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Awesome would be calling this place the least! Open late into the night and serves wonderful Japanese that makes one want more and more. Must visit if…
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Kouraku Japanese Restaurant
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Good late night noodles and fried rice.. I've been coming here for years and they've always had great service and very accommodating whenever you want…
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Kouraku Japanese Restaurant
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Koraku is the quintessential late night noodle spot. They're open well after bars close, which makes it a dumping ground for hungry drunk kids. It's l…
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Kouraku Japanese Restaurant
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7 Reviews on “Kouraku Japanese Restaurant”
Awesome would be calling this place the least! Open late into the night and serves wonderful Japanese that makes one want more and more. Must visit if you are this side of the town and hungry
Good late night noodles and fried rice.. I’ve been coming here for years and they’ve always had great service and very accommodating whenever you want a menu item a certain way or substitutions. The noodles are yummy whether wet (ramen) or dry (yakisoba) and the fried rice is very good. The prices are right and there’s an ATM in the back for their cash only policy. Not bad for a little hole in the wall place open until 3:00 am.
Koraku is the quintessential late night noodle spot. They’re open well after bars close, which makes it a dumping ground for hungry drunk kids. It’s loud, it’s cheap, and it’s packed. But man, is it tasty! Beware Halal and Kosher diners: almost everything has pork in it, and when I asked if I could have ramen without swine, the server let me know that this place does not offer a pork-free broth of any sort. Bummer, but I still found a really tasty meal, and our bill was $30 for four people. Not bad at all.
Koraku – Little Tokyo. Dixon and I had a hankering for some Japanese noodles last week. We headed to Little Tokyo where we were really excited to try out Daikokuya. Sadly, they were closed that evening to celebrate the Japanese New Year. We poked our heads in a little saloon a couple of doors down to have some sake, regroup, and perhaps get some advice from the locals for a backup plan. We were advised to check out Koraku for the ramen – and on our way we went.Before I continue let me state that neither Dixon nor myself are connoisseurs of ramen world but are rather beginning our exploration and education.I quite liked the interior and it’s ambiance – open kitchen, orange, vinyl booths, 70’s wood paneling – a little dingy and totally charming. We started with the hakusai tsukemono (Japanese style pickled nappa cabbage) ($2.75) to start followed by the goyza ($4.25). The hakusai tsukemono was refreshing, crisp and perfectly pickled in a light rice vinegar. The gyoza were tasty but a little oily – I prefer them a bit crispier. My big-bowl-of-noodles-choice was the shoyu ramen. The ramen is in pork based soy sauce soup with seasoned bamboo shoots, a piece of hard boiled egg, bean sprouts and two slices of pork. The ramen itself was a decent and chewy egg noodle that was absolutely delicious. The broth was somewhat uninteresting and one dimensional.Dixon however hit gold with his choice, the gekikara miso yasai ramen ($8.25). Full of beef, egg shreds and vegetables, this was hearty and spicy – just the right amount of burn while the miso provided a velvet texture.We had some cold sake and a big Sapporo with our meal – and a hundred glasses of water with Dixon’s dish! The servers were sweet, responsive and helpful, the food came out swiftly, the prices were right. I was pleasantly surprised with our almost – arbitrary restaurant selection this evening and anticipate returning to explore more of the items on the menu.Take note:They are open until 3amCash only
Portions!. Just moved back downtown and can’t frankly believe I’d never stopped inside. Service was great. Split the chicken teriyaki, the chicken katsu and the gyoza with a friend. The large plates came with miso soup, salad with ginger dressing and macaroni. Everything was good and the pitchers of beer are cheap. Best part is it’s open late night. Little Tokyo FTW.
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Koraku. Best ramen house i have found out here in LA. And the fried rice is amazing! Plus they’re open till 3 i think…best time to go after hitting the bars!