Could've been much better
	Reviewed By howie	Nov 30, 2008
Tags: ramen

I had heard so many accolades from the Daikokuya in LA so I was really excited to hear they had opened up an outpost in OC. Unfortunately, the word on the street was that this new Daikokuya didn't live up to the reputation of the popular one in Los Angeles.

I visited recently, and though I haven't tried Daikokuya in LA, I can say that I was pretty disappointed in my bowl of ramen. The best part of it were the noodles which were cooked perfectly and had a nice chew to them. The pork was also nice, but besides that a lot of the other components of the ramen were lacking.

The broth looked promising with its milky consistency, and it had a decent flavor, but it was not nearly hot enough. Also it seemed to lack depth present in the best ramens. The worst part was the hard-boiled egg, which cold in the middle, and was not really hard-boiled, but halfway between soft and hard.

It's really a shame since it seems they could easily fix some of these problems, but they don't care enough about the little things to get it right. So I'll probably stick to Santoka for my OC ramen fix.