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# Kouraku Japanese Ramen & Grill, Los Angeles: a japanese restaurant in Los Angeles (2026 guide)

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/los-angeles/kouraku-japanese-ramen-and-grill-los-angeles-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 7 sources. Updated 2026-09-01. Owner review: not yet.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/los-angeles/kouraku-japanese-ramen-and-grill-los-angeles-ca

## Photos

- ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmti8vs9b08eoye6btr9g0svk%2F0.jpg)
- ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmti8vs9b08eoye6btr9g0svk%2F1.jpg)
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## In short

Kouraku Japanese Ramen & Grill is a japanese restaurant in Los Angeles, CA. Its AI Score is 23 of 100, which is poor.

Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page.


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Japanese restaurant |
| Address | 314 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Thu 11:30 AM to 1 AM · Fri to Sat 11:30 AM to 3 AM · Sun 11:30 AM to 1 AM |
| Phone | (213) 687-4972 |
| Owner | Nothing found |
| Rating | 4.5 across 1,170 reviews |
| Known for | Kouraku Japanese Ramen & Grill is best known for its vibrant presence in Little Tokyo, offering a satisfying ramen experience that appeals to locals and visitors alike. |
| Prices | Nothing found |
| Quietest time | Monday |
| Parking | Nothing found |
| Last verified | September 19, 2026, 10:52 AM |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 314 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Location info | Description | Ramen & other Japanese comfort food are served at this basic spot, popular with late-night diners. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Thu 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM · Fri to Sat 11:30 AM to 3:00 AM · Sun 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Location info | Name | Kouraku Japanese Ramen & Grill | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Location info | Phone | (213) 687-4972 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours | Monday | 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours | Tuesday | 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours | Wednesday | 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours | Thursday | 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours | Friday | 11:30 AM to 3:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours | Saturday | 11:30 AM to 3:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Hours | Sunday | 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |
| Services | Service | 3y5bmbhbr7hsmsnauzflwdhe | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 |
| Services | Service | C3qvehuyvby3o5bwwj6ryoa4 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Fv5f2k3z6gf2gdx4uar6sv4m | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Gmo6y7fziczvjlndxrwcqpno | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 |
| Services | Service | Japanese comfort food | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Late-night dining | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Ramen | AI guess | Nothing found |
| Services | Service | Tl34j77hy2mliwam7z74jza7 | Confirmed | Business website, checked Sep 19, 2026 |
| Links | Website | https://kouraku.square.site/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 |


## Services and prices

These are the 5 services Kouraku Japanese Ramen offers, with the price where we have one and where it came from.

| Service | Price | Price mark | Price evidence | Service mark |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| C3qvehuyvby3o5bwwj6ryoa4 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Fv5f2k3z6gf2gdx4uar6sv4m |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Tl34j77hy2mliwam7z74jza7 |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| 3y5bmbhbr7hsmsnauzflwdhe |  |  |  | Confirmed |
| Gmo6y7fziczvjlndxrwcqpno |  |  |  | Confirmed |


### Known for

Kouraku Japanese Ramen & Grill is best known for its vibrant presence in Little Tokyo, offering a satisfying ramen experience that appeals to locals and visitors alike.


## The team

Nothing found


## Visiting Kouraku Japanese Ramen

Address: 314 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA. Phone: (213) 687-4972. Hours: Mon to Thu 11:30 AM to 1 AM · Fri to Sat 11:30 AM to 3 AM · Sun 11:30 AM to 1 AM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 31, 2026 at 10:46 PM.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

Business description, written by Kouraku Japanese Ramen on its Google Business Profile: "Ramen & other Japanese comfort food are served at this basic spot, popular with late-night diners."


### When to go

Quietest day: Monday. Busiest day: Saturday. From the popular times on its Google listing.


### Parking and getting in

Nothing found


### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gong Cha | Tea house | 1 min walk |
| San Pedro St & 2nd St | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Millet Crepe® - Little Tokyo | Dessert restaurant | 1 min walk |
| IBEA Hot Dog | Hot dog stand | 1 min walk |
| Korean Kitchen Hibachi BBQ. | Korean restaurant | 2 min walk |
| 319 E 2nd St Parking | Parking garage | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

4.5 average across 1,170 reviews.


