"Ippudo was one of New York City’s most popular ramen shops, and it's now expanding in Los Angeles with a new location in West Hollywood. The new location will offer patio seating and an expanded menu that goes beyond ramen bowls, including octopus takoyaki, fried tebasaki chicken wings, pork belly chashu rice, cod roe rice, and boiled gyoza dumplings. It will also serve famous pork buns with various fillings. The West Hollywood outlet will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, and until midnight on Friday and Saturday. The first 100 diners on August 30 will receive a voucher for a free bowl of ramen and a gift bag." - Matthew Kang