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Input on Marugame at SCP?
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I really liked this place.
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^ Yelp indicates may be closed down 
I'll check it out tho
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Drive down Baker at 5 pm any day, and this place has people waiting 100 + people deep to get inside.
Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai
891 Baker Street Costa Mesa CA 92626
Baker & Bear area
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Hiro Nori on Michelson by JWA is one of my favorite places. Dont forget to get an order of their Crispy chicken.
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Hakata Ikkousha
On Bristol at Paularino
One of the very few Ramen joints I would send a friend to. Did someone say crispy chicken?
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I'm not a ramen expert, but I eat with one who is... inside the food court at Mitsuwa Japanese Market on Paularino, just East of Bristol by the 405 and on the other side of the freeway from South Coast Plaza.
Limited hours, but they have a ramen with pork belly that's really good... get extra pork belly!
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^^^ Santouka
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remember to appreciate asian ppl for making amazing food
in 50 years, this will be called american food.
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Kitakata- Stopped in once BC (before Covid) , was told 2+ hour wait. Need to check it out for sure tho.
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80+ degrees today - gonna find some iced ramen!
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Sakanaya Modern Kaiseki 688 Baker St Ste 7, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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There is a place called MoguMogu they specialize in a dry ramen ITS AMAZING. Their first location is in Sawtelle street in Los Angeles and they open one up in Costa Mesa. Gah damn its so good and they also have regular soup ramen as well. Highly recommend. https://www.yelp.com/biz/mogumogu-costa-mesa
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Mission accomplished, so far.
Finally got to enjoy Kitakata Ramen the other day. Amazingly, no waiting. 2pm-ish lunch. Service was friendly and attentive. Enjoyed the Chashu (pork) shoyu style ramen. I got the large and ate all of it. The large size provides 50% more noodles. Great shoyu broth, noodles plentiful and just right. The pork was very tender. Hold the onions, no veggies nor egg. Definitely will be back soon.
Santouka at Costa Mesa Mitsuwa. Food court style walkup. Shoyu style Chashu is my go to. Well packaged for transporting your takeaway meal. You can also order to enjoy on site and sit at a dozen or so food court tables. The noodles and broth were both very satisfying. I tend to like a little more flavorful shoyu broth. Definitely will be back often and order extra pork. The Hilton and Crown Plaza are only a few steps away. lol.
Thanks for the recommendation for Mogumogu. Hope to try soon. I believe that restaurant space used to be a Japanese restaurant I frequented 20+ years ago. The oyakodon was very good.
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Mogumogu used to be Honda Box. But if you like noodles the Mazemen is the best.
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Drive 8 minutes (or 50 with traffic) up to Tustin and dine at Tanakaya. Exceptional Japanese udon. Long lines with actual hungry Japanese who know good udon.
They don’t stay late for dinner so plan ahead.
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