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  • Parking: Street
  • Details: Beer, Wine, All Ages, After Hours, Take Out, Dinner, Lunch
  • Hours:
    Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-midnight
    Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-1 a.m.
    Sun. noon-Until the Soup Runs Out (Allow us to explain why hungry night owls take note: the owners just announced that they'll close early when they run dry on the ramen broth.)

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Daikokuya

213-626-1680
327 E. First St., Los Angeles, CA  90012
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http://www.daikoku-ten.com/
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(7 ratings)
Price Range: $$ ($6-$11)
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User Reviews (4)

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    "Good ramen, great pork"

    Posted by Mooseface on 04/10/2008
     

    Some get weirded out by the floating egg. Not me, I love it, but not as much as the pork. I always save a few pieces of pork til the end.

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    "Great once you get a seat"

    Posted by booyah on 02/06/2008
     

    Long wait time to sit, but once seated service was quick. The food is good and I found my self swimming through the broth to find more pork.

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    "Used to be good, but "

    Posted by juliana on 01/16/2008
     

    it has gone down hill. This used to be my favorite ramen place - it was so authentic that I felt like I was eating in Japan. However, on 2 recent trips back to Daikokuya, the broth tasted diluted. It's no longer the same, and I heard the same from...

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    "Best Ramen I ever had"

    Posted by cheech on 11/01/2007
     

    Love this place. We got there at 12:30 one day and man was it crowded, but there's a reason for that. Great place and definitely worth the wait. I highly recommend it.

Reviews from Yelp_large (3)

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    Posted by Jolene M. on Yelp_small
     

    I've upped the rating because the broth is sooooo good! I just wanna chug the stuff.

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    Posted by jason j. on Yelp_small
     

    2 people, saturday night, 6pm. sure, you will have to wait about 15 minutes to get seated. trust me, it's worth it. I hail from the land of not so good...

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    Posted by Ash M. on Yelp_small
     

    I LOVE Daikokuya ramen. It's funny, I always walk out of Daikokuya swearing I'll order a smaller bowl or refrain from finishing my entire bowl of ramen the...

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