The operator of the Marugame Seimen fast-food “udon” noodle restaurant chain announced plans to dramatically expand its presence outside Japan with a more than six-fold increase in outlets by ...

To naysayers, it smells like low tide. Seattle’s cold, damp winter is a good time to revisit this noodle, especially since Japan-based Marugame Udon, a rock star in the noodle chain world ...