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Hamjipark

Korean Restaurant Los Angeles

Hamjipark: Opting For Less Polished Original on the Fringe

The more popular Hamjipark resides on 6th Street at Koreatown’s core, and the second generation operates the glass fronted space with a brighter polish. Owner Hwa Shin Kim’s original Hamjipark restaurant dates to 1993...
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Korean Food Los Angeles

Hamjipark Spicy Kimchi Stew (Dose of Vitamin P)

Eric Clapton may have shot the sheriff, and if given the chance, Hwa Shin Kim would probably take aim as well. A pig statue in a sheriff’s outfit stands sentinel at the entrance of...
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Korean Restaurant Los Angeles

Hamjipark: Appreciating Sizzling Pork in Koreatown

Hwa Shin Kim and her family opened the first Hamjipark in 1993 on a grungy stretch of Pico that can only loosely be described as Koreatown. She prepared a number of specialties, but her...
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Best Food Of The Year

2007 Top 10 Dishes in Los Angeles

Here are the 10 most devastating dishes I ate in L.A. County in 2007, regardless of cuisine or price level. Three of the dishes didn’t previously appear on Food GPS, since I wrote about...
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Best Food Of The Year

2007 Top 10 Restaurants in Los Angeles

Here are the 10 most impressive meals I ate in Los Angeles in 2007, regardless of cuisine or price level. I cheated by including neighboring Orange and Ventura Counties for two selections. Deal with...
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