Hakata Ramen Shinsengumi
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Top Sentiments among Hakata Ramen Shinsengumi Reviewers
Good Hakata Ramen
Spicy miso paste
Soft firm noodles
Great ramen houses
Excellent Takana fried rice
Like soup base
Tasty bite size gyoza
Great ramen house
Good combination meals
Good tastes
Customer Reviews (38 reviews)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Apr 26, 2010Hakata Ramen Sinsengumi is great because you can customize your ramen just the way you like it... from the firmness of the noodle to the ric... (more)
makizaki
on Yahoo Oct 31, 2009Great Ramen!! My friends and I drive 30 mins to go eat there for lunch but it's so worth the drive!! all of their sets are good. Enjoy the friendly environment, though the waiters tend to scream out some Japanese... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Jan 01, 2009This is my favourite ramen place!!! The soup base has great flavour (: Their chahan (fried rice) is also probably one of the best I've had. ... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Dec 16, 2008I've been to this place many times. It is my favorite place to get ramen from. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Hakata is usually bus... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Dec 14, 2008Hakata Ramen Shinsengumi has the best Ramen! You will need to select the firmness of the ramen (pasta), and both the degree of oil and brot... (more)
Tsuno
on Citysearch Dec 03, 2008This is my favorite ramen house in Los Angeles. Order the Hakata Ramen with "hard" noodle. So much better than "regular." The waiters like to yell a lot. (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Dec 01, 2008Everything Bad!!! The ramen tastes like dishwater. Everything tastes artificial. The service was slow. The waiters were rude. It's a sm... (more)
bluntinstrument
on Yahoo Nov 13, 2008Rude, disrespectful employees who overcharge and try to strong-arm customers into paying incorrect amounts. (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Nov 12, 2008Rude, Dishonest Business Tactics - Hakata Ramen Shinsengumi overcharge customers and strong-arm them into paying incorrect amounts. Overcro... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Oct 31, 2008Shinsengumi is usually very crowded, so expect to wait a while to be seated. The food is definitely worth waiting for, the ramen is amazing ... (more)
Iris
on Yahoo Oct 09, 2008Hands down the most delicious broth and perfectly cooked Ramen every single time. Super friendly service, can't say enough about how wonderful this place is. Delicious Delicious Delicious!!... (more)
keesa
on Citysearch May 05, 2008This ramen place has been my friends' favorite place on EARTH! I think they would go there at least once a week. I haven't been able to join them for a long time because my work hour is super long and they close before I get... (more)
taylortaylor
on Citysearch Sep 02, 2007We used to go to this place for many times. We liked it there then. But the owner opened more restaurants so good chefs and waiters were spreaded. Even the right hand man left so since then soup base ha lost its flavor and... (more)
snbubble
on Yahoo Mar 31, 2007Best tonkotsu broth on the west coast: We travel over 350 miles to go to this place. The gyoza are small and delicious, just the right balance of softness and crispness. I love that you can choose from the hardness of the... (more)
akira101
on Citysearch Dec 26, 2006Shin Sen Gumi's noodles are simply the best!! I'd recommend ordering the "set" meals. Comes w/ noodles, side dish, ... something else, and a drink. But anyways, i've been going here the last few years and the food is... (more)
eat2drink
on Citysearch Dec 14, 2006Great ramen soup and gyoza. What made the evening special was the way you order the soup; you start by choosing the ingredients (wonton, seaweed, pork...), the strength of the broth, the amount of oil you want and how... (more)
Ricardo A
on Yahoo Dec 12, 2006Great experience: Great place, excellent Ramen, love the service, makes you feel like you're in Japan!!! (more)
kharm11
on Citysearch Dec 05, 2006My friend took me to this restaurant one sat night and I loved it! It was busy and a bit of a wait but nothing too bad. We chose to sit at the long table rather than the one where you have to take off your shoes because i am too... (more)
