This place is busy and very lively vibe. The service here is excellent. I tried their Hakata Ramen + gyoza combo on this visit. I had my customized my ramen same as i would do at Ichiran. I find the ramen to be above average for me. So i was expecting to be blown away by the flavor unfortunately that was not the case. I consider their ramen to be above average, its just i had better ones. Btw the gyoza was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hakata Ramen with Soft Boiled Egg and Extra Chashu
EMR ОЛИТА
We enjoyed our food, very nice and professional staff, and the place is clean.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joshua Lamb
Staff were on their game and fantastic. The servers were quick, attentive and knowledgeable about the wide range of noodles, flavors and add-ons.The vibe was nice and it's got plenty of seating. Some of the cons only refer to the price for the amount of broth and noodles given. Now I got the Hakata normal with is fairly priced, but after adding a couple add-ons, it sky rockets it for little pay off. The broth was just mediocre and noodles were average. I mean the broth did have a consistency of a well done broth, which may be why they place importance on add-ons.Its not bad, I think I was expecting more from such high reviews. Let me say though, Ramen is a preference thing and no one style is as fairly rated as burgers or pizza. So each would enjoy a restaurant as they love their flavors. I just want to give it 3 stars as I eat a lot of Ramen and compare it to other local restaurants.Parking: Validated at the grocery store it's attached to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hakata Ramen with Soft Boiled Egg and Extra Chashu
Dontell McMichael
The food was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luis Del cid
I loved Japanese food, I had never eaten that type of food and March 15, 2024 was my first time eating it and my family and I loved it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Son Ingredientes A Seleccionar Para la Sopa Ramen
Eric Jin Cheng
Although good service and atmosphere, there are better ramen spots around LA that are better.Couple reasons for the lower rating: the pork and beef sides were dry, tough, and lacked flavour.The yakisoba was very salty and lacked authentic taste.The spicy ramen was fine.The regular hakata ramen broth was bland and the noodles were tough as well, not to mention the same toughness in the aforementioned sides were the same texture in the ramen chasu as well.
We were happy to get seating outside, and the staff were friendly and helpful. However, the food was just ok. Unfortunately for them, we just came back from Japan—Fukuoka, to be exact—the home of the original Hakata ramen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Bryan Alaniz
fast service, great food
Vy H.
Came here recently for dinner Tuesday night—restaurant is small with lots of people, but luckily they had two open spots at the bar area.Got the Hakata Ramen—was so good! Paid extra to add a bunch of toppings (soft flavored egg, corn, shrimp wonton & pork belly chashu). Also got the Pork Cutlet on the side. The noodles and toppings soaked up a good amount of the broth so I had to order more broth for $4.50. The basic Hakata Ramen is $12.50 but once you start adding more toppings, it can get pretty pricey—mine came out to be over $30! Geez.For dessert, the Green Tea Ice Cream was good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hakata Ramen with Soft Boiled Egg and Extra Chashu
Jessica Rose
Unbelievable value, taste, and service. Will definitely be back here soon. Loved it!!! They also validate parking lot nearby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage
Ken Sirapan
What does this Korean chili powder do in Japanese ramen restaurant? I’m guessing they went a cheaper route…I always come here since they opened this location in Little Tokyo since I live next block and loved it. Always add a little Shichimi Togarashi and a bit of vinegar for my taste.Recently they changed to Gochugaru and totally disappointed period ?
Love this place!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried, Tonkotsu Ramen
This place is busy and very lively vibe. The service here is excellent. I tried their Hakata Ramen + gyoza combo on this visit. I had my customized my ramen same as i would do at Ichiran. I find the ramen to be above average for me. So i was expecting to be blown away by the flavor unfortunately that was not the case. I consider their ramen to be above average, its just i had better ones. Btw the gyoza was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hakata Ramen with Soft Boiled Egg and Extra Chashu
We enjoyed our food, very nice and professional staff, and the place is clean.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Staff were on their game and fantastic. The servers were quick, attentive and knowledgeable about the wide range of noodles, flavors and add-ons.The vibe was nice and it's got plenty of seating. Some of the cons only refer to the price for the amount of broth and noodles given. Now I got the Hakata normal with is fairly priced, but after adding a couple add-ons, it sky rockets it for little pay off. The broth was just mediocre and noodles were average. I mean the broth did have a consistency of a well done broth, which may be why they place importance on add-ons.Its not bad, I think I was expecting more from such high reviews. Let me say though, Ramen is a preference thing and no one style is as fairly rated as burgers or pizza. So each would enjoy a restaurant as they love their flavors. I just want to give it 3 stars as I eat a lot of Ramen and compare it to other local restaurants.Parking: Validated at the grocery store it's attached to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hakata Ramen with Soft Boiled Egg and Extra Chashu
The food was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I loved Japanese food, I had never eaten that type of food and March 15, 2024 was my first time eating it and my family and I loved it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Son Ingredientes A Seleccionar Para la Sopa Ramen
Although good service and atmosphere, there are better ramen spots around LA that are better.Couple reasons for the lower rating: the pork and beef sides were dry, tough, and lacked flavour.The yakisoba was very salty and lacked authentic taste.The spicy ramen was fine.The regular hakata ramen broth was bland and the noodles were tough as well, not to mention the same toughness in the aforementioned sides were the same texture in the ramen chasu as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Everything I had was ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best noodle in town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best experience having authentic Japanese
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We were happy to get seating outside, and the staff were friendly and helpful. However, the food was just ok. Unfortunately for them, we just came back from Japan—Fukuoka, to be exact—the home of the original Hakata ramen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
fast service, great food
Came here recently for dinner Tuesday night—restaurant is small with lots of people, but luckily they had two open spots at the bar area.Got the Hakata Ramen—was so good! Paid extra to add a bunch of toppings (soft flavored egg, corn, shrimp wonton & pork belly chashu). Also got the Pork Cutlet on the side. The noodles and toppings soaked up a good amount of the broth so I had to order more broth for $4.50. The basic Hakata Ramen is $12.50 but once you start adding more toppings, it can get pretty pricey—mine came out to be over $30! Geez.For dessert, the Green Tea Ice Cream was good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hakata Ramen with Soft Boiled Egg and Extra Chashu
Unbelievable value, taste, and service. Will definitely be back here soon. Loved it!!! They also validate parking lot nearby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage
What does this Korean chili powder do in Japanese ramen restaurant? I’m guessing they went a cheaper route…I always come here since they opened this location in Little Tokyo since I live next block and loved it. Always add a little Shichimi Togarashi and a bit of vinegar for my taste.Recently they changed to Gochugaru and totally disappointed period ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bowl of Ramen