It almost doesn't matter where you go for ramen in the South Bay, it matters more where you go for ramen first. Because in South Bay, you have good ramen, great ramen, and the best ramen. The best is a toss-up between Santouka, Yamadaya, and Shinsegumi IMHO, but that really depends on who you ask. But if you're not willing to wait in line for the best, you really can't go wrong.
Especially not with a bowl of Asa's Kotteri Shoyu Ramen. The soup base is a solid salt broth with good pork flavor and just enough oil to keep you interested.
The Spicy Ramen sucks. It may be their most popular dish but no way it's legit. The soup is miserable mouthfuls of straight sriracha combined with the flavor of...nothing else. One spoonful was more than enough for me as this is clearly a concoction that will burn both ends of the...spectrum.
You can't go wrong with ramen in South Bay, but I wish I'd gone to Asa first. Asa aces the Shoyu broth and they clearly know their noodles. Asa is good but my Santouka-Yamadaya-Shinsegumi triad is so much better.
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