Friday, March 24, 2006

Daikokuya in Little Toyko

It was my second-to-last night living in Downtown LA (finally, I'm moving tomorrow!), so I decided it was time to check out a place that had been on my "to dine" list since I moved down here: Daikokuya Original Noodle & Rice Bowl.



Daikokuya is a specialty noodle house on 1st St. in Little Toyko. They're most famous for their homemade Daikoku Raumen, which is truly very special (so special it made Jonathan Gold's 99 Essentials list).

This is no Top Ramen by any stretch of the imagination:
* The raumen includes noodles, a boiled egg, seasoned bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, and green onions in pork soup
* The broth is made from pork bones that are boiled for more than a day
* They use kurobuta (black pork), which is known for its tenderness and unique flavour
* The eggs are soaked in the broth overnight prior to serving

Hungry yet?

You know how takeout tastes even more delicious the next day, because the flavours have had time to brew? That's how everything at Daikokuya tastes when it's served. It's rich, savory, down-home delicious comfort food, Japanese style.

Oh, and did I mention they have good cheap Japanese beer on tap? $2.00 buys you a mug of Kirin, $10.00 buys you a gigantic pitcher. We don't mess around...



We ordered a bunch of food because everything looked and smelled so good. To start, spicy tuna roll ($4.95)...

Lots of soft, flavorful tuna, crunchy cucumber strips and fresh avocado.

Gyoza ($4.95)...

The gyoza tasted freshly homemade - hot, crispy, green-oniony, so yummy.

Brian ordered a combination dinner ($10.50), which came with cabbage salad, a chicken and rice bowl, and a bowl of raumen:

The salad has a fantastic thousand-island-ish dressing - it's so simple, but really good.

Here's the Chicken and Egg bowl. I only had a small bite of this... barely enough to taste it. Brian managed to inhale the whole thing in a matter of 1 or 2 minutes, so I guess it was really good!


Then came the raumen ($7.50 for just a bowl by itself). WOW...

This is some serious stuff. The broth is really rich - one spoonful is enough to warm you from head to toe. And it tastes SOOOO amazing. Apparently, you can also order the broth stamina style, which means extra rich... I couldn't imagine it getting more rich than this.

The noodles are very al dente, which gives them a nice chew that softens up as time passes.
My favorite part was the pork strips in the broth.

This is the TORO OF PORK: it's fatty, savory, and literally melts in your mouth. I am salivating as I type just remembering how delicious it was! The taste is like bacon meets toro, and then some.

Daikokuya is a cool little spot. Very homey, diner-like, but hip - everyone in the restaurant looked like they had stepped out of a music video. They're open late too: usually till 2AM or later. It was about a 20 minute wait when we got there, but well worth it.


After this meal, we came home and promptly fell asleep. I haven't had such a comforting meal in a really long time - I slept like a baby. I really loved Daikokuya and will definitely be back: it almost makes me want to stay downtown... almost.

Daikokuya
327 E. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA
213-626-1680

18 comments:

Brian Gage Los Angeles said...

I'm still not convinced it's as good as Daichen (or however its spelled) so we might have to go back next week to make sure...

Colleen Cuisine said...

back to Daikokuya or Daichan? or both? =)

as long as we can get more Hi-Chew candy!

Brian Gage Los Angeles said...

OK...both...

Anne said...

Wow- those GYOZA look amazing!!! I can't wait to go there and try it out- all of my favorite foods....if they have kastudonburi, I am in trouble. Serious trouble.

Colleen Cuisine said...

Tokyoastrogirl... now I'm intrigued! What is kastundonburi? Even Google doesn't know!

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Your search - kastudonburi - did not match any documents.

e d b m said...

hi colleen, i think tokyoastrogirl meant katsu-don-buri and she's right, that stuff is trouble - so good. it's a chicken/pork deep fried in bread crumbs over a bowl of rice.

i love daikokuya. when i used to work at a restaurant in downtown, i made it a point to stop there and load up. mmmm.

KirkK said...

Hi Colleen - Ooooh you've brought back some really great memories of Daikokuya.......

Oishii Eats said...

mmm Colleen. Daikokuya looks so downhome. Hope you're enjoying your new place!

Oishii Eats said...

Colleen, can you email me your email address? :)

Daily Gluttony said...

ooooh!!! love, love, LOVE daikokuya!!!

if i were moving out of downtown, this is one of those places i'd miss too! =)

me said...

Katsudonburi (aka katsu-don) refers to a style of donburi, a homestyle dish in which there is rice and a myriad of homey toppings. Most commonly, I am accustomed to the basic dons which have egg and some form of shoyu-based sauce. Yummy. Here's a link to a basic description of donburis. Ask a Japanese mama for a recipe; or, it's quite easy to make yourself. Total comfort food. :) Great blog, Colleen.

me said...

Oops- here's the link describing donburi:

http://www.japantravelinfo.com/plan/donburi.php

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小編補的英文課程,每期都會有一本不薄的筆記,導師每一期都須要完成這本筆記,換言之,每堂要追的進度可謂「內容不少」。然而,有補過大型補習社的同學都知道,導師在課程的開始階級都會說些題外話,例如推銷一下自己的其他課程等,這樣導致後段常常「語速驚人」,有點難跟,也沒有很多時間消化內容,有點囫圇吞棗之感。而私補就可能解決到這方面的問題。



私補的話,由於形式雙向,所以導師會知道學生較需要改善的範疇,例如英文文法、生字、答題方式等等,由此可以減省不少課程內容。同時,導師對於學生的程度、理解能力都會有一定瞭解,自然較易遷就學生的能力,解說進度不會太快。



大型補習社導師的語速有時可能會比較難跟上。
大型補習社導師的語速有時可能會比較難跟上。


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不論大型補習社還是私補,英文科都可能有改練習、作文的服務。雖然小編沒有遇過以下問題,但亦曾經聽說過交給大型補習社導師的作文要過很久才會發還。同時,發還的作文雖然會附有不少評語,的確是有一定的參考價值,但如果學生對於練習的答案、作文的評語有疑問,未必能直接提問導師。所以,假如你預期自己將會有很多提問,希望有很多改善建議的話,就可以考慮一下私補。

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最後一點,亦是最重要的,那就是私人補習會有導師會監督你、迫你讀書。正所謂「最大的敵人往往是自己」。大型補習社有大量的資源沒錯,例如英文筆記、文法書、套語集、練習、網上資源等等,然而,對於專心溫習一小時、機不離手的一些同學來說,很可能下了補習課之後,就自然而然不了了之,這根本是自己白白浪費掉大好資源,「如入寶山空手回」。



與其空手而回,不如好好運用私補。私補導師當然不可能提供如大型補習社那般大量的資源,然而,導師至少能為你帶來一種壓力,你至少也要「應付」掉導師,至少會在單對單的課堂上專心,不滑手機一兩小時,也不會只坐著等導師發放功課答案,可見私補導師仍是能有效地為學生打敗自己「最大的敵人」。



大型補習社的確有大量的資源,但對於難以專心的同學來說,很可能下了補習課之後就不了了之。
大型補習社的確有大量的資源,但對於難以專心的同學來說,很可能下了補習課之後就不了了之。


總結
當然,並不是說英文科私人補習一定要比大型補習好,只是大型補習社旨在提供更多的資訊和資源。同學們應該衡量一下自己的能力和需要,看看自己能不能在短時間內消化大量內容,又或者下課之後會不會複習內容,以及最重要同時最基本的——能不能迫自己專心讀書溫習!根據自己的能力來選擇合適的補習形式,才能如願以償,令英文進步!