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Not_Cleaver t1_j9wrrqn wrote

I moved to the burbs in June after living in DC for over a decade. I don’t think anything has changed much. I’m skeptical of many of the posts about the violent crime wave. Especially since many of them don’t have any flairs indicating their neighborhood/community.

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Soft-Tangelo-6884 t1_j9wqx49 wrote

Reply to comment by OrtizDupri in Best ramen in dc? by ajswan1269

I haven’t been in person in a while, because I just haven’t had a reason to go downtown. They used to make this white chocolate mochi bar and it was SO good. It’s not on their delivery menu, and I have gotten it delivered, but maybe it’s available in person.

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Particular_Car_8908 t1_j9wpala wrote

I would say daikaya for everything broth- spicy/miso, shoyu, soyu ramen. Not hatoba, not bantam, not haikan. I said what i said. Menya for handcrafted noodles— soba, tan tan, and everything under the moon. Those are two different things. Jinya (yes its a chain, but I’ve worked there and gone to Japan soo- still agree if you want random apps.) DO NOT GO TO CHAPLINS- DO NOT GO TO AKIRA for an experience.

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jofijk t1_j9wnxqw wrote

Reply to comment by adequatefiber in Best ramen in dc? by ajswan1269

Daikaya is owned by the same restaurant group as Haikan. The menus and concepts are different though. The ramen bases at both spots are different as are the noodles.

I used to work for the company and because of that am definitely biased but even if they don’t offer some of the most popular styles of ramen (because they don’t match the concepts) their noodles are top tier. Each restaurant has a specific spec that is produced specifically for them by Nishiyama. If I’m getting ramen in DC it’s at one of the Daikaya spots (haikan, bantam king, Hatoba) or Menya Hosaki

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