there have been so many great reviews of the ramen at tsujita, but they only serve the noodles at lunch. so it took us awhile to make it out here, but one of these sundays after james went to church, we rendezvous'ed over on sawtelle for some of their famous tsukemen and tonkotsu ramen.
i got the chashu tsukemen. it's small, but so filling. the dipping soup is super thick, fatty, rich and flavorful from the tonkotsu base plus all the seafood goodness they add in. it's definitely not for the faint of heart. as you can see, the chashu are beautiful, big slices. tender and delicious. probably the best chashu i've had in LA - i definitely can't think of a place that's better in my memory.
one of the most amazing/exciting things for me is that the ajitama, or half-cooked egg, is actually half cooked! so many places have the "special" egg, but it is rarely ever remotely runny in the middle, and that's one of my favorite things from having ramen in japan. soooo good to dip the noodles into. their spicy mustard leaves also added a nice extra kick i really enjoyed.
below is the chashu tonkotsu ramen - it's a 60 hour tonkotsu, and it is so rich, yet so clean, i really think that the only ingredients in the soup are pork bones and salt.
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tsujita LA artisan noodles
2057 sawtelle boulevard, los angeles
www.tsujita-la.com
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