How about 35 cents for a senior LA Metro rail trip to Downtown's Little Tokyo to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers playoffs?
With 3 Japanese players on the team, I wanted to watch a few games in Little Tokyo with the locals.
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So, hang out with me and I'll show you a few great meals and drink deals in a cool, historic Los Angeles neighborhood.
The 700 million man, Dodger pitching and hitting ace, Shohei Ohtani (originally from Japan), has led the team to its second consecutive World Series Playoffs. His image is plastered all over Little Tokyo on murals, posters, and bobble heads.
But I'm there for ramen, sake, and other food and drink specials during game times.
Earlier in the baseball season, I happened to see a half-price ramen "Ohtani Special" advertised on Mr. Ramen's restaurant front window while shooting Shohei Ohtani murals downtown.
Mr. Ramen restaurant offers 17 half-price ramen bowls on the day after Shohei Ohtani hits a home run (since most 3-hour or longer games are played late-afternoon and into the evening near closing time). And, just the day before, Ohtani hit a home run, plus they still had a few of the ramen specials left when I ordered.
Shohei Ohtani's Dodger jersey number is 17, and number 16 is the number of the 50% off ramen "Ohtani Special". It is a delicious Tonkotsu Ramen with sliced pork, boiled egg, seaweed, pickled red ginger, and green onion in a bone broth loaded with tender ramen noodles.
I asked why the Ohtani Special ramen is number 16 instead of his jersey number 17, and the waitress said number 16 is a classic ramen recipe, while their number 17 is a vegetable ramen. They can't change the numbers since most menu items have been the same for decades. (Shohei Ohtani just joined the Dodgers last year.)
Half-price is about $7.50
The ramen bone broth is milky and loaded with intense pork flavor. I can see why they offer #16 instead of #17. I'm sure the #17 Vegetable Tonkotsu Ramen is just as delicious.
Mr. Ramen is a quaint restaurant on 1st Street in Little Tokyo with Japanese manga illustrations on the walls. The service is quick and friendly.
The waitress mentioned that her husband has taken over the restaurant from his father.
Mr. Ramen is located on 1st Street in the heart of Little Tokyo. There's even a Dodger memorabilia shop down the street that I browsed and picked up my own Shohei Ohtani bobble head.
Walking around Little Tokyo, I spied other cheap$kate deals I'll share with you during the LA Dodgers vs Toronto Blue Jays World Series, so check back.
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