This noodle house called Yashima is in the “West Little Tokyo” area on Sawtelle and used to be called Mishima, which moved to Wilshire (then eventually closed that branch). If you like Udon or Soba, I highly recommend this place. To be honest, they changed something with the soba a while back and it’s not as good as the original, but it’s still much better than the usual soba you’ll get from any wannabe noodle house. Remember, I’m super picky.
As per the custom at “real” traditional Japanese restaurants, hot green tea is on the house. Also, if you like spicy salmon sushi rolls, try it here.
The service here is excellent but it gets super busy on weekend nights. To make matters worse, this place is small, so you might try weekdays, or during lunch.
Yashima
11301 Olympic Blvd. Suite 210, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 473-5297
10:30am – 10pm, 7 days a week
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