Sanuki Seimen Mugimaru

IMO is the best udon in OC. Yes, in term of value, it is better than the one in South Coast Plaza. This place has more varieties of tempura and can add a small rice bowl.

Ordered for take and it was really good!! Flavor of the soup was just prefect and the noodles were cooked perfectly. Tempura was crispy and delicious! Will come back again!

9/2023 Update: They raised prices by 15%. Japanese cook/staff replaced by minimum wage locals who don't seem to care too much. Just ok. Sorry. ///// Excellent udon, super plump jumbo tempura shrimp with perfect batter thickness that's tasty and not too greasy. Be advised of long lines on weekends and running out of food near closing time. Best tempura in the OC, and great value. Highly recommended. Go during weekdays if possible to avoid crowds.

The best Udon around! I love this place, everything is so clean and the food is delicious my whole family enjoys it! I have been going here for more than 10 years already and still my family's favorite.

A popular choice in the high traffic space. The yellow oven really catches my eyes. I got there and saw the various different kinds of Tempura of vegetables and proteins. The onion, shitake ,fishcake and egg tempura all taste awesome. While the eggplant one tastes too oily. Might try for Seimen next time.

Udon is pre-cooked. They don’t cook it in front of you anymore, probably to prevent from long waiting line. But we came in 3:30pm and there is no line. They take cards since Covid and the card machine used to give you options for tips or not. However they probably figure not everyone is tipping, they now print out a “paper” without signature column but need you to tip them, which is very interesting. This really reduces the interests of me to order from them again.

The tempura was perfectly fresh and warm, hot off the oil boil crispy. The udon noodles were the perfect texture. It just tasted soo fresh. Compared to other places, other places overcook udon the texture usually is long slime. But this place made it wayyy better. I usually am not the best udon fan but this one changed my mind. Worth it. I had one with egg and they worked a Miracle with how wonderfully it was. It was all fresh. I looked at how they were even making the noodles and it was impressing me