You can now find truffle ramen at Ramen Jinya in Studio City, and they’ve got kale ramen too

This city’s ongoing obsession with ramen has officially collided with truffle-mania (although it’s not quite truffle season yet) in the San Fernando Valley. The result? A new bowl of truffle ramen at Jinya Ramen Bar in Studio City.

The traditional ramen accoutrements have been replaced by a mushroom duxelle, a slice of pork, crispy quartered Brussels sprouts, Parmesan cheese and shaved white truffle. There’s what seems like half a ladle of the pork-base broth under the noodles, and the bowl is finished with the restaurant’s signature black garlic oil.

It’s rich, it’s decadent, and for those who may be experiencing truffle fatigue (put down the grocery store truffle oil), you taste the truffle, but it’s not overwhelming.

“We’re always trying new concepts with our menu,” said Tomo Takahashi, the CEO and founder of La Brea Dining, the company behind Jinya Ramen Bar and Robata Jinya through a translator yesterday. “Truffle ramen is an exclusive, high-end dish. It’s getting warmer and we also wanted to have something that doesn’t have a soup.”

The truffle ramen is available now, for $24 a bowl, at Robata Jinya and the Jinya Ramen Bar in Studio City.

Takahashi said he’s planning on getting even more decadent next fall, and is looking into using Wagyu beef in the ramen.

“We’re going to use more rich ingredients and we want to be more seasonal,” he said.

And taking a cue from L.A.’s never-ending fascination with kale, Takahashi has also introduced a kale and chicken ramen (kale-infused green broth topped with crispy kale), along with crispy kale lollipops (tempura kale) and crispy pig ears on a bed of fried kale.

11239 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, (818) 980-3977, www.jinya-ramenbar.com.

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