be too much for them.
10. Ito finished his vegetable topping first and started eating his noodles.
11. Egashira and L both struggled to finish their vegetable toppings and eventually gave up on some of it.
12. S, who declined to try the Jiro-Ramen, was asked to buy Gatsunto-mikan (a type of Japanese citrus fruit) for the group.
13. Ito finished his Jiro-Ramen first, followed by Egashira and L.
14. The group was offered Sukiyaki, a type of Japanese hot pot dish, to change the taste of their ramen.
15. Egashira and L both finished their Jiro-Ramen, with Egashira declaring it a "legendary story".
16. The group was completely full after finishing their Jiro-Ramen.
17. Egashira invited his fans, known as Ataoka, to visit and eat Jiro-Ramen until they get full.