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    HINODEYA Ramen & Bar Little Tokyo

    4.6 (134 reviews)
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    Vanessa C.

    I have been wanting to try Hinodeya Ramen in LA. I love the one in San Fran. I choose the Vegan gyoza bento box which comes with a mini ramen bowl. I choose creamy ramen which I love and usually get. But since they had a bento box, I went that route. Vegan gyoza was really good. I placed the mushroom, squash and spinach in my ramen which was perfect. All in all, i really enjoyed it.

    Spicy Miso Ramen
    John D.

    Second time coming here and the broth still champs as one of the best. The beef rice bowl was also delicious. Service was excellent and was seated right on entry. Great inside atmosphere and is very clean. The restroom was also spotless.

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    Carlo G.

    I visited this ramen spot for a weekend lunch and my experience here was pretty good! There was a graduation special going on for May 2026 which includes 2 ramen bowls, 3 appetizers, and 2 drinks for $60 which my friend and I split. Going down the list of food I hate here: - Spicy Miso Ramen: Big and filling. I liked how meaty the chashu pieces were. Pretty flavorful and with a good amount of heat. The noodle texture was solid, but could've been better. - Takoyaki: Crispy and tasty, but barely any octopus pieces inside. - Gyozya: Solid and I enjoyed the thin wrapping. - Karaage: Crispy and meaty and I liked dipping them in the mayo sauce. They did get hard as they got cooler though. The interior was nice and the service was great too. Parking is just street or garage parking I believe. Overall, this was a good and solid ramen spot, but I've had better elsewhere.

    Celine C.

    First time at Hinodeya Ramen Bar on a weekday. The restaurant is clean and the staff is nice. I ordered the special scallop ramen and it did not disappoint with its umami punch. The broth was rich and hearty. Ramen noodles were thick and chewy. The green onions and shallots also enhanced flavors. It was a great meal overall. I was happy with the $25 price tag. Only complaint is that 1 of the 5 scallops tasted a bit sour... others were fine though.

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    Kay Y.

    Sophisticated and ramen elegantly well done! I came in here seeing that the place already looked like an artisanal ramen joint. And boy was I ever so right! I love scallops so I tried their seasonal Hokkaido Scallop Ramen and wow the soup was so flavorful with umami flavors and they topped it with fresh sashimi scallops! Def a seafood lovers adult style ramen! I hope this won't just be a seasonal dish it's amazing. You can tell the quality of this joint just by looking at its condiments. The spicy powder is finely ground and actually spicy and numbing so tread with caution. The garlic looked like walnuts which was a nice touch (: Ambience is giving modern zen. Super cute and modern with friendly and sweet staff. Def will be back, haven't been this excited about ramen in such a long time!

    Emily L.

    o2.o1.2o26 We went on a Sunday close to 1pm. There wasn't any wait but we waited a bit for them to put the tables together. I told the staff that we'll wait outside then. But they didn't come get us when the table was ready... I ordered the clam ramen bc they went out of the scallop one. The ramen is very different from the other places I had. It very bouncy and I like it. There were a lot of clams. I don't know what I was expecting but I feel like it wasn't as good as I thought it would be. The staffs were also cleaning and taking empty plates away while we were eating. They also took dirty napkins away which I said I was still using it. She said she'll get me a new one but never did... It was nice they gave crayons and print out drawings for the kids to play with.

    Hinodeya Ramen (House Ramen)
    Janice S.

    The food is really good. The noodles are amazing--the best I've had since I came back from Japan. I got the house ramen, and it literally reminds me of a shop I randomly found in Kyoto at night. That place is a core memory for me. The service is amazing. Everyone was so respectful--it almost made me want to cry because it reminded me of the hospitality in Japan. I literally felt like I was transported there. There's seating for everyone, but the waiting area is really small.

    Chicken UMAMI Ramen
    Anton F.

    Have a craving for ramen, check out Hinodeya. Specializing in dashi based broth, the traditional umami flavor is delicious. As many other locations, the dining area is small. The waitstaff here is very attentive and reviewing a few items in the menu. One of my favorite orders are the spring rolls, chicken umami ramen, medium spice and a sapporo. The shishito peppers, Hinodeya house ramen and sake is also pretty good. There are 2 parking garages nearby and make sure you hit the drum on your way out, it's tradition.

    Sarah V.

    Amazing Bento box and authentic Hinodeya ramen. Delicious Nigori. Service was excellent. Great atmosphere.

    Chicken UMAMI Ramen
    Luna T.

    Food was super good! The umami chicken ramen is very good. The service was quick and very nice. The ambiance is very pleasant with the dim lighting and intimate setting

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    Nani N.

