Shin — Restaurant in Los Angeles

My one-star reviews are few and far between. I tend to take a holistic approach to judging a restaurant and understand that my experience may not necessarily reflect on another’s. With that being said, I do not understand how this place has such great reviews, and truly believe it needs to be knocked down at least a couple of stars. My family and I dined here June 22. We were lured in here by the great reviews and late hours, only to be given a mediocre and expensive meal with totally unacceptable service. When we asked our server, who seemed friendly enough at first, about one of the appetizer dishes (takoyaki), he told us there were 9 pieces, but that he “wasn’t sure.” There were five pieces, which none of us minded as he genuinely seemed like he didn’t know, and we were craving the dish anyway. But upon taking a bite out of my first piece, I tasted still-frozen octopus in the middle! The pork curry entree was flavorless and the greens were more like a decoration than what was advertised, and they had a weird gritty taste as well. I politely brought up the frozen takoyaki issue to one of the female servers, who said she’d “let the kitchen know.” I wasn’t expecting anything, but literally nothing was done about it. Not even an apology. Our server even dropped the friendly act halfway through our meal when he brought my father a dish (or drink?) and brusquely dropped it on the table without looking at us or saying a word, and before we could even say “thank you,” immediately turned and walked away like he had an emergency to tend to. I get being busy, but we were one of only two or three other tables there. Perhaps he thought we weren’t going to tip him since I had a complaint about the food? Luckily for him, we don’t punish the server for the kitchen’s mistakes and left a good tip regardless. However, we did not account for the surprise 4% tax included in the bill, AND the additional surprise that the prices on the menu weren’t even accurate. We ended up paying $2-3 more per dish than what was advertised. My husband enjoyed his ramen well enough so we tried just brushing it off and giving them the benefit of the doubt, but issue after issue left us all feeling uncomfortable and wishing we went somewhere else. What a...

I liked this quirky little alcove with outdoor seating and parking just out of view from the roaring Hollywood Blvd near the southwest corner at La Brea it’s slightly hidden in a small strip mall shared parking with a cute Italian restaurant a bit closer to the street. It hides behind the La Brea motel where I stayed and I never saw it from Hollywood Blvd. so now that you can find it I recommend that you do. This is a high end top shelf sushi bar with lots of culinary flair! Japanese restaurants are never cheap but this one is not too expensive for the value. They have extensive assortment snd selections and my ramen for under $20 was filled with.double noodles and extras chosen from a large assortment which is a great novelty I’ve never had before! You can pick and choose all sorts of goodies to go in the steaming brew! Also TONS of appetizer and mini yakitori and seaweed salads and Japanese pickles and all of that Asian delicatessen stuff you can only find in the big city! I especially loved the fact the on a Sunday afternoon they had a few unobtrusive big screens up with the football game that you could see but not hear. Perfect! The outdoor seating was very nice because this place is in a protected cove off of La Brea and you never sense the Hollywood Blvd clamor. Plus I even say a doggy water bowl outside which suggests they are pet friendly outdoors, perhaps! Try this, especially if you’re staying at the Hollywood LaBrea Inn. It’s invisibly just around the corner and is the best thing in walking distance that I’ve...

Definitely not coming back for the moment! Old Shin Ramen was better. Staff needs to be more energetic also the ramen bowls are not the same as before. I was really happy to hear they were back but now i’m very disappointed of the come back. My husband did order along with my son but the waiter somehow someway did not put my husband order in and he never got his food. I choose not to eat because they were out of some ingredients. Edamame did not taste the same (spicy garlic) they taste more like(sweet garlic) and At this time, I am not returning to Shin Ramen. The previous establishment was superior. The staff’s energy has diminished, and the ramen bowls are not comparable to their former state. While I was pleased to hear that they had reopened, I am deeply disappointed by their current performance. My husband ordered along with my son, but the waiter inadvertently omitted his order, leaving him without his meal. Unfortunately, the restaurant was out of some ingredients, and the edamame was not the same. It tasted more like sweet garlic and was watery. Perhaps I will consider giving them another chance in the future. However, this recent experience has left me highly unsatisfied. very watery. Maybe in the future ill give them a try again. Very upsetting of...