Reviews for Daikokuya Monterey Park in Monterey Park, CA

The food was good! Not the best but definitely worth a try. Bought the spicy sesame ramen which lacked salt and spice in it but... adding it made it tasty. Wish there was more veggies in the ramen. The rest were good! Read more

Haven?t been here for years after the pandemic. Today just swing by and give it a try. There are lots of flies inside. In my... opinion a electrical lamp will resolve it but they don?t take any action on that. During eating, they land on your arms or food.You need to prepare scattering them. Actually they already landed on your noodle while the chef put it on the counter before thewaiter pass to you. According to another customer, they saw cockroaches before. Today?s Chasiu pork taste bitter for somereason. I don?t know what?s wrong but it just have a bitter taste unusual. Hopefully it is not some pesticide by accident. Iwill not come in the next five years most likely. Read more

OUIOUIOUI OISHII! My Nexy was acting up and giving me the most Bon Qui Qui cravings. So I went out here and the SALMON BOWL was... DELICIOUS! It was served with a refreshing, creamy coleslaw. Super quick and sweet service. The food snapped me right outta myhormonal mood swing!! This location is also right by Half and Half + SmokeHub for an amazing night!! ???????????? Read more

Hands down best ramen place in town. Excellent vegan option, delicious appetizers and savory rice bowls. Nice boutique... restaurant with very limited seating, but options for outdoor dining. Big portions justify the prices. Read more

I ended up going to Daikokuya twice in consecutive nights (I genuinely enjoy a good ramen and those are hard to find where I... live). The food was great in both occasions and there were a lot of people waiting to go into the small restaurant. I have beento ramen shops in Tokyo and Daikokuya looks the part -- it is not the most sophisticated ambiance (in fact, it is small andmostly poorly decorated). On the other hand, it is easy to see that the main focus is on the quality and freshness of the food(just like in traditional ramen shops in Japan). Service was great both times and the food was quickly available. I definitelyrecommend this place. Read more

Long 45min wait for a party of 3 since the place was quite small and busy. The spicy miso and daikokuya ramen was really good... (noodles was al dente and the soup was rich and flavorful) but they messed up the egg (it was over cooked and quite bland). Thepork katsudon was meh. It wasn't crispy, was quite bland and contained too much rice. The takoyaki was good and so was theSapporo draft beer but it was quite small (small volume glass mug was used). Read more

Talking about something positive first: Pros: 1) I liked their combos, added only $4-5ish you get to try more options. A great... deal. 2) Pork was tender and well cooked. Cons: 1) The broth was on the salty side 2) The texture of the ramen. It tasted likethe ramen you can buy in any supermarket. 3) The service, it was slow and not very polite. The elder lady who served us at thefront door had some attitude problems, and she let walk ins got their food first. I counted at least 4 groups of people, whocame after us, but got their food before us. I wonder why? We waited like 30ish mins to have our food done. All in all, goodlocation but nothing really stoop up. Would I come back? Naw. Read more

Came here before the lunch rush (11:45ish) on a weekday. It was pretty empty but had a steady amount of customers coming in. I... ordered the Ramen combo with includes a half size ramen with salad and a pork cutlet bowl. I think I was ordering with my eyes;I arrived hungry. The portion on the ramen was huge. I barely finished the bowl. At first I thought they accidentally gave me aregular portion instead of half portion. (I confirmed with the waitress, that was in fact the half portion). Let's just say Ididn't even touch my pork cutlet bowl and had to take that togo. One thing I didn't like was the small salad that came with theorder. They put too much dressing. I think I would be content with 50% of the dressing it came with. Overall, the food wasgood, but kinda steep for one person for lunch (including tip I paid $25. For lunch) Read more