らーめん · Sawtelle, Los Angeles
Slurp loud. The broth started yesterday.
Tonkotsu simmered for 18 hours. Noodles cut every morning at 6 am. Three counters in LA, no reservations. Just join the line and we’ll text you.
● Open today 11:30 am – 10 pm
Sawtelle wait ~20 min
Ticket 01 · 02 · 04
The three bowls people drive across town for
No.
01
House favorite
星豚骨
Hoshi Tonkotsu
18-hour pork bone broth, chashu, ajitama egg, wood ear, scallion.
$18
No.
02
Winter special
黒マー油
Black Garlic Tonkotsu
Our tonkotsu with roasted black garlic oil and a little extra chashu.
$19
No.
04
Hot
辛味噌
Spicy Miso
Red miso, chili paste, ground pork, bean sprouts, butter corn.
$19
No reservations
How the line works
STEP 01
並
Join the line online
Pick a location and party size. It takes 20 seconds and you can wait anywhere.
STEP 02
待
We text you
When your seats are almost ready we send a text. You have 10 minutes to get here.
STEP 03
食
Buy a ticket, then slurp
Order at our ticket machine (or the counter), hand over the ticket, and your bowl lands in about 6 minutes.
The broth
18 hours on the stove. Every single day.
Chef Kenji Hoshino learned tonkotsu in Fukuoka and brought one rule to LA: no shortcuts. Pork bones go on at 4 pm, the noodles are cut at 6 am, and if the broth isn’t right, we don’t open.
broth
fresh noodles
LA counters
いらっしゃいませ
Hungry? Skip the sidewalk.
Join the line from your phone. We’ll text you when your seats are ready.