ENSOKU RAMEN

First time try that and never thought it's in Santa Monica! When we arrived there, there were short staffs but they are fast service! We only eat outdoor dining and we tried Black Ramen, full of garlic flavor! We loveee garlic! This ramen is perfect, very strong garlic & perfect for garlic lover! It is pretty big bowl, possibly best share with one person depends how hungry you are. Haven't been inside due that time closed for indoor dining. Have street parking but its kind tricky...read full review

Small, casual dinning. Very good food with outstanding service. I am always impressed with the owner or chef comes out to speak with me personally to see how I am enjoying the meal and service. Such a pleasant experience. I would certainly visit again. I had the dumpling ramen. Very good.

Kinda bummed out about this one. Ordered the veggie ramen with an egg, and a side of gyoza as an appetizer. The appetizer came with the main course - what's the point of that? And the veggie ramen was super bland, with just big chunks of raw cauliflower and broccoli. Even adding chili sauce didn't help much - it just added heat but there still was no flavour. Biggest failure - the egg was just a HARD boiled egg split in two. It was not seasoned and way over-cooked. Overall a bummer...read full review