THE GREASY FOODIE: OROCHON RAMEN

The Greasy Foodie

The story begins blustry day Friday after Thanksgiving in 2008 in a cramped booth at a fake NYC deli in Nashville called Noshville. In between my wife, Rachel, and my brother, Michael, I sat across from my "cooler than me" cousins Mark and Sarah, and Sarah's just as cool husband, Danny. Mark, who lives the awesome life being a lawyer living in San Francisco working for Facebook, with his only downfall being his SEVERE lactardation..which has never been medically or scientifically proven to exist in Mark.. Sarah and Danny are foodies from NYC who have tried every dive "chicken finger" hut and "curry on a stick" in the big city. Danny and Sarah had discussed that they were trying to go to as many places from Bobby Flay's 'Throwdown' show as they could, and that there was one in Nashville we had to try.....a place that I had never heard of in my 13 years of living there..I will get to that adventure later.

I got an idea from my cool cousins idea. An idea became a hobby. And the hobby became an obsession. And thus produced the list.....a world-famous spreadsheet...of every restaurant that has ever been featured on Food Network and Travel Channel....every restaurant from the famous shows like "Throwdown", "Man V. Food", "Man v. Food Nation", "Food Feuds", "Food Wars", "Best Thing I Ever Ate", "Food Paradise" and "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives" to the obscure "Best Food Ever", "Meat and Potatoes", and "101 Best Places to Chowdown", plus my additions of the restaurants of famous chefs, favorite catergories (burgers, wings, pizza, bbq, and sandwiches) and local places of legend. Names, cities, food they are famous for, and addresses. It was and still is an obsession. As of 11:31am on November 27, 2018, THE LIST HAS 4,660 RESTAURANTS ON IT...WITH A FEW OVERLAPS HERE AND THERE. And then over Pastrami Eggs Benedict at Nate N' Al's Deli in Beverly Hills, Hannah and Andrew, our good friends, gave me the idea of the blog. Document every place I went. And thus, "The Greasy Foodie" was born. I will log the places, the shows they are from, and what I had. So far, every place I have been has been amazing, except two, one being mediocre, and another being down right awful.

If there is a city you have been to, or are going to, or are from and want to know what from my list is in the city, send me a email at agmarks@gmail.com

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

OROCHON RAMEN

LOS ANGELES

FROM MAN VS. FOOD

123 South Onizuka St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

WENT INTO THIS PLACE WITH THE FLU....LEFT FEELING LIKE A NEW MAN....

THIS PLACE IS SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS!

TUCKED AWAY ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF A STRIP MALL IN LITTLE TOKYO

GIANT BOWLS OF SOUP WITH MEAT, NOODLES, AND VEGGIES...THATS IT

IT'S A SIMPLE THREE STEP PROCESS...YOU PICK THE BROTH....YOU PICK THE SPICE...YOU PICK THE ADD-IN....

AND IT'S LIKE $8!

BUT THE SPICE...MY G-D THE SPICE.....IS PERFECT....IT'S A PERFECT SPICE....I GOT THE 4....MY MOUTH IS STILL A BLAZE...IN A GOOD WAY....

THE WHOLE REASON BEHIND GOING HERE WAS TO WATCH MY HERO IN LIFE, JEREMY SIMONS, TRY THE CHALLENGE.....30 MINUTES....FINISH A BOWL AT LEVEL 9 SPICE....ADAM RICHMAN DID IT....SO COULD JEREMY....

BUT IT WASNT MEANT TO BE...IT WASNT THE SPICE...IT WAS THE AMOUNT.....EASILY A GALLON OF FIRE BROTH......WHICH HE HADN'T PREPPED HIMSELF FOR WHEN HE DRANK A HALF GALLON OF WATER IN THE CAR ON THE WAY OVER....BUT I KNOW HE WILL BE BACK TO TRY AGAIN....

LIKE I SAID...CURED MY FLU!

HOWEVER, THE BEST RAMEN IN LOS ANGELES CAN BE FOUND AT TSUJITA ON SAWTELLE. 2057 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

THE GREASY FOODIE