During the start of the pandemic, Ralphs in Westwood got rid of the self serve salad bar, as well as other self serve food. Although I understand the reasoning, I was very sad to see it go. For a while, ...

A few years ago, a Japanese restaurant opened on Westwood boulevard near Wilshire but it went out of business and was replaced by another one, which promptly also closed. Luckily for Westwood, Ramen chain Yamadaya took over the location and is ...

Back in 2013, I tried out the Tsujita Ramen Annex across the street from the main restaurant. And I’ve been here at night twice, and tried their sashimi and sushi. But I’ve never been able to get here early enough ...

Although I’ve driven past this ramen place for years, I never tried it out because they don’t have a parking lot. Well, I finally accidentally found street parking right next to this place so I decided to check it out. ...

If you like the Ramen at the Little Tokyo Shin-Sen-Gumi, but wish it was in West LA, wish no longer. The chain has opened a new branch in West LA a little north of the Sawtelle Japanese row area. The ...

This location has changed owners and names so many times, I can’t even remember the last name it had, but at one point, it was called Joy Mart. Now, under the name Kagura, the menu has once again changed to ...

As you may have read previously, I’ve tried getting the ramen at the main Tsujita Artisan Noodle located on Sawtelle. Unfortunately, they only serve ramen for lunch and I cannot seem to wake up early enough to get there for ...

While playing at the 2012 WSOP, I dropped by Social House which, as the name implies, is more of a drinking place than an eating place. But I was hungry so I was ready to do some eating. The Sunomono ...

One of the restaurants on Sawtelle has been replaced by a new ramen place called Tatsu Ramen. They claim that everything is natural and hand made. Things look different as soon as you walk in. There are 3 iPads on ...

After going to Hakata Ramen in Little Tokyo, I decided to stay with Ramen and checkout the new Yamadaya in Westwood. Yamadaya has moved into the old location that used to be Tenryoan on Westwood Blvd. Apparently, this is their ...