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Orochon Ramen

3.5 (3.4k reviews)
ModerateRamen, Noodles, Soup
Open 11:30 am - 10:30 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Kid's miso ramen
Paula L.

Stopped by Orochon Ramen in Little Tokyo after the Nisei Week Japanese Festival, since they were not crowded. We really appreciated the service -- the staff was attentive, friendly, and super helpful. When a drink got knocked over, they quickly helped clean it up without any fuss or hesitation. The food itself was just okay for me. We ordered the Miso ramen, gyoza, edamame, and Kid's miso ramen. The noodles for the miso ramen were fine, but the miso broth could've been more flavorful and creamier (I prefer a creamier broth). Also, if you want cha shu and egg, you'd have to order that as an add on. What's funny is that the kid's miso ramen came WITH an egg...but, the adult version does not. Unfortunately, the gyoza wasn't very good. It's probably one of the worst gyozas I've had. It wasn't very crispy and the inside stuffing was lacking flavor. The best thing here was the kid's ramen which was pretty big for a kid size AND you didn't need to add the egg. The place has a casual, no-frills atmosphere with a bit of an old-school ramen shop feel. The space can feel a little tight, but I guess it adds to the coziness of a traditional ramen shop. The walls are decorated with photos and challenge boards from their famous spicy ramen challenge, which gives the place a fun and quirky touch. It's the kind of spot where you come more for a quick, hearty meal than a drawn-out dining experience. Overall, great people and service, but the food for me, didn't quite hit the mark.

Ellie A.

Craved a warm ramen bowl one Sunday evening so decided to go to Orochon Ramen. The place was not very busy so my party was seated very quickly. The service was so fast and they were highly accommodating to my young children. The taste and flavor of the ramen was nice, nothing extraordinary to me. We also tried the dumplings but not sure how fresh those were- most likely frozen. One thing I did not like was how sticky our table was- it made the place seem unkept and tad bit dirty to me.

Medium Spicy Miso Ramen $15.95
David D.

Large portion size, but noodles were average in quality and quantity. The broth was diluted and thin, which was incredibly disappointing. Pork portions aside from chashu were lackluster, and adding a single slice of chashu cost an extra $2.50. Despite an event in the plaza, seating was readily available and prompt. Service was warm and attentive. Ambiance was average...it's a compact space with staff equipment integrated into the dining area.

Ashley M.

This place is amazing. Staff was so kind and welcoming. The prices were affordable and they even have a vegan selection. It's a small spot so be ready to wait a bit during peak times but it's worth it. They have melon soda, which if you've been to Japan you know. I really enjoyed this

Lawrence M.

We brought some of our Hawaii fam to try out Orochon. There's a lot of amazing ramen places in Hawaii and they were surprised and pleased with the quality of the food that was served here. The service was excellent and servers were very friendly. The old school ramen shop atmosphere of the restaurant made us feel like we were in Japan. So good!

Impact spicy, chasu, egg, miso
Ryan L.

I came here with friends in order to see them do the SP2 challenge. I got the impact spicy miso ramen with chasu and egg, but I do believe I could've gone one higher but that's just one. The ramen was very tasty and the soup was great! The challenger on my table on the other hand had a lot on their table, going through the noodles and toppings was very easy, but the most difficult part was the soup. In the end they weren't able to finish, but that's okay. The staff was really nice about it and they do validation for parking as well. I really liked that we could sit on the outside so we could let us take in the outdoor chill for the spicy ramen!

Miso Medium
Innas I.

I've been wanting to try this place since 2009. This place is legend to me. Before social media marketing, this place had huge hype in LA after the Man vs Food episode. All my high school friends at the time were talking about the Special 2 challenge. I finally got to satisfy my craving. Highly recommend everyone in LA to try this place at least once. Even though the show/episode is "old" now, I believe to this day, the Special #2 is an iconic menu item that you can only find here. Although I didn't try the special 2, I can imagine it to be very spicy. I was satisfied with the medium. I was a battling a sore throat, and the ramen broth did wonders!

Worst ramen in the world
David N.

