My good eats in Little Tokyo

My aunt emailed me and asked what restaurants I like in Little Tokyo for a friend of hers who's is visiting. Here what I sent her:

Thousand Cranes
120 S Los Angeles St
This restaurant in the New Otani hotel has excellent food but at a price: $$$$. I only come here as someone’s guest.

R-23 Japanese Cuisine
923 E 2nd St Ste 109
This one is actually in the arts district, just a few blocks from Little Tokyo. Great Japanese fusion. Again, I usually can’t afford it so I only come here on special occasions. $$$

Daikokuya
327 E 1st St
My absolute favorite ramen place. I won’t eat ramen anywhere else. I would come here every day except I don’t want to clog my arteries. I’ve waited in line up to an hour trying to get in on busy nights. $

Izayoi
132 S Central Ave
Great food at a good price. The sashimi is delectable! A small but nice restaurant. $$

Suehiro Cafe
337 E First St
This is my Little Tokyo cafeteria. The food is okay (I usually order the bentos), but I find myself eating here a lot. The service is almost always slow. $$

Sushi Gen
422 E Second St
Good sashimi. They have a great lunch special and the portions are definitely American. The wait is often atrocious, and not worth it like Daikokuya. $$

Most of the time on my lunch break I just grab quick eats at either Las Galas, Robecks, La Chicken, and most often Marukai's Market.