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 …
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 recently opened and I have to thank my wife for this find. She discovered it randomly on one of the blogs that she occasionally reads. It’s got a quiet and modern feel to it. We sat at the counter which felt really spacious. Everyone that served us was friendly. The view from outside …
I was fortunate enough to visit Ippudo at their new location in Santa Monica during their soft opening week. They were serving their full menu. On the inside it’s a really modern Japanese style with huge windows so tons of light enters the shop. It really makes you feel like you are in Japan and …
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 …
One reason to love a ramen shop is when they give you a piece of paper so that you can customize your ramen order. For example, you can specify how you want your noodles cooked, hard or soft. Broth, light or normal, etc. This is one of the reasons that I love the Hakata Ikkousha …
On Main Street in Santa Monica Jinya is providing many different types of ramen. This place seems to have the most variety of ramen. They also have the largest collection of beers and ciders. This is great for those of us that wish to have a cold adult beverage paired with our ramen. They seem …
If you are craving cuisine from Japan, Torrance should be high on your lists of places to visit. There is a very large Japanese community and naturally the quality cuisine follows. Ikkousha is known for their pork broth. In fact, they have won numerous awards as evidenced when you walk through the door. Their broth …
When you are visiting Tampa you’re probably thinking of Cuban or seafood. Ramen is the last thing comes to people’s mind. But, there are a handful places that are focusing on our favorite bowl of broth and noodles. Japanese Kitchen Dosunco is in the West Shore Plaza area on Kennedy Blvd. I went here because …
Update as of August 2020. This location is closed. Yamadaya has several locations in the LA area. Their “Factory” location is in Torrance. Check it out…. They open at 11:30 on Sundays. We arrived early and even knocked on the window since it was few minutes past 11:30 and they still hadn’t opened their doors. …