i'm so hungry and i live in LA. im glad you listed those ramen houses not owned by koreans but real japanese-owned. just look at what they did with all-u-can-eat sushi joints.
Great video, i live within a mile of all these. My goto is always Santouka on Venice/Sepulveda whenever the crowds of tourist/students on sawtelle are too big, and they never disappoint and ample free parking and now crowds. I have seen the ohter u mention but never tried and i will now. Also should have mentioned Tsujita Annex which is directly across the street from the other one and has the Thick Jiro style Noodles in their awesome ramen.
hello cwmiso, thanks for this south cali review: santouka - was it in jtown food court with the models - the torinuku tasted great throught my hp screen tsujita - the charsiu was a real red there - you added extra flavor with a lime - would like to try this one shinshenigumi - the hawaiian hand roll - that ones fun too - how come the canned ham is not in the noodle soup but the pink crab is. omotenashi - shabushabu with ramen and mexican cilantro - thank you for the lamb here mogumogu - (mazemen) - the dry noodle toss - real delish with egg poach stir wonder in soba or udon are there that many to put a list. not enough buckwheat guess. elle for real crab
Oh man didnt expect to see mogu mogu on here. If you get a chance to try hironori craft ramen, they're my favorite bowl of tonkotsu ramen and were my favorite bowl of noods until i discovered tsujita's tsukemen. Also, have you tried rakkan Ramen? For being a vegan broth ramen, i think it punches way about its weight class and is in one of my recommended ramen spots for sure
My favorite ramen place is Rakkan because I'm not that into pork broth ramen. Their broth is vegetarian, which is somewhat rare in SoCal. My other favorites are Ramen Tatsunoya in Silverlake, Men Oh Tokushima Ramen in Little Tokyo, Kouraku in Little Tokyo for their Mabo Ramen, and Mr. Ramen in Little Tokyo when I just want something basic.
Maybe a more appropriate title would be best ramen CHAIN in LA. There are so many more distinctive & better made independent ramen shops all over this city.
i'm so hungry and i live in LA. im glad you listed those ramen houses not owned by koreans but real japanese-owned. just look at what they did with all-u-can-eat sushi joints.
Thank you for your support! They’re all worth checking out if you haven’t already!
Great video, i live within a mile of all these. My goto is always Santouka on Venice/Sepulveda whenever the crowds of tourist/students on sawtelle are too big, and they never disappoint and ample free parking and now crowds. I have seen the ohter u mention but never tried and i will now. Also should have mentioned Tsujita Annex which is directly across the street from the other one and has the Thick Jiro style Noodles in their awesome ramen.
Thank you for your support! I’ve tried the Annex and Killer Noodle, the OG is still the best imo!
Nice but you gotta get out that side of town. Try Little Tokyo, Gardena, Torrance just to name a few. I love those artisan noodles though
For sure! Definitely need to explore those locations for the hidden gems. Any recommendations?
Ramen is good but for me I prefer vietnamese pho ... what about do a top 5 pho spots in los Angeles?
Great idea! 👌
Haven’t tried some of these spots yet…great recommendations 👌
You should! And let us know what you think!
hello cwmiso, thanks for this south cali review:
santouka - was it in jtown food court with the models - the torinuku tasted great throught my hp screen
tsujita - the charsiu was a real red there - you added extra flavor with a lime - would like to try this one
shinshenigumi - the hawaiian hand roll - that ones fun too - how come the canned ham is not in the noodle soup but the pink crab is.
omotenashi - shabushabu with ramen and mexican cilantro - thank you for the lamb here
mogumogu - (mazemen) - the dry noodle toss - real delish with egg poach stir
wonder in soba or udon are there that many to put a list. not enough buckwheat guess. elle for real crab
Thank you for your support! In regards to Santouka, they are have one in every Mitsuwa supermarket, which has locations all throughout Los Angeles.
Oh man didnt expect to see mogu mogu on here.
If you get a chance to try hironori craft ramen, they're my favorite bowl of tonkotsu ramen and were my favorite bowl of noods until i discovered tsujita's tsukemen.
Also, have you tried rakkan Ramen? For being a vegan broth ramen, i think it punches way about its weight class and is in one of my recommended ramen spots for sure
I’m gonna have to add those two spots to my list! Appreciate the recs 👊
My favorite ramen place is Rakkan because I'm not that into pork broth ramen. Their broth is vegetarian, which is somewhat rare in SoCal. My other favorites are Ramen Tatsunoya in Silverlake, Men Oh Tokushima Ramen in Little Tokyo, Kouraku in Little Tokyo for their Mabo Ramen, and Mr. Ramen in Little Tokyo when I just want something basic.
Those sound like great spots. Gonna have to try them out. Thank you for the recs 👍
Who wants to eat a non pork based broth….that ain’t ramen 😂
Give hakata ikkousha in lil Tokyo a try, i always get their godfire level 3, add ajitama.
Thank you! 🙏 I love recommendations! Added it to my list to check out 👍
No daikokuya?
In my humble opinion, these other spots taste better! 👌
Maybe a more appropriate title would be best ramen CHAIN in LA. There are so many more distinctive & better made independent ramen shops all over this city.
Thank you for watching! What are your favorites? Would love to try some recommendations!
You realize there ramen shops beyond Sawtelle?
Absolutely! Which is why I included few of those. Which one do you recommended?
Tonkotsu not tonkatsu that means pork cutlet
Thank you for the correction! Love eating both actually 🤣😂
LA county not los angeles
LA county has the best ramen 😎
I agree w Cody….especially w Mogu mogu. That place is probably one of my favs for sure!