This was hands down one of the worst dining experiences I've ever had. The food was terrible, the service was incredibly rude, and everything took forever to come out. They served tap water and skimped on ingredients -- instead of proper chashu, they put in a tiny, pathetic piece of pork that looked like it was meant to save costs. The ramen was disgusting, the fried rice was unbearably salty, and the dumplings were just frozen store-bought ones they deep-fried and served as-is. I seriously have no idea how a place like this is still operating in LA. The bearded Spanish-speaking staff member was extremely unfriendly. One of us got their ramen super late -- almost when the other was already finished eating. When we tried to complain, he wouldn't even listen and just kept talking over us. We ended up leaving most of the food untouched. This place is a joke and deserves to go out of business.

Teriyaki chicken (not good,not bad) wouldn't order it again.
Joann K.

The ramen here is pretty tasty but they give so little. I'm a small girl that loves to eat, I needed more! ^^ I also ordered teriyaki chicken which was not good or bad, but I was hungry so I ate it. It's located inside Marukai market plaza on 3rd floor and i beleive it was 1 hr free parking w /validation. That was a plus especially in little tokyo.

Miso Ramen (No Spicy)
Jeremy L.

1/24/2025 - Had lunch with Miso Soup Ramen. The bamboo is not fresh with some bad taste. I asked the waiter whether it came from a can. He told me, "from a plastic bag." The pork piece is thin and small, but not from high quality meat. Miso soup is ok, but not from a traditional stewed broth.

Ramen
Ralph P.

Amazing food as always they never disappoint , I been coming since I was living in the OC with family and now I get to bring my husband here.

Jessica W.

多走一點彎路沒有關係,多花一點時間也沒有關係,只要是在人生的道路上你還是走在妳想要的路上,何時到達並沒有那麼重要 誤打誤撞的來到這一家拉麵店,其實這一個廣場是以前curry house 的廣場, 真是很懷念以前有curry house 的日子, 這家東西,最好吃的應該就是他家的餃子了, 拉麵的湯頭, 嗯, 個人覺得還有待加強, 服務態度是還不錯, 但食物沒有用心

This was the small roach. The first one i saw was much bigger.
O P.

I was finishing my plate when I noticed 2 cockroaches running around on the floor. I didn't bother telling the employees. I left right after. The floor was dirty and the bathrooms were stuffy. I took a quick pic of the small roach so I wasn't able to get a clearer shot. The first roach I saw crawling was massive.

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Amazingly friendly service last night. Unique, delicious ramen and the portions are huge. We'll definitely be back!

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Ask the Community - Orochon Ramen

Does this place have vegan options?

Not really vegetarian friendly , flavorless and poor costumer service

Are dogs allowed?

Yes, but only on the patio area (not inside)

Are they still open right now even tho everything that's going on?

Yes

Where can I find the parking?

There is parking located directly underneath and Orochon offers validation so don't forget that parking stub!

Who much is the typical ramen bowl?

Usually about $12. Pretty big portions and you can add more for a small fee. Definitely suggest chashu and garlic!

Is there a parking structure?

Yes

Can you do the spicy noodle challenge with the vegetarian broth?

To my knowledge yes.

Hi, are the noodles made with using animal products such as eggs or butter? Just want to be sure the ramen is vegan friendly, thanks!

The noodles are vegan friendly. However, there is an option to put any extra toppings such as egg inside.

Hi, what is the broth made from? Is it from pork bones? Do you serve pork and lard at the restaurant? Is there a vegan option? I am asking as I would like to bring a friend who doesn't eat pork and lard for health reasons.

Hi Hin Q! We use pork broth for the regular ramen but we also have vegetarian option. We don’t use… Read more

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4.1(9.9k reviews)
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I'm really torn because the food was really good, but the service was seriously lacking. There were…read moresix of us, and all of us felt how rude they were. We ended up being sat next to the grill, I have a shellfish allergy so we asked to sit in their outdoor seating area (which had plenty of tables open) instead just so my allergies don't get triggered by all the vapors. As we walked to our outdoor table, my husband and friend heard three workers talking crap about me and complaining that I shouldn't even be eating there because everything had shellfish. Let's be honest it's not that hard to accommodate, plus we're giving you our business so what's the problem? Rude all the way through table service, then when we were all finished, we had barely just paid and we were finishing our drinks when the same three workers rushed into our table to clear everything out and pushed us out of our table. We're all a pretty chill group of people but every single one of us left saying what the actual f*ck was their problem?

