ramen quick review: ramen zetton – costa mesa, ca
Another new ramen place in Costa Mesa! Zetton Ramen, located in a tiny plaza behind “the Camp”, is one of the only new ramenya in Orange County to not specialize in tonkotsu ramen (that’s exciting news!). They serve a regular and kotteri versions of a shoyu or shio ramen, a spicy miso ramen, and a...
ramen quick review: tanaka sobaten chuuka soba – costa mesa, ca
Mitsuwa is having its Umaimono Gourmet Fair and Tanaka Sobaten is making an appearance. There’s exactly one item on the menu: their signature chuuka soba. The ramen comes with just a few basic toppings: lots of green onions and deeply marinated menma, and a few thinly sliced pieces of chashu. The ramen is delicious! The...
ramen rating: ikemen the dip ramen – hollywood, ca
One of the first things you’ll notice when you at Ikemen is the posters proclaiming their mantra: “No Ramen, No Life.” Owned by Shigetoshi “Sean” Nakamura, also known as one of the “Four Ramen Devas” in Japan, Ikemen is no run-of-the-mill ramen shop. I’ve been looking forward this for months after rameniac broke the news...
ramen rating: ramen yamadaya – costa mesa, ca
“The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” That was my reaction when I found out that Ramen Yamadaya finally opened in Costa Mesa. The renowned ramen shop opened its first store in Torrance almost a year and a half ago and is already on its 4th location, finally, in Orange County. Set...
ramen rating: monta japanese noodle house – las vegas, nv
Hmm…a plaza with a “Big Wong” next to a massage parlor featuring blacked out windows. Ah, this brings back memories… I don’t usually frequent these kind of places, but this is Vegas. Though Go Ramen! gave it a somewhat lukewarm review, long-time reader “Peter” has been urging me to try this place. Monta Japanese Noodle...
ramen rating: ramen kagetora – costa mesa, ca
Ramen Kagetora makes its debut appearance at Mitsuwa’s Hokkaido Fair this week with two types of miso ramen. Count me in! Kagetora’s miso is made with 3 kinds of miso paste, but wanting something stronger-flavored, I opted for the karamiso (spicy miso) ramen. The mildly spicy soup was tasty. The smooth and mildly sweet miso...
ramen review: ranchan ramen – orange county, ca
Specialty food trucks are all the rage, and finally there’s a ramen truck in OC. Billing themselves as “The first Ramen on wheels in OC,” Ranchan Ramen has been on the road for just under 2 months. It’s hard to miss their big pink truck with their ramen-slurping pig. I trotted up to the truck...
ramen review: hakata tonkotsu ramen – shanghai, china
You would think that good, authentic ramen, in a big city like Shanghai, would be a cinch to find. You might think that, and you’d be right…sort of. There’s a plethora of choices, from this, to this highly recommended shop, to this popular ramenya, or in a pinch, even this to choose from. My head...
ramen rating: santouka tantanmen – costa mesa, ca
Thanks to a delayed flight (sorry, Tom! thanks, Tom!), I was able to make a quick stop to try out Santouka Ramen’s limited edition limited edition tantanmen last weekend. Santouka’s tantanmen is only available for one more weekend and is limited to 30 bowls a day. Is it worth it?
ramen rating: okazu ramen house – orange, ca
A new new ramen house! In Orange, of all places! I’ve been waiting for months to try out Okazu ramen, but haven’t quite been able to make it until recently. Okazu is located in the back corner of a Target shopping plaza, and is now open for lunch and dinner.
ramen rating: daikokuya – costa mesa, ca
I’ve previewed Daikokuya when they first soft-opened but have never formally reviewed it. Since it’s been so long and a few things have changed, I decided to start the new year right with another visit to this popular and expanding ramen chain. First, a few small changes: the fancy restaurant pager is gone, replaced by...
ramen rating: nidaime tsujita ramen, take 2
I left Tsujita Ramen on Saturday kicking myself for not having tried the ramen. That night, while catching up on Facebook messages and blogs, I realized what a mistake I made. Egged on by rameniac and Go Ramen’s thumbs up, I managed to make a trip back during early dinner hours on Sunday, when the...
ramen rating: nidaime tsujita ramen – costa mesa, ca
Yawn…(stretch). What a nice day. Cool, fall weather…lazy, big, puffy clouds floating across the sky. It’s a perfect day for ramen! Mitsuwa is having another food fair, and I’m in the mood for tsukemen (dipping noodles). The down side of lunch at Mitsuwa is the crowd, and boy, not only was it crowded today, but...
ramen rating: komaoka ramen – costa mesa, ca
Sorry folks. I’ve had a long day and I wanted to get this done in a hurry so people will still have a chance to try it. You’ve got one more day to get to the Mitsuwa Hokkaido food fair if you want to try out Komaoka Ramen’s karamiso (spicy miso) ramen. It ends Sunday,...
ramen preview: kappa ramen – anaheim, ca – closed
What in the world is going on? Suddenly, within the last month or two, a half dozen or so new ramenyas have opened in Southern California. Have my prayers been answered? Will ramen shops eventually outnumber Starbucks? Unlikely, but I can hope, can’t I? Over a year ago, I found out about the existence of...
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