Torisoba Sumiya, Sawtelle
12 people recommendvia r/FoodLosAngeles, r/ramen, r/AskLosAngeles12 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Many diners recommend Torisoba Sumiya, and several point to its chicken ramen. One who visited calls the grilled chicken excellent, another finds the bowl smoky with a flavorful broth that is not greasy, and one thinks it may serve the best bowl in Sawtelle. One more says the side dishes were top quality. One diner recommends the torisoba but suggests skipping the charcoal chicken.
Address
Torisoba Sumiya, 11301 W Olympic Blvd #101, Los Angeles, CA 90064
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Charcoal chicken ramen
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Other places on this map closest to Torisoba Sumiya, Sawtelle, as the crow flies.
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Anfini in r/FoodLosAngeles · Oct 2025taste
Says the Sawtelle spot's chicken ramen is excellent.
- Recommendsu/uunngghh in r/FoodLosAngeles · Apr 2025
Names this spot as one of two answers to the chicken ramen request.
- Recommendsu/TomIcemanKazinski in r/FoodLosAngeles · Oct 2025taste
Rated the grilled chicken excellent and would order a larger size next time.
- Recommendsu/concernedcanary in r/FoodLosAngeles · Dec 2025taste
Recommends Sumiya for a charcoal-chicken ramen, as part of a list of LA picks.
- Recommendsu/blegend in r/ramen · Aug 2025
Lists this shop among their picks.
- Recommendsu/HolySaba in r/FoodLosAngeles · Nov 2025taste
Considers this place the best ramen bowl in Sawtelle, having surpassed a competitor that declined.
- Recommendsu/McNutWaffle in r/FoodLosAngeles · Nov 2025taste
Says the ramen is top quality, and the side dishes impressed them too.
- Recommendsu/b1gmouth in r/FoodLosAngeles · Apr 2025
Agrees with the Sumiya suggestion and says they enjoy the place.
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- Recommendsu/dllmchon9pg in r/FoodLosAngeles · Nov 2024taste
Lists Torisoba Sumiya among places with much better ramen, after calling the thread's spot overrated.
- Recommendsu/its_dolemite_baby in r/AskLosAngeles · Sep 2026taste
Recommends the torisoba but advises skipping its charcoal chicken.
- Recommendsu/AoiTsukino in r/FoodLosAngeles · Dec 2025
Names Sumiya among the good ramen spots within LA.
- Recommendsu/tic-toc-croc in r/FoodLosAngeles · Nov 2025taste
Describes the bowl as smoky without being sooty, with nice ramen texture and a flavorful broth that isn't greasy.
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