So this is the best ramen in Los Angeles. This debate has been running in my mind for a couple years. For a long time, the breakdown was like this:
Santouka - Best broth
Asa - Best egg
Ajisen - Best extras (for me the cabbage, naruto, other stuff they put in it)
Daikokuya - Best noodles ("al dente"), best side (fried rice)
I learned about kotteri style broth when I went to Asa a few times. It's pretty tasty there but it still didn't top Santouka's broth for me. Then I found out that Daikokuya also offered kotteri style broth. I was sold, immediately. While their egg still is far beat out by Asa and I wish I could shove cabbage in my broth (they actually provide a cabbage salad.. possibilities), the broth and noodles beat out the other places by far. This isn't a slight edge, this is a huge bound forward! Plus, the chicken teriyaki is amazing and I don't normally like chicken teriyaki. And the Japanese style fried rice is unmatched 0: My stomach is grumbling and now I'm drooling.
I want ramen.
Oh. I shouldn't have told you about this place. It's already crowded enough. I suppose, though, I should be kind and tell you the one in Little Tokyo is the best one.
