Little Tokyo's Daikokuya Opens Branch in Costa Mesa

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • April 6, 2008
A few months ago, I drove to L.A., paid for parking in one of those Little Tokyo parking labyrinths, and waited for over an hour to get a seat at Daikokuya, a highly-regarded L.A. ramen shop — all for a bowl of noodles that would've disappointed...
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