For some odd reason, Westfield Century City is now home to three different Japanese noodle shops. The newest is Ramen Ochi, the first international outpost of a Japanese restaurant group with outposts in Saitama, Chiba and Tokyo. While Ramen Nagi is still the most destination-worthy of the upscale mall’s three ramenyas (and the food court’s Ramen King Keisuke is just plain bad), Ramen Ochi offers a unique soup base made with chicken, pork and beef that’s topped with soy-braised pork belly and a raw egg yolk—or soft-boiled, if you prefer. The end result is vaguely reminiscent of a sweet sukiyaki, though the red onions and minced garlic on top cut through the thick, fairly decadent broth. Ramen Ochi also serves rice bowls, gyoza, karaage and a vegan ramen made with seaweed, shiitake mushrooms and tomatoes. There’s also a tsukemen (dipping) broth and two kinds of tamago kake men—cold ramen noodles topped with your choice of meat, seasoned soy sauce and freshly cracked raw egg.
Ramen Ochi
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Details
- Address:
- 10250 Santa Monica Blvd
- Los Angeles
- 90027
- Contact:
- View Website
- 424-313-8330
- Price:
- $$
- Opening hours:
- Mon–Fri 11am–2:30pm, 5–9pm; Sat, Sun 11am–3pm, 5–9pm
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