Ramen alert: Eggslut's Alvin Cailan opening Ramen Champ in Chinatown
While roaming around town in his food truck, and later attracting long lines on the east side of Grand Central Market, Eggslut chef Alvin Cailan would find himself craving ramen.
This desire for noodles led to frequent trips to the Men Oh ramen shop in Little Tokyo, and to an exploration of the ramen shops throughout Southern California. Cailan and his partner Johnny Lee slurped and studied the broths and noodles, eventually with the idea of opening their own ramen-ya.
Now Cailan and Lee, along with partner Nathan Asamoto, formerly chef at Men Oh, will open Ramen Champ in Chinatown in early January...
Source: LA Times