After coming to LA, I feel that Japanese ramen is a profound and profound knowledge: tonkotsu soup, chicken soup, mushroom soup, soy sauce, salt, flavor, and flavor, each has its own flavor. The North Sea moral island Tokyo Okinawa has its own local characteristics.Soft and hard thicknessAnd andNoodle soupThe mix seems to be very particular.

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In the face of such vast theoretical knowledge, as a food eater, it is natural to stop: what other learning methods are better thanTry it yourselfHow to increase knowledge quickly and effectively?

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In order to make everyone a ramen expert at an early date, the team sent out a ramen comparison last year, combining the opinions of several ramen lovers, and summed up a dozen Los Angeles Japanese ramen shops. The squad now brings an upgradeversion, Not only updated the information of ramen shops, but also added more new shops.

Some of these stores are amazing at first, and then they become the favorite to go back and forth; some of them become an option when they are in desperate need; some are not satisfactory, and they ignite the flames in their hearts. However, the evaluation of others cannot be fully trusted, after all, everyone has a different taste bud!

So, to help everyone lock in the best Japanese ramen shops, the team is here to ask youHoly ticket in handRemember to vote at the end of the article!

Ramen yamadaya

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Yamadaya, also recommended by Japanese friends, has been popular in Los Angeles since Torrance opened its first branchOld manFavorite, even captured the northBay Area. Yamadaya's tonkotsu soup is stewed for 20 hours. You should know that the chicken ramen of Japanese ramen noodle soup can be stewed for 4 hours, and the pork bone is usually more than 8 hours. The heat of the stew is also very important. If it is too large, it will be easy to cook, and if it is too small, it will not have the flavor of pork bones. Therefore, it must be kept watched and stirred, which is very laborious. In 2013, Yamadaya was named one of Los Angeles' top ten ramen by food critic Jonathan Gold of the LA Times.

[Torrance branch]
3118 W. 182nd St. Torrance, CA 90504 | (310)380-5555

[Culver City branch]
11172 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 | (310)815-8776

[Westwood branch]
1248 Westwood Blvd, LA, CA 90024 | (310)474-1600

[Costa Mesa branch]
1175 Baker St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | (714)556-0091

2. Hilltop fire Santouka

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The two mountain fires visited by the team's Junyuer are both in Mitsuwa supermarkets, surrounded by a slightly open environment, bustling people, and the narrow and crowded space of most Japanese-style ramen shops. The atmosphere is slightly different. Mitsuwa Japanese Food FestivalBeef tongueThe beef tongue is really soft and tender. Because the taste is light, the noodle soup is slightly thick and tastes salty. The noodle itself is veryEnergyYou can chew well and like it. However, I once talked about a mountain fire with a friend in Japan. The friend said that this shop is compared with local ramen in Japan."Premium Instant Noodles"The level of soup is like takingSolid seasoningIt doesn't come out for a long time.

[Torrance branch]
21515, Western Ave, Torrance, CA 90501 | (310)212-1101

[Costa Mesa branch]
665 Paularino Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 | (714) 434-1101

[Irvine branch]
14230, Culver Drive, Irvine, CA 92604 | (949) 733-1101

[Santa Monica branch]
3760, Centinera Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90066 | (310) 391-1101

3. Tsujita 

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Tsujita toFamous for dipping noodles. The dipping noodles originated from the Japanese take-out staff meals. The noodles are separated from the dipping sauce (soup base), which is more convenient to take out. Tsujita's dipping noodles have a good texture and are more muscular. Jun Yuer of the team thinks that Tsujita's dipping noodle soup is very heavy. The better dipping noodle soup base can taste a little sour in addition to spicy and salty, one to increase the flavor level, and the other to soothe greasy, but Tsujita's dipping noodle soup tastes just pure salty and spicySingle taste. In addition to dipping noodles, Tsujita also has noodle soup,The soup base is much lighter, Can not eat obvious greasy and salty taste, there is a fresh flavor of cooking. Tsujita is queuing up in this Sawtelle store and will start queuing on weekend afternoons.

