Tonkotsu ramen on the westside?

[mollyomormon]

I know ramen-ya doesn't have it because I looked last week. Is there anywhere else on the westside that serves it? Thanks!

[Michelly]

Kanpai on Lincoln blvd. in Westchester has a very good shoyu tonkotsu ramen; very rich and yummy. They don't let you take your leftovers home, though...my guess is that they don't have to-go containers for soup. Luckily, I never have leftovers.

Do also try their grilled mackerel lunch.

[westsidegal]

i just looked at their website, and i didn't see a grilled mackerel lunch.
saw a mackerel battera lunch.
is that it?
would you mind telling us about it?
thx

[Michelly]

In addition to their regular menu, they will give you a menu of the day. I'm surprised to find the grilled mackerel not on the regular menu; we live closeby and have it often. It's just that: a grilled mackerel, complete with head & tail, soup AND salad, with a side of rice for about $10-11....very tasty AND healthy.
Maybe their website menu is old....?
The battera is sushi: chunks of mackerel (saba) on top of rice, all molded into cube form.

Another plus of Kanpai is that if you order a lunch...say, the grilled salmon collar or mackerel, for another $5 you can choose between several bowls, each consisting of something (tonkotsu pork, negi toro, a pile of ikura) on top of rice. If we don't get the shoyu tonkotsu ramen, then we have the grilled mackerel and a bowl of tonkotsu.

[westsidegal]

thanks so much.
i'll give them a try soon.

[rameniac]

chabuya has a shoyu-tonkotsu based broth. quality is spotty though. order the "karakara" for a little bit of spicy and a fuller flavor.

http://rameniac.blogspot.com/

[truliketrudat]

Hakata Ramen from the Shin Sen Gumi chain.
Various locations in the Gardena, Fountain Valley, and Rosemead.

I like it. Customizeable bowls with thin straight noodles and lovely tiny gyoza, but a little pricier than most ramen places if you decide to go all out with toppings.

http://shinsengumiusa.com/