Review: Kashiwa is a game-changer for Costa Mesa’s Ramen Row

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • November 22, 2018
Baker Street in Costa Mesa is California’s Ramen Row. There is no other street or neighborhood — not even L.A.’s Little Tokyo or San Francisco’s Japantown — that is so richly saturated with Japanese ramen noodle soup as Baker Street. Until a few...
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