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Tsujita has two branches in Sawtelle, almost across the street. Another Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle Annex is also the main dip noodle. But whether it is dipping noodles or ramen noodles, the taste is thicker, the portion is larger, and it is more Japanese traditional. The line is naturally more fierce, and it will be more than two o'clock in the afternoon on the weekend, still waiting for an hour. Recommend dipping noodles with fresh garlic sauce, you won't find the soup base greasy, provided you also love garlic.
Finally, if you want to see a detailed review of Tsujita of the team, please move on:Three hours daily delicious: Tsujita LA lunch market ramen .

[Sawtelle branch] Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle
2057 Sawtelle Blvd, LA, CA 90025 | (310) 231-7373

[Sawtelle branch] Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle Annex
2050 Sawtelle Blvd, LA, CA 90025 | (310) 231-0222

4. Tatsu

Sawtelle district known as Little OsakaRamen like a cloudHowever, it is only this Tastu who can make a late night cafeteria. Ipad all order in the shop, you can choose the degree of spiciness and garlic.

On the menu, the shop does not distinguish the ramen by the common soup base type or place name, but names it in a unique Tatsu style: the signature Soul Ramen, the tonkotsu soup with black garlic oil andRed umami sauceThe most popular Bold Ramen, the soup base contains eleven secret ingredients; the color and taste of Red Ramen, plus special red sauce; in addition, Tatsu also has the most traditional dolphins soup base, Old Skool Ramen, Naked Ramen, chicken soup Cheeky Ramen and vegetarian Hippie Ramen.

Actually, Tatsu in Japanese means"Year of the Dragon", I chose such a name because Tatsu ’s boss was born in the year of the dragon in 1988 and is also a graduate of USC ~ See the detailed Tastu reviews of the team, please move onLate Night Cafeteria in Little Osaka .

[Fairfax branch]
7111 Melrose Ave, LA, CA 90046 | (323) 747-1388

[Sawtelle branch]
2123 Sawtelle Blvd, LA, CA 90025 | (310) 684-2889

5. Daikokuya

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In the minds of many people, the big black family isLos Angeles first. His family's noodles maintained a good standard from soup bases, noodles, sliced ​​meat to braised eggs. First of all, this noodle soup, the bonito soup is white in milk, rich and without too much oil slick.A good bowl of soup. The noodles are ordinary, strong ramen noodles.Fat and not greasy, People who are afraid of eating fat have no pressure to eat. The best thing is the sweet heart egg. I don't know how skillful it is to ensure that this halogen egg is so perfect every time. The protein is just in a completely solidified state. The inner layer is still soft and tender. The egg yolk Except for a thin layer of solidification in the ring, the center is completely liquid.

[Little Tokyo branch]
327 E 1st St, LA, CA 90012 | (213) 626-1680

[Sawtelle branch]
2208 Sawtelle Blvd, LA, CA 90064 | (310) 575-4999

[Monterey Park branch]
111 N Atlantic Blvd, Monterey Park, CA 91754 | (626) 570-1930

[Arcadia branch]
1220 S Golden W Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 | (626) 254-0127

[West Hollywood branch]
8873 Sunset Blvd,West Hollywood, CA 90069 | (424) 335-0557

6. New Writing Group Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen

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The following are two encounters between team members Liyang and Xinzhuan Group: I remember when I first moved to Los Angeles, I was catching up with the Japanese Ramen Festival. At that time, after eating 4 bowls of ramen (yes, my sister is the big stomach king), in order not to waste the ramen coupons in my hand, I ordered the last bowl of newly prepared ramen noodles. Being the best of the night, I was excited and ran back to praise the boss. The whole bowl of noodles is impeccable from bone soup to noodles, especially the soup,Rich and layered, A mouthful of fresh fragrance, long aftertaste. but! The ramen festival again the next year, but I didn't expect it to disappoint me. The bone soup almost saw no oil and water. It had no taste except the salty taste, and the noodles were not chewy. It can only be said that although the new group is the love of many people, the level of its family seems to be unstable (I wonder if it is different in different branches).

