Everything was great. The food was delicious as always. The service is good, although there isn't much interaction since they give you everything to-go but still have the choice to dine in. The environment was very calm. read more

4 stars for delicious onigiri. Chubby, stuffed with quality fillings. Love the takana and konbu- pure umami.. read more

Daikokuya Annex - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

2/19/2025 - Since Daikokuya Little Tokyo has been in business for 30 years, I decided to try its best Ramen for lunch today. The broth that compromised of its secret blended soy sauce looks pretty, but a little bit salty. The bamboo is not fresh after eating, and glad the bowl has only little bamboo. The egg is outstanding (5 Stars). The pork is 4 stars. Again, taking Dash A ($0.35) is the best to avoid a parking challenge. read more

Daikokuya Annex - Daikokuya Little Tokyo - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED! We came to grab a little appetizer while waiting for a seat at Daikokuya for ramen. We got the salmon onigiri and spicy salmon. There was so much filling and this was the honestly the best onigiri I've ever had. It wasn't too busy and there was a decent amount of searing. You order from a self service kiosk but there are staff around. This would be a great place to study or meet up with a friend. The food was so delicious that we came back the next day to get some more. I tried adding the shibazuke which was a nice addition to the salmon. The second day we did notice a slight odor inside and a slightly longer wait but we did order more. Everything tasted great still. We're already planning a trip back to LA to get some more. read more

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We were here during Ciclavia and instead of waiting in a long line at the original Daikokuya I decided on this location. What gets me so mad is that you place your order on a screen and they ask for tip only to find out you have to get your own order and throw the trash away yourself. I'm tipping them while I should be getting service. It's essentially self service while tipping the restaurant. The Tsukemen I ordered was subpar so I will definitely not be going back there again. I was told this was more of a takeout restaurant but they did have seats for individuals that wanted to eat at this location. It's a no frills restaurant so now that I've gone and seen and conquered I have no choice but to move on to better places in the area. For $19 you're definitely not getting much if you look at where the level of food is sitting compared to what you pay for. read more

Daikokuya Annex - Tsukemen (Dipping Ramen) - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food was delicious and comforting. I ordered a California Roll and a Japanese Soup for breakfast that was tasty and filling. The items are presented in to-go containers; making it easy to take home leftovers. The service was fast, yet welcoming, while the ambiance was quiet and calming during the early morning hours. Their early menu items begin at 8am, btw. read more

Daikokuya Annex - California Roll. - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I was having a little staycation in Little Tokyo and had a hankering for ramen. I was staying at the Miyako Hotel, with Daikokuya in clear view from my window. Of the dozens of ramen places in Little Tokyo, Daikokuya is certainly one of the more popular ones, as evidenced by the lines that form outside (they operate on a waiting list system). I opted instead to order pick-up online. Pick-up is done here at the Annex about 2 doors down from the restaurant. There are tables where I think one can eat one's order on-site, but I just went back to the hotel. The Annex offers some items, like onigiri, not available at the restaurant, but mostly the menu is identical. I ordered a ramen combo with Daikokuya ramen and a chashu pork rice bowl. It came with a cabbage salad. The ramen was nicely packaged in a 2-tier container with the ramen and toppings on top and the broth on the bottom. You can request kotteri flavour for more punch at no charge. Overall a good later-night meal. read more

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Great as usual! Mari is kind and thoughtful as usual. Best service by her always. Love it when she's there when I go! The food is good! I want to gate keep this place and not get too popular I can't go casually all the time without a crazy wait. I had onigiri sets. And even new items they started tonjiru and oden. Will definitely be back! I wish I have a picture but always devour food before remembering to do so. read more

What a hidden gem. I was in line at the Daikokuya restaurat and got tired of waiting more than 30 minutes for my table. Then I walked a few doors downstairs and found this annex. They sell the same entrees so the difference is just instead of a ceramic bowl it is served into go containers. Even better because we couldn't finish our meal and it's already ready for us to take home. They also sold onigiri rice ball here and if you do a survey you can get one free. I got the honey umeboshi onigiri and it was delicious! We also got the original tonkatsu ramen, karage, and pork belly bowl. All were superb. But the time I was done with my meal and walked next door my table was ready. Hahaha. Service and staff at this location was good. Ambiance was nice as well. Open seating and plenty of clean tables for you to sit down and enjoy your take out! read more

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I've been coming here for awhile. I feel like the ramen broth keeps getting worse. I went last night and it wasn't busy. The pork slices were small. I just feel like it's just not as great as it used to be. read more

