Futaba — Restaurant in Los Angeles

I visited Futaba for my first time about 2 weeks ago because my friends wouldn’t stop raving about it. Let me start by saying that if you have any sort of dietary restriction, avoid this place at all costs. They don’t care at all.

I ordered the Spicy Miso Ramen with chicken broth instead of pork and clearly told my server that I didn’t want chashu in my ramen because of my dietary restriction. As I’m eating my food, what do I find in my food buried under some noodles and broth? You guessed it - the chashu I specified not to include.

I was annoyed, but mistakes happen. My server apologized and said that she’ll have a new one made for me. I reluctantly agreed. When I got my “new” bowl of ramen, I noticed that there was a piece of a bamboo shoot that I had taken a bite out of from my previous bowl that was still in the “new” one, confirming that all they did was take the chashu out of the broth and add a little more soup/noodles to it to make it look like it was remade.

Even after this incident, the server had the audacity to offer to remake it again. I told her to take my order off the bill because there was no way in hell that I was going to pay for dishonesty. One of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. I will never be returning.

TLDR: Dishonest establishment and mid food. If you have any sort of dietary restriction, don’t come here. Even if you don’t, there are plenty of better ramen spots in the...

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