True love is hard to find
Good ramen
is even harder

Our Menu

Custom Built Ramen

Want it spicy? Love garlic? With chicken instead of pork? Vegetarian? You are in luck, all our bowls of ramen can be customized via an easy-to-use iPad® ordering system.

Main

  • Soul Ramen

    Inspired by everything that is good in us. The harmony of 3 elements: Our homemade Tonkotsu broth, black garlic oil and sweet umami sauce. Served with ground beef and a choice of pork chashu, chicken or tofu.

    Customization: Amount of green onions, pork or chicken or tofu, wood-ear mushroom.

    $12

  • Black Ramen

    Homemade Tonkotsu broth you know and love paired with our euphoric black garlic oil.

    Customization: Amount of green onions, pork or chicken or tofu, wood-ear mushroom.

    $11

  • Red Ramen

    Homemade Tonkotsu broth spiked with our sweet and savory red sauce. Served with ground beef.

    Customization: Amount of garlic, green onions, level of spiciness.

    $10

  • Bold Ramen

    Homemade Tonkotsu broth with 11 bold ingredients. Packed with flavor - not for the timid.

    Customization: Amount of garlic, green onions, level of spiciness, pork or chicken or tofu, egg or no egg.

    $10

  • Old Skool Ramen

    Classic, mild, homemade Tonkotsu broth that will surely comfort the soul. Served with side of garlic press and chili oil.

    Customization: Amount of green onions, pork or chicken or tofu, wood-ear mushroom.

    $10

  • Naked Ramen

    ZERO broth, ALL flavor. Curly noodles with sweet sesame glaze, squeeze of lime and crunchy whole-wheat breadcrumbs. Can be vegan-friendly.

    Customization: Amount of garlic, green onions, level of spiciness, pork or chicken or tofu, egg or no egg.

    $9

  • Dipping Ramen

    Thick dipping noodle served alongside a pot of our homemade tonkotsu broth with rich bonito and miso flavor. Served with soft-boiled egg, lime and a choice of pork chashu, chicken or tofu.

    Customization: Amount of green onions, pork or chicken or tofu, egg or no egg.

    $12

Sides

  • Chashu Rice - $3.50

  • RED Rice - $3.50

  • Fried Rice - $3.50

Extra

  • Kurobuta Pork Chashu - $2

  • All-natural Chicken Breast - $2

  • Organic Tofu - $1

  • Extra Noodle - $2

  • Seasoned Soft-Boiled Egg - $1

  • Sweet Corn - free

  • Shredded Seaweed - free

  • 3 cloves of garlic to press - free

Our Location

2123 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 684-2889
Sunday - Wednesday: 11a-2a
Thursday - Saturday: 11a-3a
FREE valet parking available
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Our Story

Ryu Isobe was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1988 to actor Hiroshi Isobe. He left Japan at the age of 14 to live in Hawaii, being drawn to explore the world and the American lifestyle. Realizing he wanted to be an entrepreneur at a very young age, USC was an obvious choice for college as it has the best entrepreneur program in Los Angeles, which is the entrepreneurship capital of the world.

Ryu was shocked to find the state of ramen in the USA, mostly awful and nothing like the delicious nourishing soups he grew up with. Early in his studies it became obvious to him what to do: establish a tonkotsu ramen restaurant much like what is common on the Tokyo streets but even better.

After countless hours of testing with pro Japanese chefs, Ryu finally found something he is happy with, a unique recipe of all-natural ingredients, made entirely by hand which is nothing short of addicting.

Ryu was born in the Year of the Dragon, so what is better than opening up “Tatsu”, meaning dragon in Japanese, in the Year of the Dragon, in the greatest city in the world!

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