First time visit. I feel like this place always has a wait. Fortunately for us I don't feel like we…read morewaited very long. The service was amazing. It's a well oiled machine. Seating is available inside and out. The restaurant inside is small. Open kitchen. Very cool to see the process. Hands down I highly recommend ordering the Handmade gyoza . They were juicy and flavorful. For ramen I went with the Daikokuya Ramen combination with chashu pork rice bowl. The ramen broth was rich in flavor. I added spicy oil. The noodles were perfectly cooked. The chashu pork was delicious. I would definitely come back and order everything again.

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4.2(1.2k reviews)
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My favorite ramen spot to go to when we come to Jtown. The soy sauce ramen is so packed with flavor…read moreand not overly salty. A special thank you to Cece and her incredible customer service and stickers she gave to my little boy. He was so happy! Can't wait to come again to our favorite ramen spot when we're in LA.

Service is top notch. Everyone was super attentive, friendly, and welcoming. From start to end, I…read morenever felt out of place there dining on my own and it wasn't awkward in the slightest. All the workers answered my questions and even as the dinner rush came in, I never felt like I was pressured to hurry up. Huge kudos to them for this. There are lots of places to get ramen in Little Tokyo and I have my go to places, but now that so many other ramen places are popping up in the 626, the daunting task of driving to DTLA and finding parking have also factored into my decision to wander out. But as a J-fashion and anime fan, I'm just constantly thrown back into the Little Tokyo vortex. For this recent visit, I remember my friend hyping up the Anaheim Rakkan Ramen, so I thought why not? Came a bit later into the dinner rush, around 6-something PM and was seated immediately as a solo diner on a Friday night. It started to get a bit busier around the time I was finishing up. Seating is a bit tight inside with a couple of tables, counter bar seating, but they do have outdoors seating as well. Food came out efficiently and super piping hot. For my dinner, I got the: 1) Coffee Jelly: -One of my favorite, comforting Japanese desserts. If a bakery has it, I'll order it, and I felt a bit indulgent so I ordered it then. Staff asked if I wanted to have it at the end or just have it come out ASAP. I said ASAP and it was a good palate cleanser between the savory and sweet so I didn't get tired of the flavor. Not a super huge amount of coffee jelly (but makes sense since this is a restaurant and not a to go ordering counter at a bakery), but it was silky and had a good coffee flavor to it. You get a small "shot" of heavy cream milk to mix in and you can control how sweet you want it. Not bad. 2) Ramen Sushi Combo (Spicy Quartz Ramen + Aburi Salmon): -This comes with any signature ramen and any 2 pieces of sushi (extra fee for any upgrades) -I got their spicy quartz ramen, which is their creamy miso broth ramen made with your choice of chicken or pork chashu (I got pork), crispy fried garlic, seasoned egg, fried broccolini, and 2 pieces of nori. -There's LOTS of crispy fried garlic pieces in it. Every bite has a slight garlic after taste and it's nice to add a bit of crunchy texture to the ramen. -The broccolini is unique, I don't think I've ever had that with a ramen before and it's nice to have some greens too. - It's a seasoned egg, not a soft boiled egg, so don't expect that. It's not hard boiled all the way, but the flavor wasn't super strong for the egg. Not bad, but not the best. -The noodles are thicker egg noodles that had a nice chew and texture to it. However, the broth flavor wasn't that strong to me? If that makes sense. You get a good taste of creamy miso and a very slight kick, but I felt like the 2 small pieces of chashu and noodles didn't really take the flavor of the broth that well. Maybe I should have left my bowl of ramen soaking longer to get a better taste profile? Who knows. 3) Aburi Salmon (2 pieces): -I chose this with my combo and it doesn't incur an extra free. It's a seared salmon with mayo on top. -Not bad. Can never go wrong with aburi salmon. It's comparable to what you can get from Kura. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing or maybe my taste buds have been blasted by ramen spots with heavier, flavor intensive broths like Tenkaippin and Nagi. I don't mind going if someone else invites me and hopefully it's a better experience.

