Kashiwa Ramen

weeks ago, this unofficial Ramen Row stretched roughly from Bristol Street/Paularino Avenue to Fairview Road. The arrival of Kashiwa Ramen extends that western border to Harbor Boulevard. This newcomer is also a game-changer of sorts. There’s nothing

really well with the vegan broth). If you don’t eat chicken or pork, you’re stuck with a lump of cauliflower. Kashiwa Ramen Where: 1420 Baker St., Costa Mesa When: Lunch and dinner daily Phone: 657-232-0223 Online: thekashiwaramen.com

All the good stuff. Photo by Mercedes Del Real When you first sip the rich, milky chicken broth at Kashiwa Ramen, you might think to yourself that the chef must have tasted the pork-based tonkotsu broth prevalent at all the other ramen shops in town

continuously stirring a huge pot—are alchemists. Kashiwa Ramen, 1420 Baker St., Ste. C, Costa Mesa, (657) 232-0223; thekashiwaramen.com. Ramen, $10.50-$13.50; appetizers, $3-$5. Beer and wine.

, Santa Ana, CA 92704 Kashiwa Ramen is a new ramen purveyor is Costa Mesa. It specializes in tori paitan, a white and creamy broth akin to tonkotsu but is chicken rather than pork-based. 1420 Baker St, C, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Sushi District in Costa Mesa

Spectrum Center Drive, Irvine (near the Javier’s/Cheesecake Factory entrance; mask required for entry), 949-932-0295, silverlakeramen.com Tonkotsu ramen at Silverlake Ramen in Irvine (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) 7. Kashiwa Ramen

. Level three will make your teeth fall out. 1420 Baker St., Costa Mesa, 657-232-0223, thekashiwaramen.com Tori paitan (chicken) ramen at Kashiwa in Costa Mesa (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) 8. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Santouka is a

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