[Little Tokyo branch]
132 S Central Ave, LA, CA 90012 | (213) 687-7108

[Sawtelle branch]
1601 Sawtelle Blvd, LA, CA 90025 | (424) 208-3293

[Gardena branch]
2015 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247 | (310) 329-1335

[Rosemead branch]
8450 E Valley Blvd, Rosemead, CA 91770 | (626) 572-8646

[Fountain Valley Branch]
18315 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 | (714) 962-8971

7. Men King

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Noodle king's signature is tokushima ramen, for soupBlack pork bone stewAnd addSoy sauce, The soup tastes very goodstrong. If you are worried that the soup is too salty and don't want to give up the rich pork bone soup, you can choose Tonkotsu Ramen or Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen without soy sauce. I like light soy ramen with optional chicken broth (Shoyo Ramen). For vegetarians, vegetarian ramen with seaweed and shiitake mushroom soup.
In addition to the soup base, the braised egg is definitely another highlight of this ramen: the braised egg of the noodle king is very flavorful, but the egg yolk has not been completely solidified, and it is soft and delicious, and it will not feel ugly. Every time I eat the noodles, I don't feel enough, and I want to order one more!

[Little Tokyo, Downtown]
456 E 2nd St, LA, CA 90012 | (213) 687-8485

8.Benten Ramen

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Liyang was dragged away by a colleague to eat once at noon on a working day, and he had to wait until 1 o'clock to show that it was delicious. The soup base at his house is the most amazing. The tonkotsu soup is boiled for more than 16 hours.CollagenThe existence, without too much oil slick, is perfect. But by contrast, the rest of the whole bowl of noodles is not so high. There are two types of noodles: coarse noodles and fine noodles. The so-called coarse noodles are the noodles of general ramen shops.Chew, And the fine noodles are slightly insufficient. While the heart-boiled egg maintains a liquid yolk, the egg white is light and not halogenated.

【San Gabriel】 821 W Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776 | (626) 910-5075

9. Kosuke

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In addition to ramen, fried chicken is also a favorite Japanese snack for diners. Nowadays, some people have really combined ramen and fried chicken into one, and launched Spicey Pop Corn Chicken Ramen. In addition, the black garlic noodles (Kuro Ramen) are also very popular.

【Alhambra branch】 618 W Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801 | (626) 289-8030

10. Fortune House Ramen Yukinoya

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Fortunately, there are four kinds of soup ramen with salt, soy sauce, miso and tonkotsu.Okinawa soba(Okinawa Soba),Dandan noodles, etc.In addition, there is also a set of noodle dishes. Shops are small and parity is common. This place's braised eggs are also well received,Moderately salty, The heat is just right. In addition, you can also experience the fun of DIY when eating ramen in Fortune House: press the pickled garlic with your own gadget.

[Arcadia branch]
1423 South Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 | (626) 821-0901

[Monterey Park branch]
816 Atlantic Blvd, Monterey Park, CA 91754 | (626) 281-6060

11. Jinya

Jinya has 4 branches in the Los Angeles area, and one is near Universal Studios. It is good to eat noodles at the playground. Tonkotsu Noodle SoupVery greasyThe surface was even covered with oil slicks, which looked a little scary, but it tasted good. The pork flavor of the noodle soup is a bit big, Liyang doesn't mind this taste, so I eat very happy, but the friends who go with me can't stand the taste because they can't stand it. In this case, miso soup noodles will be a good choice. You can also choose to add onebutter, Increase the flavor of noodle soup. Also worth mentioning is his family's octopus balls, with egg whites in mayonnaise, which is very delicious.

Sun Yuer has been to the Mid-Wilshire branch because I have a light taste and I like this one.Not thick soup base, Chewy noodles. The signature noodles ChaChaCha (For Garlic Lovers), the soup has a faint smoked meat taste, the noodles are thick and round, the garlic and spicy taste are very light, the eggs are cold; the name is ChaChaCha because the noodles will Spread paprika on the surface with a large wooden cylinder, and the whole store staff will call ChaChaCha together. Also tried Wonton Chicken Ramen,Noodle soup, Light taste, Huaiyang dish control love. There is a side dish, Miso-eggplant, full of fragrant, refreshing and non-greasy eggplants.

[Studio City branch]
11239 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604 | (818) 980-3977

[Santa Monica branch]
2400 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405 | (310) 392-4466

[Mid-Wilshire branch]
5168 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 | (323) 954-6477

[Burbank branch]
4011 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91505 | (818) 238-9867

12.Silver Lake Ramen

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Silver Lake Ramen is located on Sunset Boulevard. During the ramen festival, there were spicy tonkotsu black garlic noodle soup (Spicy Tonkotsu Black Garlic Oil). The visual effects and taste are good. Black garlic oil ramen is a special ramen festival, some are not available, but this real star is actually resident Topping pork belly: this meat is fried crispy on the outside, and crispy like pork on the inside, conquering many diners .

