Personally reviewed by the Southern California Restaurant Writer’s Association 1994 Maître ‘d of the Year/Former Food & Beverage Director for national hotels/Restaurant Franchisee Consultant. I’ve been coming to the Eastgate Plaza in Torrance for years. Some of you may remember the Hakata Ikkousha location as...More

My wife, myself, and a couple of friends from out of town were looking for a good ramen place nearby. Our first choice was a hole-in-the-wall and the wait was an hour! No thanks! Hakata Ikkousha was our next choice. Not a long wait on...More

My friend recommended this place and dropped by for dinner. The ramen is really good here and they offer some condiments to add to your soup. It’s a small restaurant with limited seating, so we had to seat at the bar area. The prices are...More

Hakata Ikkousha Ramen is a very famous ramen chain in Japan and all over the world. It is fairly interesting, as each person is given a form for you to fill in. You select the soup base, the topping, other details about the soup base...More

Some go for the ramen, however the other items on the menu are delicious too. Don't miss the goyza and the special sauce on the table and the fried chicken is out of this world. The staff is friendly and efficient. Brought back friends and...More

I love it! I would say it's the best in Torrance. The soup best is good which is not too salty. Staff is warm and service is quite efficiently.

A surprised finding. Strongly urged by friends to visit Hakata Ikkosha. We came as first customers on this Saturday morning. (Open at 11AM sharp) Welcomed by a classic Japanese greeting (or “yelling”)! As first customers of the Morning, we could enjoy the “flavored eggs” for...More