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Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen - Little Tokyo

4.0(3.2k reviews)
0.2 miLittle Tokyo, Downtown
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The food, service, efficiency and the specials during Dodgers Day and weekend is amazing…read more Pure ramen/izakaya comfort food and even if you don't get the Ramen, the curry donkatsu is delicious. I also love they have small and large size for these rice bowls ("donburi") dishes so you can mix and match. You can eat there by yourself, small group and even big groups. They can split the check 4 ways. Also love that it can be a place you eat when you are short for time (40 minutes) OR can just keep ordering drinks and food for 2 hours. Best value and Efficient. A constant in my Japanese comfort food rotation.

Always busy, at least the times when my friends and I would go to dine here. It's a staple of…read moreLittle Tokyo and I have some fond memories of going here for almost a decade, especially with friends who are no longer here and those who have moved on. I remember going here during their grand opening ages ago, did their, back then, super cheap deal with unlimited noodle refill (even further discounted due to the special event day) and eating to the point of barely being able to sit up in the car without throwing up. I have a picture of my brother eating here in middle school with us and then later on in his early 20's. Crazy time lapse, and truly shows what a favorite this place is and it's place in the community. As with all businesses in Little Tokyo, parking can suck (not as bad as K-town, but you're either paying or super circling around). Service is super efficient, welcoming and polite, as with their other locations as well. It's not the biggest restaurant, but none of the Shinsengumis I've been to have been particularly large. With this location, from my first visit, and all the subsequent visits, I always get their Hakata ramen, firmer noodles, since the longer I eat and enjoy the food, they'll soften a bit, less soup oil and less saltiness. I get all of the toppings that it comes with and I always add in a poached egg. Love the strong pork flavor since they stew their broth for so long and the tenderness of the chashu (sometimes I order more). Prices have definitely gone up and a slightly altered upgraded version of this ramen is almost $30 if you're not careful enough. Times have changed but how good this place hasn't. There's more ramen options now than there were like 10 years ago, but Shinsengumi is always a classic.

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4.3(446 reviews)
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This was our first time dining here. After a short wait on a Saturday evening we were seated…read more Tables were very clean and comfortable and the service was really friendly. I ordered the Salmon Ikura Bowl and my guest had the Tonkotsu Yama. My order came with miso soup and a small salad, both of which were delicious. The salad had the perfect dressing - not overwhelming but flavorful. My tuna bowl was great. The tuna was perfectly tender and looked beautiful. My guest really enjoyed his Salmon Ikura Bowl. Many other nearby restaurants had really long lines and wait times. But I doubt their food was any better than what we had here. I highly recommend this restaurant.

I developed a love of shoyu & shio ramen while in Japan and went to Hachioji on a recommendation…read morespecifically for the shoyu since it seems to be the hardest to find. We ordered a chicken karaage to start and it wasn't bad, nothing to write home about though. Since the pieces were large, it was slightly awkward to eat without any plates, and I was just catching the crumbs with my hand (didn't have the ramens at the time). Also got a yuzu beer to try and it was delicious, nice yuzu flavor with some tanginess. I had the shoyu with duck while my husband had the yama tonkotsu that came with fragrant black garlic oil. The tonkotsu is not one of those rich, milky, creamy ones and I personally like these lighter ones more. I also enjoyed the shoyu which had a pleasant depth of flavor, but it felt like it was relying too heavily on MSG for umami. Noodles came out chewy. Definitely not the best ramens I've had but are some of the better ones in LA. Our server was friendly, as were the rest of the staff. Service was quick. The restaurant decor feels straight out of Japan, an extra bit of fun. There's a $10 paid lot behind this block of buildings that's convenient for anything in this part of Little Tokyo.

