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Sausage Los Angeles

8th Street Soondae Spicy Stir-Fried Soondae

It appears I may have a thing for soondae, the Korean-style, rice-bonded pork blood sausage that’s popular in L.A.’s Koreatown. Today’s column focuses on soondae for the fourth time in the history of Dose...
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Korean Restaurant Los Angeles

Oh Ma Ni: Family-Run Koreatown Comfort Food Emporium [CLOSED]

Considering the hundreds of restaurants in Koreatown, it’s any wonder that a restaurant on a main drag like Western Avenue or 6th Street would succeed. For tiny side street spots like Oh Ma Ni,...
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Sausage Los Angeles

Oh Ma Ni Soondae Bokkeum [CLOSED]

Oh Ma Ni continues to shower wondrous Korean comfort food on lucky Los Angeles diners. Two weeks ago, I experienced the simple pleasures of the Lee family’s Dak Kalguksu, and last week brought Soondae...
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Korean Food Los Angeles

Oh Ma Ni Dak Kalguksu [CLOSED]

Hopefully there’s still room for tiny family run restaurants like Oh Ma Ni as Koreatown continues to evolve. Eun Mi Lee and mother Koo preside over five wood tables on a K-Town side street....
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Korean Food Los Angeles

Chunju Han Il Kwan Spicy Mixed Casserole

When the temperature dips below 60 degrees Fahrenheit in L.A., which isn’t often, people start running toward hot comfort foods that are probably better suited to sustaining Himalayan sherpas or Antarctic explorers. In Koreatown,...
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Restaurant Sign Los Angeles

Pacific Fish Center & Restaurant: Reeling in Redondo Beach Pier

For the most part, piers tend to be the provenance of tourist traps, but in Redondo Beach, rest assured that Pacific Fish Center & Restaurant delivers the oceanic goods. Sure, the dining room looks...
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