Lots of pluses for JINYA.
1. It's from LA, so that makes it feel cool.
2. The interior is decorated pretty hip with a big communal table in the middle.
3. When they saw that I had kids with me, they set up our table with kids bowls, spoons, and forks. How cool is that???
4. The ramen has a really great taste. I think the broth is stronger/creamier than other places, and it comes with more accoutrements inside.
The price is a little higher (I think I paid $10.50 for my bowl), but that's mostly because it came with some kind of toasted garlic, a whole hardboiled egg, seaweed, pork, and a couple other veggies. Overall, I think the price is probably comparable for what you get.
All ramen places: can you please provide fountain drinks???? I don't really like paying $2 for a can of diet Coke!