This Ramen Did Exactly What I Needed It To Do

You know when you have a taste for something, and then you go try to satisfy that urge, and what you get doesn’t hit the spot the way you needed it to? Talk about aggravating!

Baby, when I tell you I was the opposite of aggravated just now sitting on the corner of La Brea and Wilshire. It’s approaching four in the afternoon and I had not written yet, so as I sat here, getting ready to close out my bill, I told myself to post something before I get up. So, hey!

I said on my InstaStory that one thing I enjoy about Los Angeles is that it is an international destination, and its offerings reflect as such. This restaurant, La Brea Ramen and Sushi, is placed at the bottom of a nice apartment building and is one stretch of a leg away from a health foods grocery store, Lassens Natural Foods and Vitamins.

I was walking back from making a deposit at the bank [cues cash register sounds], and wanted something flavorful, maybe even salty. I slapped my knee and said, “I should’ve gotten some noodles from Ralph’s”. Then, I looked up and saw this ramen spot.

Mind you, I’ve lived in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles for years and had not once gone in for a bowl of ramen.

Well, today was the day. And my oh my, I’m glad it was. I ordered the spicy miso ramen. Oh my heavens, as I’m typing what I ordered, my mouth is salivating. It was good! Pretty sure, I’ll be back.

La Brea Ramen and Sushi

hours
11:30am to 10pm, daily
address
5224 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States
phone
+1 (213) 537-0033
website
www.labrearamen.com

Look at that, a whole post, in under half an hour.. not my usual dissertation with quotes, references, and links to outside sources, but it’s a post nonetheless. And in the words of this very kind, middle aged man named James out here, “just write.” Period. That’s it. No set goal, no length, no quality level. Start off and keep yourself going by opening up your phone or pulling out your notepad and writing something, even if it’s only a sentence fragment.

Bird by bird, T.K., bird by bird.