LA Chef Debuts Downtown San Diego Ramen Shop

<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wNYyTkjrzLr9PI_zOASWLh_rlxk=/0x46:1125x890/1310x983/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65051778/IMG_5345.0.jpg"> <small>Courtesy photo</small> </p> Los Angeles ramen chef Daiki Tanaka has chosen San Diego as <a href="https://sandiego.eater.com/2019/7/11/20690836/tatsuki-ramen-tsujita-japanese-restaurant-downtown-san-diego">the launching point for his first solo restaurant</a>, debuting <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artisannoodletatsuki/"><strong>Artisan Noodle Tatsuki</strong></a><strong> </strong>in downtown San Diego in a 35-seat space on Broadway. Open Monday through Saturday, serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., its grand opening is scheduled for Thursday August 22, when the restaurant will be giving away 100 bowls of ramen at lunch and dinner to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artisannoodletatsuki/">its Instagram followers</a>. Other ramen varieties include traditional tonkotsu ramen, made with a pork bone and back fat-based broth that takes 60 hours to prepare, and a spicy miso version spiked with chili oil that spotlights the chef’s homemade miso blend. Diners can customize their bowls with grated garlic and a special seasoning mix available at each table. The concise menu is rounded out by two types of pork buns, Sapporo beer, and hot and cold sake. Artisan Noodle Tatsuki soft opens Tanaka spent five years working at famed LA ramen shop <a href="https://tsujita-usa.com/">Tsujita</a> and will be offering his rendition of its signature dish, a dipping-style ramen called tsukemen which features cooked noodles served with a side of concentrated broth. Thick noodles from <a href="https://www.eater.com/2016/5/20/11719712/sun-noodle-ramen-factory">Sun Noodle</a> are used to stand up to the rich soup. <figure> <img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JGtCb86g-VdZCljXZe84ka3LFr8=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19056252/IMG_3484.jpeg"> <cite>Courtesy photo</cite> </figure> <figure> <img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_lKq0Jw9VcGnpy0wycHEaLm9CjI=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19056255/Spicy_Miso_Ramen.jpg"> <cite>Courtesy photo</cite> <figcaption>Spicy miso ramen</figcaption> </figure> <figure> <img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LDP4sirduNUUjKWIit2kz272M64=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19056257/Tsukemen_.jpg"> <cite>Courtesy photo</cite> <figcaption>Tsukemen</figcaption> </figure> <div> The chef told Eater that he’s looking to open another shop in Clairemont Mesa, and plans to eventually take Artisan Noodle Tatsuki back up to Los Angeles. </div> <a title="View Artisan Noodle TATSUKI Menu on Scribd" href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdocument%2F422528935%2FArtisan-Noodle-TATSUKI-Menu%23from_embed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Artisan Noodle TATSUKI Menu</a> by <a title="View EaterSD's profile on Scribd" href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fuser%2F189245035%2FEaterSD%23from_embed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EaterSD</a> on Scribd <a title="View Artisan Noodle TATSUKI Menu on Scribd" href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fdocument%2F422528935%2FArtisan-Noodle-TATSUKI-Menu%23from_embed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Artisan Noodle TATSUKI Menu</a> by <a title="View EaterSD's profile on Scribd" href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1516589&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fuser%2F189245035%2FEaterSD%23from_embed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EaterSD</a> on Scribd