Daikokuya Annex - Combo with Karrage Egg Bowl - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I'm not sure if this is the same menu as the regular Daikokuya down the street, because it was so crowded around there that I couldn't get close enough to read the menu posted in the window. But I can sure say that the annex is less crowded! Hardly anyone there, it's mostly for takeout, but there are several tables so it's easy enough to eat your takeout container there. Comes with both chopsticks and Western plastic utensils. I had what said it was a char siu pork bowl, but the pork wasn't barbecued. It was diced into medium sized pieces, lots of fat included, without sauce on top of rice. Pretty good stuff. read more

This review may not be fair, to be honest but I had to write it. We tried their onigiri, variety of options and they were one of the best onigiris of my life. When we visited Tokyo I was looking for similar onigiri but surprisingly it was harder to find since they mostly had premade in the convenient stores. We haven't tried anything else here but gosh, can't wait to go back for more of those. They were soft, fresh, delicious, filling, and juicy. Crab was one of my favorites. read more

I came here to grab some take out lunch while I was in the office. I arrived around 11:10am and they were opened as advertised. The place was empty as they had just opened and smelled like rice. It was very clean. There were 2 self order kiosks where you can browse the menu at your leisure and check out by yourself. This annex location is meant primarily for Togo orders and food and there's a sign that advises if you choose dine-in your food will come out in Togo boxes. We ordered the 3pc combo to share and chose the stamina niku, mentaiko, and mentai mayo cheese. The 3pc combo also comes with a miso soup ! The miso soup was piping hot when we sat down to eat. I had the mentai mayo cheese and there was so much filling ! The filling to rice ratio is really good and the rice is nice warm and fluffy. If it was taken right of the box the seaweed probably would've been crispier. The mentai mayo cheese was a little bit salty but the rice really offset it well. Each single order rice ball is $6.50 which is a little expensive for me-ow but the portions are big and filling. I would come back ! read more

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Stop by to try after seeing the various posts on social media. I'm a big fan of onigiris so definitely had to give it a try when I was in Little Tokyo. Frist off, ordering is via a kiosk/screen. There are various onigiri options and I choose my go-to, tuna. Although I ordered two onigiris, it still took about 10 minutes to get my order (this was during the weekday around 2 p.m.). The taste was what you would expect, not disappointing but not "wow" either. It was a convenient treat for me but whether I'll make a detour to stop by, I'm not too sure. The interior is clean and is a long narrow walk way with tables on both sides. Because this is in Little Tokyo in the heart of DTLA, parking can be a challenge. read more

Late Thursday dinner out. For the price (~$20) and portion, the 2 piece onigiri combo is great because it includes 3 sides and a drink. It was slow as I was the only person dining in and the service was ok. I could imagine it being more lively on the weekend or packed with more people, there's a lot of high energy Japanese pop/rock music playing. Food itself was decent, just ok: miso soup and edamame were standard, vegetable croquette was oily/soggy, both onigiris were luke-warm: spicy karaage was missing this crispy texture I was looking forward too/batter seemed to be falling off-nonexistent (server confirmed that this is the way it's done); spicy salmon was a little salty to me. Willing to give it another try but wasn't impressed the first time around. read more

Daikokuya Annex - # 2pc Onigiri Comb - spicy karaage and spicy salmon - Oct 2024 - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Small eatery, order by kiosk. Portions are small. Pretty pricey for what we got in to-go containers.

Part of my personal food tour of little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. Making the rounds to satisfy my son's Japanese food obsession. Ended up here right across the street from my Buddhist temple. You order via visual monitor and take a seat. Not much for ambiance here as most orders are Togo. We tried their pan fried gyoza, deep fried tuna in shiso leaf, a pork onigiri and a pork tonkotsu ramen. All in all hit the spot. My son enjoyed the onigiri the best. As we finished, I found out there was a sit down restaurant two doors down serving the exact same food but with more interior charm. read more

I had a taste for Daikokuya and didn't want to wait in line. Mission accomplished ! Staff is friendly and fast. Food was just as good. But the presentation looks a lot like to-go. So in box's and bowls with separate broth. read more

Daikokuya Annex - Merch station - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I have really been enjoying ordering lunch takeout from the annex. I believe they have regular menu and then some. I have ordered the onigiri a couple times trying the different fillings, all very good. The sets come with a small miso soup. Also got the spicy miso ramen one day and it was excellent. read more

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I came here to pick up a to-go of ramen. I initially went to the actual daikokuya location a few doors down but was told to come here for anything to go. What I got was super mushy noodles (think campbells soup style of mush) and the minimal amount of toppings. I always save the egg for last, but when I bit into it, it tasted sour and bitter, and I ended up spitting it out. I feel bad leaving a bad review, but as much as I'm a Daikokuya fan, I will not return to this location :( read more

not much vegetarian options as i thought, i got the fried rice without the pork, and veggie rolls. overall good atmosphere & would stop by again! read more

