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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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. …