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Daikokuya

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Sawtelle Japantown

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Hours:WEDNESDAY11:00AM to 2:00AM
Perfect For:Casual Weeknight DinnerLate Night Eats
Jess Basser Sanders

Written byJess Basser Sanders

The line at the Sawtelle Daikokuya is only slightly shorter than at the Little Tokyo original, but the good news is that it’s still worth the wait. The pork-fat infused ramen is always fantastic (because it’s pork-fat infused) and as a bonus you can pretend you’re Scarlett Johansson, thanks to the Sofia-Coppola-Tokyo-Fever-Dream aesthetic inside.

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