If you are in San Diego and craving ramen this place is worth a look. They had a long wait when we showed up. I’m sure that’s not just on the night I arrived. Scroll down to check it out… On the web @ http://menya-ultra.com From the outside. Be prepared for long waits. This place is …
This is my second visit here. I’ve was fortunate enough to be invited to their soft opening back in 2018. I wrote about it here. At the end of this post, check out my first video with voice over commentary. Located @ 2012 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 On the web @ http://www.menyamusashi-la.us I’ll get straight to …
I’ve been here several times. I’ve made more return visits here than any other location at this point. This place never disappoints. You can read about my other visits here, here, and here. I ordered the Tokyo Style w/o soup this time and I really enjoy it. This is my first time having the soup less …
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 …
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, …
I ordered the 10 piece chashu ramen. You can tweak the tonkotsu broth by requesting it come white, black (adding black galic oil) or spicy (choose from 3 levels of spicy). I went with the white. They provide you with thin straight noodles. Mine came hard, because I requested hard cooked noodles. I’ve had the …
There are limited parking spots and several other busy establishments that share those limit spots. The other shops in this plaza are a pizza joint, bar, Manpuku, liquor store, Yaki Tori izakaya, and an ice cream shop. At peak times, parking could be a pain. The ramen menu Their history The Chasu Ramen, with that …