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4.4(5.1k reviews)
0.1 miLittle Tokyo, Downtown
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We passed this place during a food excursion and decided to try their hand rolled udon. One of the…read morebest decisions we made during our trip! We only tried the carbonara udon, but it was truly memorable. The sauce was creamy although a little split, but not overly salty which allowed the subtle umami and miso flavors to shine. The noodles were cooked well and had a gentle chew. The bacon was juicy with lots of fatty bits. Next time I would add an ontama to it to make it even better. The service was great and quick. We sat at the counter so could watch the noodles being made. This is definitely among the top 3 places I ate in JTown during this visit!

Aight, I eat pretty plain food most of the time and occasionally get Instagram baited into trying…read moreviral stuff, including Menchirashi's carbonara udon in Tokyo, which I enjoyed despite the sauce being fairly light. Marugame Monzo's sauce, however, is the opposite of Menchirashi's. The sauce is SUPER flavorful with a rich, creamy mouthfeel and a strong umami flavor from the bacon and miso. I added mentaiko since I did the same at Menchirashi and honestly, everything was fantastic. The udon itself is pretty much exactly like fresh udon in Japan. Perfectly bouncy, chewy, and satisfying. Staff were also wonderful and service was insanely fast. We probably waited less than 10 minutes for both our udon and tempura, and they consistently checked in to make sure everything was good. I can't wait to come back and try more of their menu, especially the uni cream udon. The only thing I didn't like was the shrimp tempura since it had a lot of batter and not a ton of shrimp, so it was on the greasy side. I did enjoy the soft boiled egg tempura though. The yolk exploded into the udon and somehow made the whole bowl even better hehe. There are plenty of tables inside with limited bar seating. If you're a 2 top you might be sharing a table real close with some neighbors (they put a divider). If there's a wait, write your name down on the clipboard outside!

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4.1(161 reviews)
0.4 miArts District, Downtown
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I love making a stop when I visit LA…read more Stopped by a weekday lunch and it was so easy to park. The restaurant is clean and cozy and service was nice. Quick in and out lunch. Ordered the tonkatsu and tsukemen. Both delicious and the broth and flavor is rich and delicious. Next time I would probably order extra pork on the side.

PREMISE: I went to this location on a Wednesday evening at approximately 5PM for a party of two…read more WAIT TIME: We got seated right away! There was not anyone at the restaurant at the time, but people did start trickling in as more time elapsed. We got our food relatively quickly as well. FOOD: I ordered the spicy pork tsukemen ($23.45), which is their dipping noodle. The noodles are thicker than standard ramen, but in a good way! It comes with thick chashu (thick, fatty pork) slices and soft boiled eggs. If you haven't had tsukemen before, you essentially dip your noodles into the broth and then eat it that way. The broth is extremely flavorful and there are also pieces of chashu in it as well. The only critique that I have regarding this is the broth was lukewarm which made the dish taste slightly off. I've tried this dish at another branch and the broth was also lukewarm there, so I'm not sure if this is a location issue or a standard amongst all branches. Also, this dish does not really have any vegetables in this, but I also don't know if traditional tsukemen has veggies included. SERVICE: Service was quick and everyone was nice and doing their job. Didn't seem like the staff was slacking or messing around while there weren't many customers. They were very attentive to us, refilling our water immediately once they saw it was getting low, and being very attentive towards if we had any other concerns or if we needed anything else. PARKING: There technically is street parking but since it's in Little Tokyo, it's going to be very difficult to find it. There's $4-6 valet parking available nearby the location. There are a lot of people walking around though so just be safe. INTERIOR: It's not too big of a place but it's also not too small as well. It looks very well kept and clean. BATHROOM: Two gender neutral bathroom stalls that are both very clean and accessible. No issues here with them. TLDR: Overall, I thought the place was pretty good to eat at! I would definitely come back for the tsukemen (as long as the broth is warmed up until it's hot). A very good dish combined with great music (they have some great Japanese music variety) is definitely a spot worth coming to with friends !! :))

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