in the Bay Area, but unfortunately still falls behind my personal favorites: Ramen Museum in Yokohama, and Tenkaippin in Waikiki (Oahu); this is a chain shop from Japan that has a killer Kotteri ramen that is basically melted...

dente or toothsome in any way. They had no flavor or character of any sort: the perfect match for the broth, I guess. It all paled in comparison to all 6 of the bowls of ramen I had at the Yokohama Ramen museum last year, or even...

They only server Ramen during lunch at Tomoe? So are they closed during dinner or is Tomoe not a ramen restaurant strictly? Ryowa in Mountain View and Berkeley on a good day come close (but not quite) to the style I had at the...

’m in the South Bay and I’m not at Santouka (okay, or Hakata, or even Shin-Mama Ramen), then chances are I’m eating right here. Not a bad way to spend a frozen afternoon. pics and points:...

better than anything in L.A.). is it the best? no. santouka is still the gold standard. shin sen gumi does a more authentic “hakata” ramen. daikokuya exists in its own funky shoyu-tonkotsu world and if you like it,...

-san which you can try to throw into a translation site: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%90%E9%87%8E%E5%AE%9F Sano’s photo from the Yokohama Ramen Museum website (he has a shop there):...

After trying many ramen houses, we found TAKARAYA on Baker in Costa Mesa to be the best. This was the one next to Wahoos fish tacos. It has since closed down. We recently tried HAKATA-RAMEN SHIN-SEN-GUMI in Fountain Valley on...

ramen-ya on olympic has the best noodles and a wider selection, but chabuya japan on sawtelle next to mizu 212 uses better pork cha-shu. i also liked the heavier, more flavorful broth better at chabuya. neither compares to shin...

They need to cook those eggs – I’m not an expert, but I’ve eaten different ramen styles in several cities in Japan (including the ramen museum in Yokohama) and never had such a raw egg.

neighborhood) setting, somewhat similar to the Ramen Museum theme park in Yokohama. It’s part of Namjatown, the Namco Amusement Park / Game Center complex, in the Alpa shopping mall next to the Sunshine 60 Building. There...

hey thanks Joe B! I didnt mean to offend anyone here...I by no means am a ramenEXPERT either... BUT... I have spent hours in line at the most legendary ramen shops in japan...yokohama, tokyo, ogikubu, osaka, kyoto... I have been...

to 2000. Here’s a photo of sazai sashimi: http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~marukyu/new/ryouri/sub_ryouri/sazae-sashimi_b.jpeg Here’s a photo of Sazae-san: http://www.nikotama-kun.jp/fuukei_museum_hasegawa/sazaesan02.JPG Next...

Luiz- I don’t know of anything organized, but here are a few things to check out: The Ramen Museum in Shin Yokohama - http://www.raumen.co.jp/home/index.html or http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3202.html The Gyoza Stadium –...

Ya can’t just say "true Ramen". There are so many different kinds of ramen out there and they’re all real: Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum 2-14-21 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 222 It costs money to get in and really, a...

There is a Dumpling Museum in Sunshine City of Ikebukuro. Similar to the Ramen Museum in Yokohama, there are several well-known stores around Japan who have opened up branches here. Heard the deep fried shrimp dumplings are good!