tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559927128534150588.post-84043953114005465932008-04-05T13:48:00.000-07:002008-04-05T14:19:58.345-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_8EL--QqwIqk/R_fnENCSaRI/AAAAAAAABeE/qUTKIiIlqCA/s1600-h/DSC02167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 72px;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_8EL--QqwIqk/R_fnENCSaRI/AAAAAAAABeE/qUTKIiIlqCA/s200/DSC02167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185867555345164562" border="0" /></a>1253 Vine St. #5<br />Los Angeles, CA 90038<br />(323) 467-5537<br /><br />After traveling here and there for the past 10 months in search of ramen, I've finally made it to Atch Kotch, which literally means there and here. Atch Kotch is a ramen-ya that has somehow migrated up the 101 freeway away from the others in Little Tokyo and situated itself in Hollywood where few, if any, ramen-ya's have ever ventured before. Could this be a hidden gem? Umm...probably not according to the reviews on <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/atch-kotch-japanese-restaurant-los-angeles" target="_blank">Yelp</a>, but let's just see for ourselves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_8EL--QqwIqk/R_fm9tCSaOI/AAAAAAAABds/iQO6PICXwz8/s1600-h/DSC02202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_8EL--QqwIqk/R_fm9tCSaOI/AAAAAAAABds/iQO6PICXwz8/s320/DSC02202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185867443676014818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Parko ramen (パーコー　ラーメン)</span></span>: Parko, Paiko, Paako...whatever. I guess there is no standard for fried pork ramen. Anyway, this ramen was very very bland. I thought it was a joke, but April fools day was four days ago. The soup had a burnt taste without any flavor and quite honestly felt like I was licking cardboard. The toppings (fried pork, menma, negi, and caramelized onions) were bland too. This is the first time I've actually eaten a ramen and wished that there was more MSG in it. The noodles were the only good news here. Straight and smooth, they had a nice chewy texture. I probably won't be coming back anytime soon, so me saying I'd like to try the other ramen on the menu would just be a lie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_8EL--QqwIqk/R_fm9tCSaPI/AAAAAAAABd0/qRPI9WKnePc/s1600-h/DSC02204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_8EL--QqwIqk/R_fm9tCSaPI/AAAAAAAABd0/qRPI9WKnePc/s320/DSC02204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185867443676014834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gyoza</span></span>: Whatever you do, do not order the gyoza! A crispy, crunchy outside that was full of mush. I can't even describe how disgusting that mush was. Skip these and you'll be better off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_8EL--QqwIqk/R_fm99CSaQI/AAAAAAAABd8/Jl35H1pKOec/s1600-h/DSC02203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_8EL--QqwIqk/R_fm99CSaQI/AAAAAAAABd8/Jl35H1pKOec/s320/DSC02203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185867447970982146" border="0" /></a><br />GO BRUINS!!Keizohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021292533329876539noreply@blogger.com