Los Angeles · Japanese
Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle
Sawtelle flagship for 60-hour tonkotsu and lunchtime tsukemen.
- Price
- $$
- Opened
- 2011
- Neighborhood
- Sawtelle2057 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
About
Tsujita began in Tokyo in 2003; the Sawtelle Boulevard shop opened in 2011 as the company’s first American branch. The kitchen is known for a long-simmered tonkotsu broth and for tsukemen, the dipping-noodle format that still defines many lunch lines on the block. An Annex location across the street later absorbed overflow demand. Official hours and menus live on tsujita.com; local rankings routinely place the Sawtelle original among Los Angeles’ most referenced ramen rooms.
Menu highlights
- Tsukemen dipping noodles at lunch
- Tonkotsu ramen
- Chashu and ajitama egg add-ons
- Sawtelle Boulevard counter service
Diners say
Reviewers on Yelp and Google Maps often call the tsukemen intensely rich and worth the wait. The same conversations mention long Sawtelle lines, a fast-moving but crowded room, and a broth that can feel heavy if you finish every drop. Diners who prefer it usually want concentrated dipping noodles rather than a lighter shoyu bowl.
Review synthesis as of 2026-07-28. Synthesis of recurring themes in public Yelp and Google Maps reviews sampled July 2026; not a rating or ranking.