They had a soft opening this week, and I decided to head over right after work. I got their signature ramen, aka “The Classic” tonkotsu. The broth is a little lighter pork than I’m used to. The egg was perfect. Came with plenty of thin hard noodles. They use a lot of spinach in the …
Some pro tips for coming here. On Sundays, park across the street at Chase. It’s free and not monitored. When ordering the ramen, order your noodles hard cooked. There are so many toppings that the noodles get soft before you can finish. Located @ 9810 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 On the Web @ https://ramenbangaichi.com/culvercity/menu/ …
After shopping at The Row DTLA I swung by this noodle establishment. It was less than a mile away, and since I was totally exhausted from shopping at my new favorite store, Banks Journal, I needed my fix. Stopping here was a no brainer. I’ve been here before for their tsukemen ( pronounced “ski – men”), but …
I was craving a bowl of miso this weekend and figured I would check this place out. It’s located near several other quality shops that I’ve written about here and here. This miso was great. It was a bit sweeter than I’m used to. I think that’s from the all vegan broth that would be …
This location is a new one and is pretty close to the beach in Redondo Beach. On this visit, I tried the Ruby ramen. What makes Rakkan unique is that their broth is all vegetables. This tends to make it a bit sweeter, than say compared to a pork broth. This also makes it friendly …
This was the last place on my recent trip to San Francisco. I didn’t know about this place until I was walking around the embarcadero. I was pretty full on ramen from the last 24 hours, but I figured I should give it a try. When I initially saw the outside I didn’t think much …
Ippudo is bringing the hakata style ramen to San Francisco. I love this style. This style is a creamy and almost frothy rich pork broth paired with thin and hard noodles. I’m anticipating their Santa Monica location opening soon. I already checked it out and I think it should be getting close to opening. Since …
This was a place that several of my ramen nerd associates recommended that I check out when I visited SF. They specifically recommended because of it’s traditional dashi. I ordered the house ramen “Hinodeya Ramen”. It’s traditional Japanese dashi soup. Whole wheat noodles made from bonito, kombu, and scallops. The toppings are chashu pork, menma, …
Ramen Nagi is a new comer to the Palo Alto Area. Opening a few weeks ago, the chain is bringing some much needed ramen to Sillicon Valley. I showed up on a Monday at lunch time and there was already a line of ramen enthusiast waiting to get in. They give you an order sheet …
A couple of weeks ago I made my first chashu. I was really impressed and excited to realize that it wasn’t hard at all. The process was really simple. I used a combination of advice from my wife and following instructions from ramen at home book. I’ll let the video do the talking…. In my …