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the ramen blog & other goodies! | ramen rating: santouka, take 2 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:11:03 +0000

[…] than one person has taken me to task for not trying the tokusen toroniku (choice fatty pork) ramen at Santouka. Interestingly, not one […]

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the ramen blog & other goodies! | ramen rating: asameshi maeda honten — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:30:50 +0000

[…] sign, the brainchild behind Asameshi Maeda Honten is also the chef responsible for the ever-popular Santouka ramen just 20 yards away. Unlike Santouka’s signature shio ramen, this Hokkaido ramen is based on a […]

By: wasinsandiego

wasinsandiego — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:41:20 +0000

I have tom agree post #5 (rawman)… Try the Miso ramen with special pork is sooo good. Very rich, maybe even borderline too salty/fatty but I’m a American of European decent so thats what I love. The pork melts and tastes like bacon. Whoe wouldn’t like that! The broth has little white bits of rendered pork and the sesame seeds give it all an addictive nutty tone. Killer.

By: Keizo

Keizo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:44:23 +0000

I think Michael is being paid by Rameniac…haha jk. I like the toroniku shio also.

By: edjusted

edjusted — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:16:22 +0000

Thanks Michael. I’ve been meaning to go back but just haven’t quite gotten around to it yet. And yes, once you’ve had *really* good ramen in Japan, you’ll never look at So Cal ramen the same way again! Hahaha.

By: Michael Cheung

Michael Cheung — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:34:22 +0000

Oh, you must try the toroniku~ and I’m sure it’ll raise the score at least 0.5~1 points! Even though I’m no expert in eating, Santouka’s shio (tonkotsu) soup is much more “fresh” (that’s a Chinese term used to describe a flavor that’s ‘vivid’) than many other ramen places like Daikokuya. Maybe I really need to go to Japan once to try what you’d think is a 10.

By: rawman

rawman — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:55:26 +0000

try the kara miso ramen with special pork.
it’ll melt in your mouth.

By: edjusted

edjusted — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:27:34 +0000

oops…thanks for the correction, bikuta! i’ll definitely try it next time. have you ever been to chabuton in the marukai in costa mesa? what do you think of their pork?

By: bikuta

bikuta — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:12:22 +0000

I’m sure it’s just a typo but don’t order the “toriniku” because the person at the cash register will give you a blank stare and remark that they don’t serve any dishes with chicken in it.

However, asking for the “toroniku” (which I highly recommend with the shio broth) will get you the ridiculously tender pork cuts that people rave about. It’s not the greatest pork I’ve experienced (that award goes to Kyushu Jangara) but it’s certainly the best I’ve had so far in California.

Gochisousama!

By: edjusted

edjusted — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:11:00 +0000

good question! hmm…in OC, i used to think ebisu mendokoro was the best, and for shoyu ramen, i still think they’re the best. their quality and service has gone downhill recently, and their ramen’s always been a bit inconsistent. i’ve been hooked on chabuton lately and i think i’ve give the “best ramen in oc” crown to them. kohryu, shinsengumi, and the apparent “fan favorite” santouka are all good.

“in the world”? that would be one of the ramen houses in the shin-yokohama ramen museum in tokyo, which i keep meaning to write about (it’s been over 2 years since i’ve been there) but just haven’t gotten around to yet.