Serves meat, vegan options available. Japanese ramen joint. Vegans could have naked ramen (no broth) or the hippie ramen (vegetable broth). Tofu option. Open Mon-Wed 11:00am-2:00am, Thu-Sat 11:00am-3:00am, Sun 11:00am-2:00am.
The hippie ramen is excellent. Very flavorful. Ask to add spinach and mushrooms. Very popular place. Must have waited an hour to be seated on a Wednesday night
Best ramen I’ve had since I became vegan 3 years ago. Be prepared to wait on peak hours, I went right at opening on a Monday and still had to wait like 40 minutes.
Good food but the wait may not be worth it for you - Edit
The food is good, but this place often has a gigantic line. Because of that, I’ve found it to be a difficult place to meet up with friends, and it’s certainly not the best place on Sawtelle to eat alone at, haha. If you have a small party, don’t mind standing and waiting, and want to see what all the fuss is about, definitely give it a try!
Third time eating here. Long wait on a Tuesday night. By the time we got seated we still had to wait at our table before offered water/drinks as well as another long wait for food. The Hippie dish was extremely salty this time.
The hippie ramen was good, I liked it better than Ramen Hood, although there's always a wait to be seated. We went a little before 6 on a Sunday and waited 30 min to be seated and maybe 10-15 min more for our food.
Vegan-friendly noodles taste like the egg-based noodle I miss. Loved the Naked Ramen (no broth). I can’t wait to come back and try the Hippie Ramen (has broth).
The hippie ramen is great. A good way to have something different on the west side. Super yummy tofu. You'll be surrounded by people eating lots of pork so be warned. Also there's usually a wait. Still good imo!
9 Reviews
First Review by kgrizzle
Banangela97
Points +2599
👍👍 - Edit
Good tofu! Pretty expensive but would be back
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keatonfrenchfrey
Points +54
Great ramen but be ready to wait - Edit
The hippie ramen is excellent. Very flavorful. Ask to add spinach and mushrooms. Very popular place. Must have waited an hour to be seated on a Wednesday night
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-09-18
Pros: Tasty, $13, Filling
Cons: Long wait
Guest
JesperBöjeryd
Points +75
OK ramen - Edit
There's better vegan ramen on the same street. I wasn't at all impressed.
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cheddabrown
Points +239
The Truth - Edit
Best ramen I’ve had since I became vegan 3 years ago. Be prepared to wait on peak hours, I went right at opening on a Monday and still had to wait like 40 minutes.
Read moreCons: Small, Sitting elbow to elbow , Wait time
Guest
facewizard
Points +78
Good food but the wait may not be worth it for you - Edit
The food is good, but this place often has a gigantic line. Because of that, I’ve found it to be a difficult place to meet up with friends, and it’s certainly not the best place on Sawtelle to eat alone at, haha. If you have a small party, don’t mind standing and waiting, and want to see what all the fuss is about, definitely give it a try!
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lbfrey
Points +15
Long wait - Edit
Third time eating here. Long wait on a Tuesday night. By the time we got seated we still had to wait at our table before offered water/drinks as well as another long wait for food. The Hippie dish was extremely salty this time.
Read morePros: Noodles
Cons: Additional long wait time at table after seated
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sdriscoll
Points +55
Good, but there's always a wait - Edit
The hippie ramen was good, I liked it better than Ramen Hood, although there's always a wait to be seated. We went a little before 6 on a Sunday and waited 30 min to be seated and maybe 10-15 min more for our food.
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KomoKomo
Points +64
great noodles - Edit
Vegan-friendly noodles taste like the egg-based noodle I miss. Loved the Naked Ramen (no broth). I can’t wait to come back and try the Hippie Ramen (has broth).
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kgrizzle
Points +84
Really great veggie ramen option! - Edit
The hippie ramen is great. A good way to have something different on the west side. Super yummy tofu. You'll be surrounded by people eating lots of pork so be warned. Also there's usually a wait. Still good imo!
Read morePros: very tasty and unique vegan ramen, really really good tofu
Cons: surrounded by pork, long wait times
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