Review: The latest trend in ramen is brothless, and here’s where to find it in Orange County

Critic Brad A. Johnson says mazemen, or mazesoba, combines all the elements of ramen except the broth.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • March 10, 2022
The ramen scene seems to be growing faster than just about every other sector of the restaurant business in Orange County. And while much of what’s new is just more of the same (tonkotsu and shoyu), I have noticed a potentially significant new...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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