THE RAMEN GUIDE
Your guide to the best ramen and food experiences all across California!
What is The Ramen Guide?
The ramen guide is a collection of sassy, in depth, and comparative ramen reviews written by me, a ramen enthusiast. My goal is to visit every restaurant in Orange County and Los Angeles that makes and serves tonkotsu ramen. In each review, I rate the main components and then give a final overall rating for the bowl of ramen. After each review, I let you know if I would recommend a restaurant or would not recommend a restaurant.
The Freshest Reviews, Hot Off The Grill
Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai
The best ramen noodles I’ve ever experienced. Kitakata style ramen is widely known and beloved for its distinctive noodle, made by local noodle manufactures, and flavorful soup made with the mountain spring water from neighboring Iide Mountain.
Butaton Japanese Ramen - Tsukemen
Small, contemporary Japanese eatery specializing in ramen, plus rice bowls, gyoza & tofu. This time, I try their Tsukemen.
Kopan Ramen
My #1 Ramen Choice. A robustly rich and cloud-like creamy broth highlighting the hearty and savory pork.
Kairakutei
This bowl falls short in all categories and does not offer a rich tonkotsu broth that is able to compete.
Aoki No Chuuka
If you come hoping for a tonkotsu ramen, you will be disappointed. This is not a tonkotsu ramen. I wouldn't recommend this place for ramen, as perhaps it is not their specialty. It seems no different than a normal Japanese restaurant that also serves ramen, not one that focuses on it.
Butaton Japanese Ramen
Small, contemporary Japanese eatery specializing in ramen, plus rice bowls, gyoza & tofu.
A taste of something new
Get Obsessive.
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Ramen
Ramen is my obsession. Any bowl of tonkotsu ramen must have three main ingredients that I call the “Holy Trinity”.
The Broth. The Noodles. The Chashu.
Each ingredient may be simple on its own, but the real magic is when they harmonize.
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Sushi
Sushi is a craft that dances between food and art. My favorite style is “omakase” where I leave the decision to the chef, who then prepares a multi-course selection of sushi or other small dishes.
Discover some of the finest omakase restaurants in Orange County and Los Angeles.
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Tea
The perfect stay-at-home obsession.
Follow along my tea tasting journey as I go from zero to hero after having picked up brewing tea as a hobby during the lockdown.
Tea is so much more than just black and white.
These ones are something special
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