{"id":151,"date":"2019-03-29T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999944122"},"modified":"2019-03-29T09:00:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:00:33","slug":"rainbow-juices-ramen-guild-bixby-knolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/rainbow-juices-ramen-guild-bixby-knolls","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: ‘Ramen Guild’ re-named ‘Tokyo Guild’ and will focus on Japanese cuisine (not just ramen)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This piece was updated on March 29 and originally published on March 28.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It is safe to say that Blair Cohn, the man heading the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association, saved Bixby Knolls from the great Ramen Revolt of 2019.<\/p>\n

The space that was to be Ramen Guild will now be Tokyo Guild\u2014with another Tokyo Guild opening in Culver City, the new concept from\u00a0Takashi\u00a0Sada, owner of Redondo Beach’s much-lauded Japonica\u2014and will focus on Japanese cuisine.<\/p>\n

“Takashi is a really great guy but I had to tell him that he would be pointlessly spending money if he was to have a place called ‘Ramen Guild,'” Cohn said. “People would just walk away. So I’m happy to say that this place will reflect Takashi’s broad knowledge of Japanese food.”<\/p>\n

This is all for the better.<\/p>\n

In less than one year, the city has seen an explosion of ramen where there had not been one shop dedicated to the Japanese staple. Tajima Ramen was the first, opening at SteelCraft in Bixby Knolls<\/a>. It was followed by Gu Ramen in Downtown<\/a>; then came HiroNori and Ramen Hub, both in Bixby Knolls<\/a>; Mr. Makoto on 4th Street, which quickly closed<\/a>; and Jounetsu Ramen, which replaced 1035 Thai<\/a> on Fourth Street near Retro Row.<\/p>\n

Your guide to Long Beach’s ramen revolution<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n