Stopped by for the Tensura anime collab event. Tried their Hokkaido Salmon & Ikura Chazuke which was a warm welcome on a cold rainy night. Made me miss Japan even more, but this was great to try too. The service was great and the workers were very nice. Has a decent amount of seating even if it's meant for a quick to go spot. read more

Meh. High prices and seat yourself and manage your own table. Staff uninterested. Six of us and food came out wildly different times despite one order together. Food was good, but there is a lot of good food around there. Not worth the money or feeling ignored. read more

This place has the exact same food as Daikokuya!!!! It tastes the same!!! They're just specialized in take outs but you can dine in plastic containers. 隣にある大黒屋と味は何も変わりません。普通に美味しいです。 read more

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I walked in and ordered to go. I sat. As I was waiting, I small cockroach just walked across the table. It was a pregnant small roach too. It was nasty. I was disgusted. I have dinned at the other sit down daikokuya a few times over the years, and the food was good. I probably won't be returning to either one though. read more

Honestly, if you have a craving for some bomb ramen and don't feel like waiting in the long line for the original spot, this is the place to go! I came in 2 days ago at around 8pm and had sat down, ordered and started eating all working 15 minutes or so. I got the tonkotsu ramen with the black garlic and spice bomb and loved the flavor of the broth. The noodles had a nice chew to them and the egg was cooked perfectly. This location is designed more for pick up and take out, but the fact that they allow dine-in was a great move. Definitely a go-to spot from now on! read more

Daikokuya Annex - Tonkotsu ramen, black garlic oil, spice bomb. Calpico drink, and imitation crab fried rice - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This is a TO GO restaurant. Original Daikokuya Little Tokyo is located same street. Taste is same as original store and more fast service. There is a space to eat for options but it comes with TO GO container. I order gyoza and spicy Miso Ramen and it was good as usual :) read more

Daikokuya Annex - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love a good tonkatsu ramen but this place was literally the worst ramen I've ever had. I placed a to go order for the Daikokuya ramen which is supposed to be their bestseller and when I got home and took the plastic divider off to dump the noodles into the broth it smelled like I just opened a bag of pedigree dog food. The smell of the broth was so gross I cried cus it ruined my night . The noodles themselves were really good but never again. The chashu pork was not very tender and lacked flavor as did everything else. At least they're consistent. read more

The onigiri was phenomenal. I had the karaage and the ground beef one and the karaage one was the best in my opinion. All the food we tried was pretty good though! read more

It was a different restaurant before. Used to love it but now it's a take out place. Did not taste the same at all. Bummer. Made a long trip for this. read more

Daikokuya Annex - Fried rice - Ramen Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I had been wanting to try this place for a bit. I have had onigiri but I can't say it was that great. Either it's packed too right, it's bland , very little filling, dry etc. So I finally made it and to my surprise it was empty. I got the 3 PC combo with the brown rice cold brew. First thing I notice is the size of each onigiri. They are huge. I tried the cold brew first and it was very basic. The flavors were kind of there but don't expect much. The combo does come with miso soup. You very regular miso soup. Tastes like pretty much any other one out there. I first went in on the spam onigiri. It does come mixed with pickled radish. It was very good. The filling to rice ratio was very good. The rice is soft but not mushy . Held together very well . The next one was the mayo and cream cheese. That one is right up my alley and it did not disappoint. Of you like creamy and mayo stuff this one is soooo good. But oh man super filling. That one was definitely my favorite . The last one was the beef onigiri. It had dry bits, chewy bits fatty bits. So it has some texture and the sauce it was mixed in wasn't bad. It was good but not as good as the others . As far as the onigiri I really liked it and would go again. The only downside is that it's pretty pricey . The portions being pretty big help but $28 for a 3pc combo and a cold brew is kinda steep. Another plus was the staff. I will say they were very nice and I do like that you can just order with the tablets up front. I am surprised it's not that popular of a place yet. In my time there I didn't even see that many to go orders picked up. I do hope they do well . And the interior it pretty much looks like a nicer daikokuya read more

I was craving ramen for lunch and knew daikokuya was here. The place looked different from the last time I was there ( pre COVID) and the worker told me to order on the screen and everything will be in to go containers. I found it odd but ordered anyway. A large family came in and I overheard the worker telling them the sit down was a few doors down. That's when I realized I was at the wrong location!! I really really wished the worker had told me this information. I wanted to sit down and enjoy the lunch vibe crowd read more