Kotsu Ramen Gyoza Northridge

Best ramen soup I ever tasted! Delicious broth and thicker pork chop.

It was closed. This is beyond unacceptable in the moment of my hunger. The lady said she did not know when they would open and only worked for the sushi bar, but apparently knew about the Thai food

Went on a Sunday wasn’t very busy, but the owner was extremely nice, welcoming, and attentive to all his customers. The food was extremely good with very large portion sizes, highly recommend if you’re around Northridge, will be coming back soon!

Tastes great! One of the best in the area and the owner is the nicest guy!!!

This ramen-ya is in a small food court, it shares the space with 2 or 3 other Asian food concepts. The space and the food stalls there are at best generic. I lived in Japan for many years and ate at least dozens of bowls of real, world class tonkotsu ramen. Tonkotsu is made from a broth that is thick, rich and a milky white color, from pigs knuckles simmered until they disintegrate and the fat and collagen dissolve into the broth. Ton means pork, kotsu means broth. When made correctly the flavor is rich and intense and it fills your belly. I ate their basic Tonkotsu ramen, and an order of meat gyoza (I guess pork, the other option was vegetable). The ramen was a decent version all things considered. Flavor was good but not great. The char siu was a slice of braised pork belly crisped on a flat top slightly. Not Japanese char siu, that is rolled and simmered in sake, soy and black sugar. There was a half of a soy sauce cooked hard boiled egg, some pickled burdock root and sliced green onions. The gyoza was a low grade product typical of what you 'd get on sale frozen at a Chinese grocery. It was served very hot but not at all crispy on the bottom and the wrappers were torn from poor handling as they were scraped off the griddle. What I was least happy with was the price. There was a minimal amount of service, the counter worker brought me the tray with my food, so I opted to add the minimal tip at 15%. All in, a small portion of ramen and 5 very small gyoza, tax and tip were almost $27. Absolutely jaw dropping. In Tokyo, which is one of the most expensive cities on the planet, I would expect to pay about the equivalent of about $15 for that, and that would be a big bowl of real tonkotsu, real char siu, large, plump, freshly made potstickers, and an iced tea to wash it down. This was mediocre at best, served in a generic food court in an out of the way mini-mall in an industrial area of Northridge. The gyoza alone were $8 for 5 very small dumplings. I get that labor and food costs are going up. Fuel costs. I work in the hospitality industry, I deal with these things all day, but the food court was almost empty at 12:30 in the afternoon, no delivery drivers running in and out, stand workers standing there with no orders to take or cook. Maybe lower your prices to something approaching reasonable considering what you 're selling. Had I paid under $15 I still would have thought it a little expensive, but it wouldn 't have been so shocking.