Kotteri Tonkotsu ramen (@Ramen Yamadaya, Torrance)

Ramen Yamadaya

3118 W. 182nd Street, Torrance CA 90504  Tel. 1-310-380-5555  MAP

M-F 11:30AM-3:00PM   5:00PM-12:00AM
Sa 12:00PM-12:00AM
Su 12'00PM-9:00PM

http://www.ramen-yamadaya.com/

A small ramen place. We arrived before they open for lunch on Saturday. Soon after they opened, there are many people lined up outside.

I had Kotteri Tonkotsu ramen. Not bad.

My wife had Spicy ramen.

Umani yakisoba (@Umemura, Gardena)

Umemura

1724 West Redondo Beach Boulevard, Gardena CA 90247  Tel. 1-310-217-0970 MAP

M, W-Su 11:30AM-3:00PM   5:00PM-9:00PM
Closed Tuesday

I always have Umani yakisoba, which is fried noodle with pork/vegetables in thick seafood-flavored sauce. They also have Umani ramen and Umani rice. I tried all of them and they are all good but Yakisoba is the best.



Tantanmen (@Santoka, Mitsuwa Santa Monica)

Santoka (山頭火)
In Mitsuwa Market Place, Santa Monica
3760 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90066   Tel. 1-310-398-2113   MAP
11:00AM-8:00PM (open 7 days)
http://www.mitsuwa.com/tenpo/eindex.html
http://www.santouka.co.jp/index.html

This is not a regular menu item (this weekend only). Tantanmen is spicy and reasonably good. Tastes a bit like the one at Chim-ma-ya.

For Santoka, please also see Miso ramen.

Tsukemen (@Setagaya, Tokyo JAPAN)

Setagaya (せたが屋)  
In Shinatasu, near JR Shinagawa station in Tokyo
http://www.shinatatsu.com/raumen/kaku_kumo.html

Tsukemen is a noodle and soup served separate. You dip noodle into the soup. Thick soup. The noodle here is very unique (flat noodle). 750 yen.



Omu Rice (@Meijiken, Osaka JAPAN)

Meijiken (明治軒)

Shinsaibashi, Osaka JAPAN

Meijiken is one of my favorate lunch place in Osaka. Everytime I go to Osaka for business trip, I try to go there and have Omu rice.

Omu rice is a rice cooked with ketchup and wrapped with egg. I ordered a set with 3 beef cutlet. 970 yen.