I might’ve forgiven the sloppy assembly if it were cheap, but that chicken is just… NO, at any price. 
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Gosh, this place looks FOUL.
Fleischmann doesn’t seem to have the Midas touch on this one. Perhaps it’s his investors who pressured him to chasing the ramen and hand roll trend, because this seems like a half effort and I’d reasonably expect more. Please tell me he’s not going to try his hand at pho…
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Dat broth…
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“Ground Control to Major Tom (Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six),
Commencing countdown, engines on (Five, Four, Three),
Check ignition and may God’s love be with you (Two, One, Liftoff…)”
An odd miss by Fleischmann, who seems to be an otherwise quite successful serial restauranteur. Even if I don’t care much for Umami Burger, I can see the appeal and the business model. But I don’t see the appeal at all with Ramen Roll. Feels like they really half-assed the concept on this one. This place seemed odd from the start, like it was aspiring to be Ajisen Ramen x KazuNori, but ended up being weaker versions of that. Surely, they could’ve done better than this?
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According to someone on a Culver City Facebook group, Ramen Roll is closing
It is pretty damn terrible, so not totally surprising.
Surprised it took this long…
Better use your groupon before they close
Commencing deathwatch phase 4:
SageyBelly
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Fleischmann tears now on sale for 275k. Deathwatch ends at exactly 100 days.
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They had the stupidest menu ever. So utterly confusing. And to make chicken (jidori!) ramen a specialty, they should learn to not cook the chicken to death. Also, crisp the nori for your rolls. It’s onvious they didn’t bother hiring an executive chef; probably had a concept, hired a consultant chef to write the menu, train the cooks, and then everyone was on their own.
I did like the noodles, and the fois grad bowls, though. 
Now official.
I think it has closed.