Ippudo

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1403 2nd St, Santa Monica

Ippudo Reviews

There is only One reason I give this 4 Stars. It's just not quite as good as the Ippudo's that I have eaten at in NYC. With that said if I could I would give it 4.75 stars. It's very close. Ippudo is an experience & for me comfort food. The one spectacular thing they do here in Los Angeles (Santa Monica) that they don't do in NYC. They allow you to choose the firmness of you ramen. To me this was something always wished I could do. The ability to choose Firm Ramen makes the tactile...read full review
Shoyu ramen is by far the star here, none of us were particularly impressed by the rest of our orders. In fact we were all pretty meh on the rest of our orders, compared to the one person in our group who got the shoyu. Let's not knock the Akamaru modern or the Shiromaru classic. Both were best described as fine but completely forgettable; in a place with a less crowded ramen scene they'd be acceptable options, but not in this area. Kara age and edamame were both above average,...read full review
Very surprised that there is no wait at this Ippudo. I used to go to the one in NYC Where there was always a line during lunch or dinner hours that I had to go during off hours. But in terms of the taste of ramen, I would say it's pretty much the same as New York City although the hustle and bustle of New York City and perhaps the waiting time made the ramen in New York City a little bit tastier. I always get the Akamaru Modern because it always tastes good no matter what. Pair...read full review

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