Noodles & tofu · San Francisco Bay Area
Menya Shono
Vegan miso ramen or tantanmen; request texture details before choosing the richer tantanmen.
Vegan evidence
Prior assistant suggestions dated January 22, 2026. No visit confirmed. Brand-level records must be split when distinct locations are verified. Baseline 2026-09-11: Merchant sources list Vegan Miso Ramen and Vegan Tantanmen; branch address resolved. Square full menu did not render, so ingredients remain partly indexed evidence. No dated launch established for the miso offering. Historical San Rafael handoff received 2026-09-18 (Pasted text(20260918-170924).txt; source libfile_d3f78868ae7081918e277bf4db4ccf2c). Original research/check dates and direct links were absent. Assistant assessments are not user visit or taste feedback. Handoff claim (historical, not independently established by this import): Historical specialist: chef Tomoharu Shono, Vegan Tantanmen and Vegan Miso. Narrow vegan lane, not broad customization proof. Qualification queue: Recheck current branch menu/price and broth texture. Keep existing partial merchant evidence; handoff is not fresh verification. Audit attempt 2026-09-20: Official Square storefront returned no readable menu body. Existing merchant evidence retained; no closure, price or recipe change inferred. https://menya-shono.square.site/
Booking
- Booking, price & service
- Square indexed tantanmen $22; delivery storefront lists $25. Ordering channels differ; dine-in price and full hours unverified.
Location
Location precision: Address. Map placement does not verify hours or driving access.
Record history
- Audit attempt Official storefront unreadable; no closure or recipe change inferred Previous: Current menu/price pending https://menya-shono.square.site/
- Evidence / gaps Prior assistant suggestions dated January 22, 2026. No visit confirmed. Brand-level records must be split when distinct locations are verified. Baseline 2026-09-11: Merchant sources list Vegan Miso Ramen and Vegan Tantanmen; branch address resolved. Square full menu did not render, so ingredients remain partly indexed evidence. No dated launch established for the miso offering. Historical San Rafael handoff received 2026-09-18 (Pasted text(20260918-170924).txt; source libfile_d3f78868ae7081918e277bf4db4ccf2c). Original research/check dates and direct links were absent. Assistant assessments are not user visit or taste feedback. Handoff claim (historical, not independently established by this import): Historical specialist: chef Tomoharu Shono, Vegan Tantanmen and Vegan Miso. Narrow vegan lane, not broad customization proof. Qualification queue: Recheck current branch menu/price and broth texture. Keep existing partial merchant evidence; handoff is not fresh verification. Previous: Prior assistant suggestions dated January 22, 2026. No visit confirmed. Brand-level records must be split when distinct locations are verified. Baseline 2026-09-11: Merchant sources list Vegan Miso Ramen and Vegan Tantanmen; branch address resolved. Square full menu did not render, so ingredients remain partly indexed evidence. No dated launch established for the miso offering. Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Latest change 2026-09-18: Historical handoff reconciled; additional source qualification, if completed, is scoped in Evidence / gaps. Not a new-opening alert. Previous: Baseline: current evidence checked; see evidence and remaining gaps. Historical handoff integration; fresh source evidence is scoped in Evidence / gaps. User status/notes and prior evidence preserved.
- Map location initialized Address: 908 4th St, San Rafael, CA; 37.972999, -122.5261724 Address transcribed from canonical workbook v8 Area/Evidence; venue evidence last checked 2026-09-11. This map backfill does not reverify venue operating status, menus, hours, or branch occupancy. US Census Public_AR_Current geocoded 2026-09-16; matched 908 4TH ST, SAN RAFAEL, CA, 94901; TIGER line 192764684. Coordinate is interpolated along a street address range, not a surveyed building entrance or parking location; suite/building omitted from the geocoder input. Postal code is the Census matched-address result. Sources: https://menya-shono.square.site/ | https://order.online/store/menya-shono-22920588 | https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/address?street=908+4th+St&city=San+Rafael&state=CA&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json
- Record created Imported prior candidate Prior assistant suggestions dated January 22, 2026. No visit confirmed. Brand-level records must be split when distinct locations are verified.
- area, availability, vegan, why, booking, checked, next, evidence, official, source, change Baseline: current evidence checked; see evidence and remaining gaps. Previous: {"area":"San Rafael / Marin","availability":"Unknown","vegan":"Needs verification","why":"Previously discussed vegan soup / ramen candidate. Verify broth, toppings and current service.","booking":null,"checked":null,"next":46282,"official":null,"source":null,"change":"Imported prior candidate"} Merchant sources list Vegan Miso Ramen and Vegan Tantanmen; branch address resolved. Square full menu did not render, so ingredients remain partly indexed evidence. No dated launch established for the miso offering. Sources: https://menya-shono.square.site/ | https://order.online/store/menya-shono-22920588