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Tsujita L.A. opens on Sawtelle (but no ramen until September)

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor 

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Ramen-heads have been waiting for the opening of Tsujita L.A., the Los Angeles outpost of the Japan-based noodle shop (now with locations in China and Thailand, and several locations in Tokyo). But they’ll have to wait a few more weeks before trying the ramen, even though the Sawtelle Boulevard spot had a soft opening this weekend.

Ramen will be served only at lunch, and lunch service is expected to start in September.

Meanwhile, dinner is Tokyo-style Japanese fusion: seafood gratin baked in an apple; noodle salad with curry vinaigrette; simmered beef tongue in consommé; organic vegetable sushi; chilled avocado chawanmushi (savory custard); and uni shooter in ponzu -- ‘enjoy as an aperitif,’ the menu says.

2057 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles, (310) 231-7373, www.tsujita-la.com.

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.

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