### What people like

Nothing found


### What people do not like

Nothing found


### Press

No press story about Kouraku Japanese Ramen found yet.


### Awards

None named yet.


### Directories

Listed on 0 of the 12 directories we checked.

| Directory | Listed |
| --- | --- |
| Apple Maps | Not listed |
| BBB | Not listed |
| Birdeye | Not listed |
| Brownbook | Not listed |
| Cylex | Not listed |
| Foursquare | Not listed |
| Groupon | Not listed |
| Hotfrog | Not listed |
| Manta | Not listed |
| Nextdoor | Not listed |
| Trustpilot | Not listed |
| Yellowbook | Not listed |


## Recent updates from Kouraku Japanese Ramen

Kouraku Japanese Ramen hasn't posted an update here yet.


## Questions people ask


### Somewhere to park near Kouraku Japanese Ramen?

No answer yet


### what time does this place actually open?

No answer yet


### membership, worth it or not

No answer yet


### Booking at Kouraku Japanese Ramen in Los Angeles, how does it work?

No answer yet


### best japanese restaurant in Los Angeles

No answer yet


### lunch near 2nd, what is good

No answer yet


### anyone tell me what a first visit here involves

No answer yet


### walk ins, or is it booked solid

No answer yet


### does this place deliver or is it pickup only?

No answer yet


### people keep recommending Kouraku Japanese Ramen, what for?

No answer yet


### is there a day here that is not slammed

No answer yet


### prices round here, anyone got a number

No answer yet


### Do they post anywhere?

No answer yet


### torn between Kouraku Japanese Ramen and Yamashiro Hollywood for Ramen in Little Tokyo?

No answer yet


### anywhere cheaper than Kouraku Japanese Ramen in Los Angeles that is still good?

No answer yet


## What AI gets wrong about Kouraku Japanese Ramen

We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Kouraku Japanese Ramen. These are the answers that disagree with the record.

ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 11, 2026.

No capture has disagreed with the record yet.


## The AI Score: 23 of 100

The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Los Angeles japanese restaurants run 23 to 42. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Kouraku Japanese Ramen scores 23, below the Los Angeles average of 28. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Kouraku Japanese Ramen |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 41 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | 0 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 0 of 16 answers that recommended anyone. 5 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 53 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Fair |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 56 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Not read yet | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | No reading has come back for this signal yet. |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 54 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology


## How AI decides what to tell you about a japanese restaurant

When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on.

That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today.

The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place."


## How to choose a japanese restaurant in California, with or without AI

A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating.

- Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door.
- Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake.
- Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today.
- Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes.
- Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with California.


## How to read the marks on this page

- Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry.
- Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit.
- AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it.


## About the author

Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine.

- Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping.
- Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing.
- Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Kouraku Japanese Ramen if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source.


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Kouraku Japanese Ramen |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kouraku Japanese Ramen & Grill | LocalBusiness | #business | https://kouraku.square.site/ | Subject of this page |
| Los Angeles, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City Kouraku Japanese Ramen is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the japanese restaurants in Los Angeles, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best japanese restaurants in Los Angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles/japanese-restaurant
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- /palo-alto: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/palo-alto


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## Frequently asked questions


### What is AI search optimization for local business?

Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it.


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### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI?

Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next.


### Who writes the answers here?

Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so.


### I own Kouraku Japanese Ramen & Grill. How do I fix something or rank higher?

Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work.


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ6TWlDkjGwoAR6ZZYTsPVaOs (accessed Aug 31, 2026)
- [2] kouraku.square.site, https://kouraku.square.site/product/water/3Y5BMBHBR7HSMSNAUZFLWDHE (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
- [3] kouraku.square.site, https://kouraku.square.site/product/curry-sauce/C3QVEHUYVBY3O5BWWJ6RYOA4 (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
- [4] kouraku.square.site, https://kouraku.square.site/product/corkage-fee/FV5F2K3Z6GF2GDX4UAR6SV4M (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
- [5] kouraku.square.site, https://kouraku.square.site/product/morning/GMO6Y7FZICZVJLNDXRWCQPNO (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
- [6] kouraku.square.site, https://kouraku.square.site/product/tshirts/TL34J77HY2MLIWAM7Z74JZA7 (accessed Sep 19, 2026)
- [7] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 11, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Sep 19, 2026)