gatorlui
on Citysearch Oct 30, 2006We decided to try this one based on it's high citysearch score. Well deserved. Food is great. Service is great. We were worried about the neighborhood when we looked at the map, but turns out it's fine. This is a... (more)
a Yahoo! Local User
on Yahoo Aug 28, 2006Rude Staff: This restaurant offered nothing. The service was awful. The food was bad. And the waiters and hosts are SO rude (and cocky...hello you guys are waiters. You're there to serve!) . I'd only recommend this... (more)
kaneh
on Yahoo Jun 03, 2006There's a reason I eat there once a week!: Haven't found better ramen anywhere else. I've got to try Daikokuya and see if it can stack up against Hakata, though. I usually go to the Gardena location.... (more)
bernardlee
on Citysearch May 27, 2006I am writing a review for their new location in Rosemead (Yay! don't have to drive to Redondo Beach anymore). This location is not as busy as their RB location. The food and service is excellent. I've been back many... (more)
Yummy Goodness
on Yahoo May 08, 2006Good Good Good: I like their Ramen and fried rice, though their dumplings are way too small. (more)
tweeti
on Citysearch Apr 29, 2006Everything is in your control. The hardness of the noodle, the heaviness of the taste, and the oiliness of the soup base. Then, there are other dishes such as the chicken rice and fried rice are also very... (more)
tweeti
on Yahoo Apr 29, 2006My favorite ramen place: Everything is in your control. Hardness of the noodles, heaviness of the taste, and oiliness of the soup base. (more)
willis_sfc
on Citysearch Apr 10, 2006Two friends and I adventured to Hakata on Saturday afternoon. We didn't get there in time for the lunch specials which ended at 2pm. The customizable $7 Hakata Ramen was really good. I had to add cha sui to mine. The... (more)
Crankyknight
on Yahoo Jan 01, 2006Pretty good if you like ramen: This place is really hard to find at first, especially at night and don't even bother to try to call for the hours, you might get an answer or you might get someone that doesn't hardly speak a... (more)
a Yahoo! Local User
on Yahoo Nov 27, 2005Bad Service: I have to agree that Hakata Ramen doesn't treat customers right. This is a hang-out for immature twenty-somethings, a small, crowded cacaphonous eatery mostly composed of foreigners and... (more)
Gifford
on Yahoo Oct 24, 2005More ramen please: You can request more ramen for $1 with 3 different textures; soft, med, hard. It's a good value. You can expect a line in the evenings. They have a large aquarium taking up valuble seating area. The... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Oct 07, 2005Hakata Ramen Shinsengumi is a really good Japanese ramen shop. This is the place to go if you are craving noodle soup. I like going here e... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Sep 19, 2005hakata ramen is one of the best ramen i have ever tasted, they served their specialty pork ramen with a great soup, also their fried rice is... (more)
Warren
on Yahoo Apr 27, 2005Great Tonkotsu Ramen: This is a great Ramen place in Gardena, Only one type of Ramen Soup base but you can choose the way it's cooked softer or al dante (more)
a Yahoo! Local User
on Yahoo Apr 12, 2005Hakata Ramen - Dishonest Strong-Arm Business: Hakata Ramen fraudently flim-flams and strong-arms customers by overcharging them and then using intimidation and even physical force to make them pay incorrect... (more)
Godzuki24
on Citysearch Mar 10, 2005Hakata Ramen and the Shin Sen Gumi, really got it right. They know that mixing segments of Japanese cuisines is not a good idea. They made a ramen shop, a robata yaki shop and segragated them. The noodles are not clouded... (more)
wonderlic
on Citysearch Nov 19, 2004this is by far the best ramen house in l.a.. the reason why it is the best is because everything is your choice. you can choose everything from the strength of your broth to the firmness or softness of your noodles, to the... (more)
ytliu
on Citysearch Sep 24, 2003Hakata's signature ramen in "pork-bone-soup" is probably one of the best, if not the best, in LA. Nothing else compares. The only weakness of the ramen is probably the cha-shui, which is really only average.... (more)