Yup, the gyoza are pretty dayem good there. I love the miso ramen there but you're right...it comes with minced ground pork for the most part not the (hearty or otherwise) chashu slices one is accustomed to in ramen. It's one thing that particular ramen could do more of...just a little more meat...even if it's the minced/ground variety.
I actually ate the gyoza and miso ramen there a few days ago...it was my one "cheat" meal over the last few weeks.
Yeah, my buddy and I got in there just when it opened at 11:30... By noon, all the tables were occupied.
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:54 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, my buddy and I got in there just when it opened at 11:30... By noon, all the tables were occupied.
Oh yeah? That place seems to be doing pretty well, better than Ramen California if I had to guess. They have a lot more Japanese customers on a daily basis, I noticed than some of the other ramen shops I've been to.
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:37 am Post subject:
Tu_triky wrote:
Oh yeah? That place seems to be doing pretty well, better than Ramen California if I had to guess. They have a lot more Japanese customers on a daily basis, I noticed than some of the other ramen shops I've been to.
Mottainai has it made. They're getting regular walk-ins plus people shopping at Marukai and other stores. And, most important, they're ramen and gyoza are very good.
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:56 am Post subject:
Sengo wrote:
Mottainai has it made. They're getting regular walk-ins plus people shopping at Marukai and other stores. And, most important, they're ramen and gyoza are very good.
Yeah I think, aside from the fact that it's good, as you so mentioned, the location next to to a popular Japanese market is fantastic for them. So yeah, I agree with you on both scores
Oh yeah? That place seems to be doing pretty well, better than Ramen California if I had to guess.
The location of Mottainai really helps them, less so for Ramen California.
It'd be a shame if Ramen California closed though: I think their ramen is quite comparable to any of the other places I've been to and better than some.
BTW, I noticed a soba and udon place next to Mottainai tucked in a corner... Any info on that place?
EDIT: The name of that place is Fukagawa:
And they're open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner... A Japanese Denny's.
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
The location of Mottainai really helps them, less so for Ramen California.
It'd be a shame if Ramen California closed though: I think their ramen is quite comparable to any of the other places I've been to and better than some.
BTW, I noticed a soba and udon place next to Mottainai tucked in a corner... Any info on that place?
EDIT: The name of that place is Fukagawa:
And they're open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner... A Japanese Denny's.
Oh I've never been there...I might have to check it out. For soba, I would try this veritable hole in the wall called Otafuku. They actually knead their own soba noodles from scratch...blows away the packaged stuff you can get at the market...and again for udon you have try Sanuki no Sato...it's simply the best...again noodles made from scratch. Tons of Japanese celebrities have graced this place, including Ken Watanabe among many others.
Oh I've never been there...I might have to check it out. For soba, I would try this veritable hole in the wall called Otafuku. They actually knead their own soba noodles from scratch...blows away the packaged stuff you can get at the market...and again for udon you have try Sanuki no Sato...it's simply the best...again noodles made from scratch. Tons of Japanese celebrities have graced this place, including Ken Watanabe among many others.
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:17 am Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
The location of Mottainai really helps them, less so for Ramen California.
It'd be a shame if Ramen California closed though: I think their ramen is quite comparable to any of the other places I've been to and better than some.
BTW, I noticed a soba and udon place next to Mottainai tucked in a corner... Any info on that place?
EDIT: The name of that place is Fukagawa:
And they're open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner... A Japanese Denny's.
I don't know if it's no. 1 but I will say it's dayem good. I've eaten at Umami burger, the one on La Brea, just south of Wilshire. In fact I had the very burger pictured above. It's cooked to perfection and the ingredients are fresh and tasty, from the meat to the brioche bun. I don't know if it's a fair comparison because this is a more upscale burger, but I liked it better that Five Guys Burger, which people have recently be raving about.
The only comment I'll make is that the actual burger is not that big...so if you come with a big appetite or come famished you might leave a little hungry.
I don't know if it's no. 1 but I will say it's dayem good. I've eaten at Umami burger, the one on La Brea, just south of Wilshire. In fact I had the very burger pictured above. It's cooked to perfection and the ingredients are fresh and tasty, from the meat to the brioche bun. I don't know if it's a fair comparison because this is a more upscale burger, but I liked it better that Five Guys Burger, which people have recently be raving about.
Five Guys is overrated, IMO... In 'n" Out is better.
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The only comment I'll make is that the actual burger is not that big...so if you come with a big appetite or come famished you might leave a little hungry.
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:47 pm Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
Five Guys is overrated, IMO... In 'n" Out is better
I agree wholeheartedly. Like we both said in the past, only thing is the fries at Five Guys are better b/c they're crispier which I think is due in some part to the use of peanut oil.
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