Suggestion: Shin Sen Gumi – West LA

by Sleepindag

17 Comments

  1. BearIsland18

    The food is very good. Spam musubi quite tasty, and the beer is cheap. Thumbs up.

  2. rainmaker_superb

    That place is delicious, but it takes a lot of self control to not go nuts on their extensive add-ons menu.

    It seems reasonably priced at first, then you’re adding extra chashu, ribs, wontons, bacon, spinach, corn, extra noodles etc. into your soup and wondering how your bill is more than $40.

  3. SizzlingSloth

    Shin sen gumi used to be so good for the price like 8+ yrs ago. Went twice within the past couple years and was severely disappointed both times. I also have no reason to go since my favorite ramen spot (Tomizo Ramen) is just a dollar more and the taste and quality is exponentially better.

  4. strugglebusthecessna

    Looks great but the egg to me is overcooked.

  5. Pocchari_Kevin

    Been going here for ages, even been to the ones in Japan and it’s great every time.

  6. jgilla2012

    Shin Sen Gumi is really good. I also like Daikokuya (despite the hype I guess?) and Tatsunoya* in Pasadena. Other LA ramen spots have disappointed me, but to be fair I haven’t had too many. There’s good stuff on Sawtelle but I’m rarely that far west.

    EDIT: *

  7. KiloAlphaJulietIndia

    Not kidding, the katsu curry rice is pretty good.

  8. willster816

    This was my introduction to Ramen,so will always have a spot on my list. Great food, but found much better spots since.

  9. alphazone

    Decent ramen, but I’m more of a santouka guy myself

  10. Never was a big ramen guy, I love chinese and korean noodles but ramen is just not worth it. Always get a tiny ass portion for lukewarm 20 dollar bowl of noodles with no addons. I have had real good ramen in japan and its just not good here. Best I had was silverlake ramen but it was way overpriced.

  11. Melqart310

    Favorite ramen place in the whole city.

    Their ginger garlic chili adds such a delicious dimension of flavor to all their ramen, can’t get enough.

  12. doowapeedoo

    I wish they served this with soft boiled egg. Drools. Hakata ramen so good!

  13. Sonic_Yan

    Still one of my go-to’s for ramen. It was my intro to non-instant ramen after craving for some after watching some anime. I remember when it was $6.99 for a bowl. I normally just add extra chashu and egg. There are some better ramen options now but I still go back because I can customize the noodles, since I like the soft, thin noodles.

  14. Love, love, love. During the pandemic, we’d get take out with my Japanese friend at the Gardena location. The best.

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