The restaurant is located at a small shopping center right by a Japanese supermarket called "Nijiya" in Torrance. It is a small hole-in-the-wall type of place. (and it only had a "B" on the front window.) Honestly, I wasn't really excited to go in... Maybe because the restaurant didn't look that inviting. And you can't really see the inside from the outside. But, as we were observing from outside taking pictures, quite a few people were arriving and going into the restaurant. So, we went in.

We sat at the counter and ordered the basic Shoyu Ramen, Moyashi Ramen (most recommended on Mixi), Gyoza, and Asahi Select. We started drinking and looked around. The restaurant was packed with many Japanese families and co-workers. They also serve yakitori, and it seemed like a lot of people there were mostly regulars.

Our Ramen arrived! YAY :-)
We were both pretty hungry, and I was hoping to get Gyoza first to enjoy with our beer... But, oh well. First, we tasted the broth of Shoyu Ramen. Pretty good. Nothing fancy or outstanding, but pretty good solid flavor. Then we tasted Moyashi Ramen's broth, Hmmmm definitely has more kick to it. It looks like they stir fry Moyashi (bean sprouts) with ground pork and added to the same Shoyu broth, but this gave more of a mild flavor to the Shoyu broth. It was very tasty, and you get a lot of vegetable with this Ramen which is a plus!

Our Gyoza finally arrives. By then, we were pretty stuffed and didn't really need Gyoza. But, you have to have Ramen with Gyoza, right?! Anyway, my feedback for their Gyoza was... they are not anything special. It's not because I was full... but, it didn't really taste like homemade Gyoza. I forgot to ask to see if they make their own Gyoza though, but I would be surprised if they were made there.

Daikokuya still wins in my opinion. But, their food was all good. They are definitely better than the most ramen places in LA.