It’s super intense. Like the old school instant noodle chicken flavor packets x3. Really good.
They do a melon highball that looks really good
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Yeah i wasn’t gonna order anything to drink but I cracked and ordered a beer because of how heavy/savory everything was.
No alcohol though, right? Looked like Sochu highballs?
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Good looking out. Reminds me of the insane chicken ramen I had in Tokyo.
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Ooohh will have to bookmark
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Right above this Ramen place is one of my favorite sushi places in Tokyo, Sushi Taichi. You need to have someone that speaks Japanese to help you book or through a hotel concierge though. I have my friend call in for me to book reservations.
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Please report back about taichi I had booked a meal there but my trip to Japan got cancelled last year
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I’ve eaten there about 3-4 times it is great! I would say that I actually think the sushi at Sushi Sonagi (Gardena) is better, but Sushi Taichi costs about $100 less for their dinner omakase sushi course, so the value is amazing. The place always feels very nice. The previous visit there was also a sous chef that spoke fluent English, but some visits there is no English spoken. It is the sushi place I consistently book every trip I go to Japan and always enjoy every time I go. The picture of the line shows the ramen shop’s line that was mentioned above.
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Thanks for this I’m def gonna go next time I’m in Tokyo!
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Kitakata is a great option for lunch. Vegan for me, original for the lady. The original is really good and not heavy, is this more of like an OG chuka style ramen?
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+2, my favorite ramen because it’s not a fat/salt bomb. The green chili shio ramen is my goto.
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Green chili interesting I will bookmark
Had prime pizza today broke my vegan during the weekdays rulez but whatevs it was delicious!
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I didn’t post it but the vegan pizza at Prime is pretty bad.
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Yeesh what is on there? Vegan cheese? Special crust?
Posting up the Ohtani Special I had some months ago, the Chashu Kimchi Ramen from Tomizo Ramen. It was great. The chashu was well flavored and unctuous, and I like all the veggies, especially the bamboo menma. Kimchi is pretty tasty, maybe not totally traditional but good nevertheless. Noodles are thick as I like them, sometimes I order them firm (katamen). I also like the shoyu ramen.
It is not super spicy for my tastes, so if you want more spice you can request more. I like it just a bit spicy to awaken my tastebuds.
They have what looks to be a Jiro-kei style ramen (Tomizo Ramen limited to 5 a day) that is only served during dinner hours that I want to try soon. “Ninniku iremasuka?”
Tomizo Ramen
1721 W Redondo Beach Blvd, Gardena, CA 90247
https://www.tomizoramen.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tomizo_ramen/
A fun audio blurb when Jiro style ramen started entering in Western ramen consciousness by Andy Raskin which appeared on All Things Considered.
https://beta.prx.org/stories/2355
-the F-man
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anyone been to izakaya akatsuki? Its the old sanuki no sato.
yeah, there was a phase when we went pretty much every weekend. It’s solid. Their gyoza are great. My wife enjoys the nabayaki udon. I recall their udon isn’t standard udon and has exceptional springiness. I think it’s a very reasonably priced, solid meal.
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Awesome great info might try to go tomororw
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that looks good!