ASA
Overall Rating (+++++)
food (+++++) | ambiance (+++++) | service (+++++) | price ($$$$$)
ADDRESS: (MAP)
18202 S Western Ave
Gardena, CA 90248
PHONE: 310.769.1010
RELATED LINKS: Yelp | Go Ramen | Chow
Finally found a good ramen place in my neighborhood!
Asa is located in the small strip mall on the corner of Western and 182nd (same lot as Sen Nari Sushi and Sanuki No Sato). And they're open till 2am!
Bistro Miyoda & Sushi Ichiriki
Overall Rating (+++++)
food (+++++) | ambiance (+++++) | service (+++++) | price ($$$$$)
ADDRESS: (MAP)
1220 Beryl St
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
PHONE: (310) 376-1081
RELATED LINKS: ICHIRIKI | Yelp
The entire name of this restaurant is called "Bistro Miyoda & Sushi Ichiriki", and I believe that the restaurant is co-owned by 2 different chefs. Bistro Miyoda (Mr. Miyoda) specializes in Japanese style Chinese dishes, and Sushi Ichiriki (Owner Peter) specializes in authentic Japanese sushi. I wrote a review on their Sushi bar (which is awesome and one of my favorite sushi places in LA) before, but I wanted to come back and write a separate review on their RAMEN from Bistro Miyoda kitchen.
Overall Rating (+++++)
food (+++++) | ambiance (+++++) | service (+++++) | price ($$$$$)
ADDRESS: (MAP)
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
PHONE: (213) 617-1766
URL: Orochon Ramen
RELATED LINKS: Yelp | CitySearch | Chowhound | Flicker
Orochon Ramen is located on the third floor of small shopping mall right by hotel New Otani in Little Tokyo. This place has been on my list of "MUST TRY RAMEN SHOPS in LA" for a while since many people seems to like it and has a good review!
Overall Rating (+++++)
food (+++++) | ambiance (+++++) | service (+++++) | price ($$$$$)
ADDRESS: (MAP)
2143 W 182ND St,
Torrance, CA
PHONE: (310) 719-7102
RELATED LINKS: City Search
* We just went back to Shu-Chan ramen and discovered that this restaurant has closed their door :( No more Shu-Chan Ramen in South Bay...
Below is my old review.
I've been curious about Shu-Chan ramen since many people at this Japanese LA noodle lover's community on Mixi raved about this place. As a ramen lover, I had to go and check it out and see how it is!
Overall Rating (+++++)
food (+++++) | ambiance (+++++) | service (+++++) | price ($$$$$)
ADDRESS: (MAP)
327 E 1st St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
PHONE: (213) 626-1680
URL: DAIKOKUYA
PARKING: Street parking would be the best after 5pm if you can find one.
RELATED LINKS: Japanese Restaurant Info | City Search | LA Food Crazy
I've been obsessed trying to find some GOOD RAMEN places in LA where I can satisfy my crazy cravings until my next visit to Japan. Believe it or not, it has been very difficult to find a decent one for me (being that I am from Japan)!! I'm really, really picky when it comes down to food, but especially the pickiest with RAMEN. Probably because most places that seem to be rated with 5 stars usually end up as being 3 stars in my opinion.
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DAIKOKUYA is located right in the heart of Little Tokyo on 1st street. It's hard not to miss because they have a bright yellow roof sign (which almost makes it look like a hardware store) with classic Japanese red lanterns that say "大黒屋" (their logo) in Japanese. Nothing fancy and very much a hole-in-the-wall type of place. As we went in, I felt like I was back in "SHOWA era" Japan. It's very retro and old school inside with many vintage movie posters and advertisements all over the walls. We sat at the counter on the red stools and ordered their signature dish "DAIKOKU RAUMEN" and gyoza. BTW, I don't know why they spell "RAUMEN" this way.
