KOTOYA JAPANESE RAMEN

Ramen restaurant · Palms

KOTOYA JAPANESE RAMEN

Ramen restaurant · Palms

10422 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Highlights

Japanese spot offering various types of ramen in a small, bustling space with counter seating.

10422 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034 Get directions

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"The most underrated Westside ramen spot is Kotoya, the only place we gladly let charge us $2 for green onions and $2.50 for nori sheets. Every penny is worth it to support this tiny Palms noodle counter, which offers a top-tier tonkotsu broth that’s rich, flavorful, and fatty while still being light enough that you can carry on with the rest of your day. Piling on tableside spicy pepper and oil is also an essential move." - Jess Basser Sanders, Brant Cox

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@infatuation

"Kotoya is the most underrated Westside ramen spot and the only place I’d gladly let charge me $2 for green onions and $2.50 for nori sheets. Every penny is worth it to support this tiny Palms noodle counter, whose nuanced take on tonkotsu manages to be rich, flavorful, and fatty without being absolutely overwhelming. In the Before Times, piling on table-side spicy pepper and oil was essential. Now, just ask for some on the side when you place an order." - Kelly Yeo

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"The most underrated Westside ramen spot is Kotoya, the only place we’d gladly let charge us $2 for green onions and $2.50 for nori sheets. Every penny is worth it to support this tiny Palms noodle counter, which offers a top-tier tonkotsu broth that manages to be rich, flavorful, and fatty without being absolutely overwhelming. In the Before Times, piling on tableside spicy pepper and oil was essential. Now, just ask for some on the side when you place an order." - Patricia Kelly Yeo

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Ironclad Cat7599

Google

I really loved this place! A little bit on the pricey side of ramen, but definitely worth it for the price! I don’t usually go for tonkotsu ramen, but this actually tasted like a ramen place in Japan. In reminded me of the food I had there years ago! Ordering outside also reminded me of ordering food in japan and it even hands you a “ticket” (your receipt) like as if you were getting a food ticket in Japan! Absolutely love! The service was really great with it being relatively quick and very nice. I will definitely be coming back more times and even want to try their $30 Kotoya Ramen! There was not a lot of parking available for its patrons with only parking in the neighborhood or street parking on a fairly busy street, but for a weekend lunch, it was fairly easy to get a street parking.

Hendra W

Google

This place serves probably the best tasting spicy ramen I have ever had 🍜. Customer service is efficient, our food was served in 5 minutes. The restroom 🚻 was clean. However, the place can get crowded very quickly because of how small the restaurant is and parking can be quite challenging (street parking only). Food (there is a reasonable amount of selection, but we only tried 1 dish: - Spicy Miso Ramen (10/10): Like I mentioned earlier. This is probably the best spicy ramen I have ever tasted. Wow, the broth is savory and addicting, I actually finished my ramen down to the last drop of the broth 🥣! Noodles were mildly chewy and tasted awesome! Their chasiu had very little fats, which was great! Finally, the portion served was very generous! Overall, I love the ramen here 🍜, the only I wish was better was the parking! TIPS: If you want iced water, you could do self service. it'll be to your right when you enter.

Skye

Google

Garlic chips are slightly addictive The chasu pork was amazing And the service/atmosphere is immaculate Cute and quaint spot perfect for a date night or if you wanted to go out for a bite to eat alone

Andrew Bai

Google

cute little noodle shop. the food came fast. unlike other “authentic” ramen, their ramen leans more on the less greasy side, which is nice when you’re looking for some light, yet flavorful broth. the black garlic ramen was absolutely bomb.

Aaron Leong

Google

Delicious spicy broth ramen. Very small seating only about 13 seats total. Order via iPad outside or inside. Pretty quick delivery of food. Would be nice if the egg was soft boiled and some more toppings included for the price we paid. Pretty good bowl of ramen!

Nathan Perez

Google

Great ramen! Pork broth was very porky and the cha shu was perfectly salty and sweet. The vegetable broth had a surprising amount of flavor. The noodles were bouncy and just the right thickness. Clean dining room. Cute set up. Will be returning!

Anton Kopein

Google

+ Conclusion: Worth a visit if you live in the area or order delivery + 1. Not expensive. 2. Fast. 3. Tasty and satisfying 4. The girl working is very nice. - 1. Problem with parking. 2. in my opinion, it needs to be updated and done some general cleaning

Sean Wilson

Google

Very good ramen. Love the style. There is plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Much respect for the hard-working staff.