Hoolala K-Chicken & Ramen House, specializing in Korean fried chicken, Japanese ramen and bubble tea, is set to open Friday at 759 S. 25th St., next to Jill's Hallmark, partner Michael Zhuo said.

Award winning ramen and gyoza chef Yuichi Ochi has brought his celebrated Japanese born Ramen Ochi restaurant to the San Gabriel Valley.

I ordered teriyaki chicken with shrimp tempura ($14.95). I’ll come back to this, but first the ramen. LEFT: Miso beef ramen topped with scallions and loaded with noodles and veggies.

Tsukemen, a thriving branch of the ramen family tree that began to sprout in the 1950s in Tokyo, arrives in two parts. There is what appears to be a bowl of ordinary ramen, but it is completely dry.