Opening this weekend is a new ramen shop on Sawtelle Blvd in West Los Angeles. I had the opportunity to get a preview of their ramen prior to their opening weekend and wasn’t disappointed. Before I get on to the ramen, I think a little background on this places roots are required. It’s named after Miyamoto …
After checking out the ramen documentary “Ramen Heads” my wife and I were craving some noodles. Spicy noodles to be exact. It was fairly cool out and having something warm in our belly was going to hit the spot. This would be my second visit. I initially came here for their soft opening in which …
I came here with my friend Rich. He’s a good dude and loves ramen. He also has a badass camera that takes amazing photos. I’m jealous of it. He was gracious enough to share his photos of dinner with me so that I could post here. Tsujita has 3 noodle establishments on Sawtelle Blvd and …
Parking in the street is a challenge. Especially at peak times. Pro tip, park at the parking garage for Michaels craft store. It’s just south of all the action, it’s free, and should save you the hassle of trying to find street parking. Or you can just Uber to that area. On the Web @ http://tsujita-la.com/menu-annex.htm …
The Tsujita family dominates Sawtelle blvd in West Lost Angeles. They are behind 3 separate noodle establishments on this street alone. Each, with it’s own unique focus. For me, the Annex sticks out with their tsukemen. They are using thick noodles and fatty pork bone broth. If you like rich and fatty broths, I recommend …
Sawtelle Blvd is packed with ramen shops. Shin-Sen-Gumi is one of them. This place is a north of Santa Monica Blvd, so it’s a little removed from the normal hustle and bustle you think of when picturing Sawtelle. This place has an extensive menu. I was particularly interested in their “overload” ramen. It’s comes with …
Sawtelle Blvd is packed with ramen shops. The ramen at Tatsu is of high quality. But my ordering and waiting experience really took away from my overall view of this place. You order at ipads outside and wait for at least 30 minutes. Then, once seated you wait for another 10 minutes before the ramen …
Killer Noodles grand opening is Oct 16th. It’s part of the Tsjuita family of restaurants and is serving Tantanmen. I was (along with 300 others) able to get a free preview of the restaurant and the spicy noodles they are going to be known for. We had to wait 2.5 hours, but it was worth …