    Came here with a group of friends on a Sunday at 8pm and there was no wait at all. It wasn't too crowded and the workers were very accommodating and quickly gave us waters and took our drink orders. The menu was pretty small and there weren't too many options. Regardless, I got the Sukiyaki Beef and I would rate it a 6/10. It was good, but not the best I've had. The meat was tender and I was intrigued to try their buckwheat noodles which were delicious. I would say though the soup was lacking in flavor and I had asked for mild but it wasn't honestly spicy to me at all. But maybe it could be my fault and that I should have gotten a medium spice. Anyways, the brussel sprouts were my favorite. They were so crispy and tasted almost like you were eating seaweed. I added the crunchy garlic with sesame that was provided at every table on top and it enhanced the whole dish. Overall, this was a great place for some convenient ramen if you are in the area. But I would say it wasn't my favorite place to go, but still somewhere I would stop by if I was in the area.

    Spicy Miso Ramen
    Allie G.

    Ordered take out for lunch and went with their spicy miso ramen. First off I was really impressed with the presentation for take out. The containers they used separated the ingredients in a way that ensured the bowl to be fresh and not in the least bit soggy. The noodles had a great bite to them and the broth was phenomenal; rich in umami and just enough spice to still be able to taste the other components. The chashu pork was delicious and there was a good amount of it. The bowl also came with soft boiled egg, bamboo shoots, green onions and seaweed. An extremely satisfying lunch. I look forward to eating in next time

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    Mark T.

    6/6/2026 Hinodeya Ramen 232 E 2nd St Ste B Los Angeles, CA 90012 We went for a Saturday lunch. It's in downtown LA in Little Tokyo with the associated parking issues. We parked in a paid structure a block away for $15. The interior is a clean modern table and counter setup. It wasn't busy and we were seated immediately. We all had the House Ramen which was brought to us shortly and consisted of nicely chewy thinner noodles in a clear dashi (bonito flavored) broth with bamboo shoots, half an egg and chashu pork. There was fried garlic and Togarishi available at the table. The ramen was good and reminds me of Hawaiian style saimin. Service was good. I prefer my broth thicker so I wouldn't repeat unless I'm in the area for something else.

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    This is a review only of their happy hour specifically, not of their ramen, which I have not tried…read moreand can't speak to the quality of. I actually became aware of the existence of this restaurant *because* they had a happy hour sign out in front, advertising, among other things, $4 salmon poke "tacos" (which was definitely actually a tostada, but still), and $3 nigori sake to go with it, which sounded pretty bomb - when I passed by the sign on my way to an event at Death & Co nearby, I took note of it but wasn't interested in food. However, when I left that event, an event I thought was going to provide a lot more food than it actually did, I absolutely *was* interested in food, and remembered that the sign advertised not only a traditional happy hour (open until 6 weekdays, 2:30-5:30 Saturday/Sunday), but also the same prices during a reverse happy hour (8 to close weekdays, 9 to close on the weekend). Given it was, at that moment, just after 8 on a Wednesday, I knew exactly where I was going to get the second half of my dinner from. Funny enough, I will say, the salmon poke that drew me in, was just... good. Don't get me wrong, if I were offered them for free, I'd eat at *least* a dozen. They were quite tasty - also like 2 bites worth of food (so eating a dozen of them would not be remotely difficult to do.) Salmon poke is wonderful, but if I wanted poke, I'd go find a poke place - even $4 felt a bit pricey for the size (they're $6 when it isn't happy hour), so I'm glad I decided to also try their karaage. Their karaage is BOMB - some of the best I've had, honestly. $7 for a 4-piece order of their karaage, by contrast, feels like a very reasonable price, and $5 (during happy hour) an absolute steal. Great karaage, great sauce, super fulfilling. The happy hour on karaage would be enough of a draw by itself - but separate from that, so would the $3 happy hour on sake, including both a regular house cold sake and a nigori. As you can see from the picture, they also intentionally overpour their sake, which is not only a very pretty presentation, but also an impressive amount of sake for $3 (heck, for DTLA, a pretty impressive amount of sake even at their normal $5 price). They also have $6 happy hour shochu/sake/juice cocktails that looked pretty good, though I didn't try one. Service was great, too - sometimes you can tell a restaurant is less excited to serve someone who clearly just came in for a drink and a snack, but that was not my experience here. Verdict is, I definitely want to come back and try their ramen sometime, but I would definitely make sure to do it either before or after their prime dinner hour, to take advantage of happy hour pricing. (And I would definitely get more of that karaage as a side. I will probably also make a point to do so as a snack, subsequent to any future events I go to in the area that end around 8 on a weekday, as well, for as long as that happy hour remains such a draw, price-wise.)

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