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The Last Night Market of the Season! The KTown Night Market   organizers presents the Halloween Food Fest October 25 & 26, 2014 My post of the first KTown Night Market in April 2014 HERE 6th Street was closed to traffic in KTown.  Over 70 vendors lined the street between Mariposa Ave and Berendo St.  The Ultra-Popular Original Ramen Burger was in attendance. They're so popular, they even had a line before the event opened! OK, so it was the Original Ramen Burger crew in their new red shirts... See What Jay Eats... Just a few things I had  I stopped by the Chilly Ribbons ' ski chalet to try their latest flavor, Red Bean. You can see the red bean pieces... Now ready to go with red beans, mochi, and almonds. It was sweet without being sweet and had a nice flavor.  Now that the night market season is over, I guess I'll have to get out to their store in Westwood. ...

It's Ramen Monday! Last week was the celebration of Shin Sen Gumi's 3rd Anniversary of their Little Tokyo location and had their Hakata Ramen for $3 a bowl!!! (9/8 to 9/11) I usually don't go to Shin-Sen-Gumi's promotions because a lot of people show up. But this was a bit different, I was in the area AND could have a late lunch / early dinner today. Met up with a couple of friends and didn't have to wait long (about 20 mins at 2 pm) We didn't get a table, but did sit at the counter overlooking the kitchen. Not really a line to get in this afternoon, but at least they were prepared (1:50 pm Tuesday) See What Jay Eats... Hakata Ramen $3 a bowl AND they offered Extra Noodle too. Photo Courtesy of Conan O'Brien Keizo Shimamoto explains the proper way to eat ramen on Conan O'Brien Watch it HERE Happy 3rd Anniversary Shin-Sen-Gumi Little Tokyo! Photos by Jay Terauchi Jay Ea...

It's been awhile since my last "Ramen Monday" post.  I thought it was time to dust off the chopsticks and hit some ramen shops and share with you my findings.  For past posts, you can Google "Jay Eats Ramen Monday" and a list will come up. Meanwhile, let's get to the ramen: If you've followed me, you know that Shin-Sen-Gumi is the place I go to when I just want a simple but good bowl of ramen, I guess you can say it's my In-N-Out for ramen... Love the green onions and red ginger, I always ask for extra beni shoga (ginger). If you've never been to Shin-Sen-Gumi, they only serve one style of ramen, Hakata style. It's a tonkotsu broth which is a pork based broth and served with thin noodles. The thin noodles are my favorite. See What Jay Eats...    I happened to stop in for some Hakata Ramen and a 6 piece order of gyoza.  Usually the gyoza comes out before the ramen. The Best thing I like about S...

During the Nisei Week celebration in  Little Tokyo, there was a Ramen Yokocho Festival ("Yokocho" is Japanese for "Alley Way"). In Japan, there are alley ways packed with ramen shops right next to each other. This weekend was busy for me, I'm also working the 626 Night Market in Arcadia.  But didn't want to miss the  The Nisei Week Ramen Yokocho. We got here early on Saturday to find short lines. It was a hot day and probably had more people in the evening when it cooled down.  Our first stop was Shoki Ramen House from Sacramento. They served a soy milk broth with tomato noodles, which I heard are gluten-free, with mushrooms, tomatoes, and greens. I loved the use of vegetables and liked the noodles. The broth was good, but without any protein fat, not a lot of rich flavor.  It was light and I get it.  If I lived in Sacramento, I would order this on a regular basis. Enjoying...

If you've followed my ramen adventure last week, you knew that I attended the 2014 Los Angeles Ramen Yokocho at Santa Anita Park.  I was able to sample 8 different bowls of ramen, run into friends, see horse racing, and had a lot of noodles. Tsujita Tokyo One of my favorites of the day This year's Ramen Yokocho was with the "Tokyo City Cup" event at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Before the gates opened at 11 am, there was already a line. If you arrived early, the lines were pretty short at the popular ramen vendors.  Lots of boiling pots of ramen stock and noodles. It was a day filled with lots of noodles and tonkotsu ramen (pork broth). If you missed my post, read it HERE . @BackyardBite , see her post HERE . watch her Tastemade video HERE . @KristieHang , read her post HERE . @TammyLaLaLand , see her Tastemade video HERE It's now a week later, it was time to have some noodles. It was...

Ramen Monday Already? Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen Gardena Geez, it's been over 10 years that I've been eating ramen here. In fact, on my way to Japan, we stopped off here to eat before getting on a plane for the 10 hour flight to Narita. Hakata ramen is a tonkotsu based broth, made with pork bones. For lunch, I usually get the A-Set, Hakata Ramen and Pan Fried Mini Gyoza Dumplings for $7.25. But today, I opted for the new G-Set: Hakata Ramen and a Beef Bowl. Hakata Ramen with extra ginger Beef Bowl with rice It isn't as good as it was 10 years ago. The broth doesn't have the flavor it once did and they're cutting back on the thickness of the chashu and also garnishes, I asked for extra ginger. It's a decent bowl of ramen and I can see why it's still popular, but not like it used to be. Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen 2015 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. #C Gardena, CA 90247 (310) 329-1335 More Ginger Please! Photos by Jay Te...

Yes, today is FRYDAY! In my opinion, there is one fried food that is very hard to find these days. Tempura is a dying art and not many places know how to do it the old skool way. When I was growing up, restaurants did a great job, nice and crispy. So, I'm happy when I find that does it crispy and not greasy. Tempura Udon Sanuki No Sato Sanuki No Sato is a place that does a good job with tempura, the udon ain't bad either. On this day, I celebrated with a bowl of udon. Beef Udon Shin-Sen-Gumi's Tonsyo Udon Gardena Yesterday's lunch at Pacific Square's Marukai Market... Tempura secret, using very cold water and potato starch. Do not over mix it and keep it cold... Pass the Togarashi! Photos by Jay Terauchi