Daikokuya, Little Tokyo

Lists Daikokuya off Sawtelle among their top LA ramen picks.

Calls it their favorite ramen spot but warns seats are hard to get and mealtime waits run long.

Suggests this is likely the most popular ramen place in Little Tokyo.

Recommends Daikokuya, located in Little Tokyo, as a ramen pick.

Picks this spot's Little Tokyo location and notes it has two vegetarian ramens, one creamy white.

Says their partner strongly favors this shop's vegan creamy ramen and they go there together.

Suggests Daikokuya to someone who likes tonkotsu-style ramen.

Agrees with the parent and adds that the Little Tokyo branch tastes much better.

Says the Jiro-style special on the menu fell well short of the real style.

Suggests Daikokuya for its kotteri-style bowls.

Says this spot is very good, in reply to a ramen recommendation.

Lists this ramen shop among its casual picks, saying the food is good even though the places aren't fancy.

Likes the LA original; says its tweaks make the bowl satisfying, though less rich than others.

Calls Daikokuya's Little Tokyo branch their favorite, but says the other branches fall short.

Says Daikokuya's noodles are typical of most ramen shops, not thin, but they enjoy it and crave it.

Names this Little Tokyo spot as a suggestion in reply to the ramen request.

Ate at this branch twice and found it the most disappointing of the locations tried; it didn't improve.

Reports overcooked, mushy noodles on their last two visits, which they think could have been springier.

Says they also did not enjoy Daikokuya, similar to the Tsujita visit.

Says they stopped going because Daikokuya now seems underwhelming to them.

Considers Daikokuya close to the top ramen pick nearby and mentions roughly an hour's wait to get seated.

Suggests Daikokuya as a ramen pick and notes it has locations in both Little Tokyo and Sawtelle.