Ichitaru Ramen

Angie Nguyen

Not sure how helpful my review will be since I only eat Tan Tan ramen. I can’t eat fatty meats or textures like chasu so there aren’t many options for me. When I lived in NY most restaurants have Tan Tan but here in OC, I’ve yet to come across a restaurant that serves it. That is why I was delighted to see a ground pork and Chasu option. My brother gets my chasu (he normally orders extra for his bowl) and I get my ground pork. Most of their ramens don’t have an egg or bamboo or corn (all extra). The portions for appetizers and noodles were big. We all left very full. Food was also very good. Service was also great. Our server was really nice. We came 30 minutes before closing and they still had a lot of guests so the kitchen was a tad slow. I normally never want to go get ramen but now that I can macGyver my ramen here, I’ll definitely be wanting it more often

Mikuni Tamura

I’ve been to a number of ramen places around LA and in Japan but Ichitaru always stands out to me! Their broth is super flavorful and delicious and they’re always improving on their menu. Their tsukemen and vegetable ramens my personal favorites. Don’t forget to order the spicy garlic edamame! The owners and staff are super friendly and seem to really love cooking. Service is super fast too. Definitely a must try in the Cypress area!

Karina Mikhalchuk

Great spot for a ramen. Came here for early lunch, had ramen and chicken rice bowl, all was very tasty and the server was helpful with making a choice on our orders . Iced tea was great as well as hot tea . Nice atmosphere overall, very attentive with water refills and other needs that we have, especially having kids with us Recommend this place and would come back when in the area .

Liz

Edit 6/04/25: As promised I'm updating my review, the establishment replied to my review stating that they updated the facilities to not have the odor problems anymore, so I returned to check it out. The ramen was still excellent, there was no more odd smell, and the waiter was very pleasant and attentive. I'm happily upgrading from 2 to 5 stars, as this visit was even better than the last few. ---------- Old review: I really liked the food here, and have been here twice now and been impressed with the ramen and appetizers each time. Unfortunately, the building itself reeks of sewage, so much so that we considered walking out within 10 seconds of entering the building. It smelled this way both times (several weeks between visits) and was really difficult to enjoy our meal while smelling sewage so strongly. I am not seeing any other reviewers mentioning this except on Yelp, so I am leaving this review so that the owners hopefully notice and do something to fix the smell. I'd love to come back, but I will not be doing so until the smell issue is fixed. (And I'll happily update my review to 4 or even 5 stars then)