Situated on a bustling Main Street and just a block away from the beach is Jinya Ramen Bar. They have an extensive menu of ramen, frequently serve seasonal ramen, and a long beer list to choose from. I’ve never had a bad experience here. I believe this is my third visit. It’s was hot summer …
Menya Hanabi is bringing soupless ramen to eastern Los Angeles. Their grand opening was July 28th. I recommend that you check this place out. It’s one of the few places in which it’s soul focus is soupless noodles. Perfect for a hot day in Los Angeles. Hanabi means “fireworks” in Japanese. This means that when …
Sankouka started in the early 80’s with their shio ramen. The owner is once quoted in the beginning as saying “I’m going to make delicious ramen”. And to this day, you can tell they put love and respect into their ramen. This early attitude can be attributed to their ramen dominance. Santouka has locations all …
This shops signature is the tsukemen. Pronounced “Ski – Men” and it’s dipping noodles, rather than noodles served in the broth. You can check out a previous post on it here. On this visit however, I wanted to try something different. I went with their negi ramen. It’s their traditional tonkotsu style pork broth with …
Tatsunoya has recently opened their second location. More conveniently located for those of us on the west side of Los Angeles. But it’s not too far from their original location in downtown Pasadena. They’ve keeped their menu simple and their store small. I think that’s a smart move for them. Focus on the menu and …
What most people come here for is the Okonomiyaki. You can read more about that here. Now, on with the noodles. Don’t confuse this with the spicy tantan ramen, this Hiroshima style TanTanMen is a soupless noodle dish that has various levels of spiciness and contains sansho pepper. You can choose from 1 of 4 …
EAK is known for the “IEKEI” style ramen. It’s a popular style of ramen that combines chicken and pork broth with thick round noodles and is topped with spinach, garlic paste, and onions. From the outside. It’s on a busy street. Needed a beer on this hot day in Central LA. Their gyoza …
On my previous visit, I had their chicken ramen. On this visit, I had the opportunity to meet up with a fellow ramen head to discuss our passion for ramen. From the inside, they’ve got some cool signage all over their walls. Kashiwa ramen menu. I love places that allow you to order like this. …
I’ve visited the other two locations for Ikkousha. There is a Torrance and Costa Mesa location. At this third location the ramen and karaage is just as good as the other locations. This location is in the Little Tokyo area of Downtown. This place has never let me down. I’ve been to all their locations. They …
This place had recently reopened after having been closed for a couple of months. It was a mystery as to why they had shut down with out any notice. I had a really good experience when I was here last and it had lots of positive reviews on Yelp. I’ve come to find out they …