Eleni P.
Yelp
Tsujita serves up an excellent bowl of tsukemen, or dipping ramen. I am not an LA local so I recently tried this place for the first time. There was a bit of a line during lunch on a Saturday, but nothing too bad. We were offered bar seating, which we didn't mind, and got to eat much faster. The servers are very attentive and quick. The restaurant is a bit tight from what I remember, but they did have a ton of seating and open light. We sat in front of the kitchen, so it was nice to see how each bowl was prepared. Because of how busy the restaurant was, it did take a while to get our food but it was understandable.
I've had tsukemen before (most notably at the restaurant from the chef that used to work at Tsujita!) and really enjoyed it. The broth is a lot fishier (I assume they use more dashi than a tonkotsu or shoyu broth that most people are used to) and the broth is much thicker. The noodles were delicious, bouncy, and very chewy. It held onto the thick broth very well so that we were able to get the flavor of the soup with each bite. The pork was also charred beautifully, and the addition of lime added some zesty citrus to help cut through the thick broth.
Overall, the meal was incredibly worth it. I think our bowls were about $20-$25 (?) which sounds expensive, but considering the quality of the food and the amount you get (did I mention they give LARGE portions?), it's definitely worth a visit if you're ever in town and want to bring people around.