Kashiwa is serving up many delicious bowls of noodles. I recently had the opportunity to try their signature Tsukemen and Kombu ramen. If you are interested in other menu items I recommend you check out my previous post on their Matcha Tsukemen, Black Garlic Ramen, and Chicken Ramen. Kashiwa Ramen https://www.thekashiwaramen.com Hours Monday – Sunday …
With the current COVID-19 situation it’s difficult to enjoy Ramen like you are supposed to. Many shops don’t have any outdoor seating and with the current restrictions on dine in eating it can be difficult to get that experience. But, one of my favorite shops does have good outdoor seating options. Rakkan is known for …
It’s currently Dine LA time in Los Angeles. It’s a two week event in which restaurants from all over LA put together their own pre fix menus. This allows us patrons to enjoy a lunch or dinner menu that has been hand picked by each restaurant. It’s pretty rare to see any ramen shops or …
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 is one of the newer places I’ve been to recently. It’s been open since Oct 2018 and they are setting themselves apart from the crowd. Pork broths are really popular in the states. But, Kashiwa is focusing on chicken broth. I’ve already visited twice. This is how they get it rich and creamy. You …
This chicken ramen is delicious. The broth is light and flavorful. They add roasted chicken breast chashu, deep fried onions, cooked bamboo shoots, hard boiled egg, and green onion. This is all served up with hard and thin noodles. My only gripe with Venice Ramen is their egg. I understand soft boiled eggs aren’t for …
[Update, as of August 2020 Okiboru House of Tsukemens Los Angeles location has closed. Another causality of Covid-19. But, they do have an Atlanta location they are focusing on going forward. Check it out.] This was the last bowl of noodles that I crushed in 2018. It’s a place that just recently opened up …
I ordered the Kyouka ramen with regular richness and mild spice level. The broth was rich and flavor full. The Anchovy Shoyu ramen broth was bitter, as expected with anchovies in the broth. Both bowls of ramen had noodles that were flat and chewy. They won’t make adjustments to the noodles. I’m not used to …
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 …