"One of the seminal Hakata-style ramen spots in Los Angeles to really up the game, Tsujita continues to draw long lines for its elemental, pork-laden tonkotsu broth topped with green onions, sliced mushrooms, and chashu pork. Since opening in 2011, the brand has expanded to multiple locations and concepts, including Killer Noodle and Tsujita Annex on the same block of Sawtelle Boulevard. But the original still has its charm, featuring thin wheat noodles, order them al dente to firm while they soften inside the broth. The tsukemen here is inspired by Shinjuku’s Fuunji, intense and thick so that the flavors get soaked up with every dip of the chewy alkaline noodles." - Matthew Kang