@909. YEH. $10 bucks for a friggin good bowl. The meat there just melts in the mouth. My friend went to Santouka in Shinjuku, at one of the department stores, said it tasted about the same as the one in Costa Mesa mitsuwa. I used to frequent the costa mesa one, back when I still lived in Irvine. Never let me down.
-- am not really a fan of Shinsengumi ramen though. Tastes ok...more for the experience/setting.
I'm also pretty tired of shin ramyun..went through the instant stuff in high school. Have had too much of it. Every now and then...I do have one of the Nissin sukiyaki flavor. It's basically beef flavor...but a bit better.