Ramen Iroha (CLOSED)

Ramen Iroha is located in the food court of the Marukai supermarket food court in Torrance, and, like Santouka, is a big step above your usual food court fare. Iroha's Black Ramen is the bowl to order here ($7.95), and black it is, thanks mostly to a hefty amount of soy sauce, black pepper and fermented black beans. If seeing noodles disappear under such dark waters seems daunting, there’s no need to fear: This is a chicken-based broth, after all, so it’ll turn out to be lighter than you anticipated, with a pleasant sourness around the edges that you likely didn't expect, either. Welcome to the dark side.