【Los Angeles】2927 W Sunset Blvd, LA, CA 90026 | (323) 660-8100

13. Orochon Ramen

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Orochon Ramen is best known as the # 2 Special Challenge in the store, as long as you canEat in 30 minutes, The first can be free of charge, the second can take pictures with empty bowls, the photos will be hung on the wall of the store. Many friends who have participated said that in fact, the degree of spicyness is not a problem (especially for students from spicy regions), but the amount of soup and the temperature of the soup are the problems. Indeed, the bowls and serving sizes of Orochon's regular ramen are also quite large.

[Little Tokyo, Downtown]
123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St, LA, CA 90012, (213) 617-1766

14. Foo Foo Tei

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Liyang once passed by and ate once. How to say it, just serve as a bowlOrdinary noodlesIt's pretty good, but it has nothing to do with Japanese ramen. First of all, the soup is definitely not cooked for more than 10 hours. It feels like the flavor produced by various seasonings. Besides, the egg is completely white boiled egg.Cooked and tasteless. In short, if you just want a bowl of hot soup noodles to fill your belly, his house will be a good place, but if you want to taste real Japanese ramen, please go out and turn left.

[Alhambra branch]
27 E Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801 | (626) 940-5582

[Hacienda Heights branch]
15018 Clark Ave, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 | (626) 937-6585

15. ASA Ramen

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(Picture from Yelp)

The owner of ASA Ramen is from holiday fullOkinawa, Japan, Their storefronts and signboards are relatively small, and many people have missed it because of this. They offer a wide selection of soup bases, which most people loveTonkotsu Tonkotsu Soup,Shoyu soy sauce soup,Salt Soup,Curry Soup Ra and "Fire Bowl" Super Spicy Soup Ramen!! They use fine noodles at home, so it's easier to absorb the flavor of the soup base, but don't wait too long to eat them, otherwise it will quickly paste and make the taste worse. They open until 1:00 am at night, which is a good place for supper.

[Gardena branch]
8202 S Western Ave, Gardena, CA 90248 | (310) 769-1010

16. Jidaiya

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(Picture from Yelp)

Most foods that know Jidaiya are probably because they were hot a few years agoRamen Burger. Now that the craze has slowly subsided, everyone has tried them again.Traditional Rag Noodle Soup? In JapaneseRamenJidaiya facialEspecially refreshing, The soup base is also specialFull-bodied, Pork bone flavor is very full. When the ramen is brought to the front, the soup is very hot, and it is still slightly boiled, so be careful when you eat it!

[Torrance branch]
18537 S Western Ave, Gardena, CA 90248 | (310) 532-0999

17. Ramen Tatsunoya

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A fan commented earlier about opening a new ramen shop Ramen Tatsunoya in Pasadena. They only sell bonito soup base, but there are three choices: ordinary soup head, extra thick soup head and spicy soup head. People who have eaten this ramen have average taste, not too bright, and the soup base is a bit too greasy, but the hearty eggs taste good.

[Pasadena]
16 N Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103, Pasadena | (626) 432-1768

18. Kopan Ramen Alhambra

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(Picture from Yelp)

Kopan Ramen, who has a good reputation, also opened a branch in Alhambra! Their pork bone broth is cooked for 16 hours, and char-grilled ravioli with ravioli is the most popular. Vegetarian friends, they also provide wild vegetables ramen, soup base and sales are pretty good! In terms of snacks, they have soft shell crab and octopus balls. If you don't have enough bowl of ramen, you can also order to eat ~

[Alhambra branch]
645 E Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801 | (626) 458-8388

[Burbank branch]
220 N San Fernando Blvd, Burbank, CA 91502 | (818) 845-0817

[Encino branch]
17547 Ventura Blvd, Ste 108-109, Encino, CA 91316 | (818) 986-0014

[Rowland Heights branch]
19705 E Colima Rd, Ste 9, Rowland Heights, CA 91748 | (909) 598-7299

[Fullerton branch]
141 E Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832 | (714) 447-9926

The above are the 18 ramen shops collected by the team
If friends have a good store, taste recommendations or experience
Don't forget to communicate with the team and the team ~

Text: Liyang, Shao Yi, Spicy and Unhappy, Chunyuer, nicotff

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