Ken Ramen opened up about a month ago near Triangle Plaza in Costa Mesa and today’s perfect ramen weather! I tried the ramen trifecta: gyoza, fried rice, and the tonkotsu ramen. The gyoza was really good: perfect texture and a juicy and meaty but not too dense filling. And the fried rice was great. The…
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: crying tiger spicy chili shrimp ramen
I usually don’t mention price when it comes to my reviews, but holy cow: 8 packs for 99 cents! That lowered my expectations quite a bit. But I was a bit surprised by what came out of the packet. Look, a real red pepper! Overall, I was pleasantly surprised. The noodles were a bit on…
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…
sunday ramen links…with recipes!
Ramen in sydney sure looks tasty. Hypernatraemia: dehydration caused by Ramen?! The L.A. Times on 5 ramenyas to try in L.A. Follow along on a Hawaii Ramen Quest – Part I Hello Kitty cup noodles. Is anyone really surprised? (You’re gonna have to scroll down a bit on the page to find it) Philippines ramen,…
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…
o’zack gyoza-flavored chips
Mmm, they *do* taste like gyoza. If you’ve ever had gyoza that’s had the edge of its skin slightly charred, that’s what these chips taste like. There’s a touch of spiciness too. The only downside is that it’s a bit heavy on the MSG.
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…
blogger fined and jailed over a…noodle review?! uh oh…
Ok, so it happened in Taiwan, but… “The Taichung branch of Taiwan High Court on Tuesday sentenced a blogger who wrote that a restaurant’s beef noodles were too salty to 30 days in detention and two years of probation and ordered her to pay NT$200,000 (roughly US$7k) in compensation to the restaurant.” Apparently, the blogger…
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…