Hong Galbi [CLOSED]
When a restaurant includes a dish in the name, it’s probably a good idea to focus on that dish. Hong Galbi, a two-year-old, family-run spot fronted by Aiden Hong in Koreatown, specializes in galbi,...
Okrumong Black Snow Bowl w/Red Bean [CLOSED]
Lunch or dinner is never enough in Koreatown, an action packed neighborhood with the highest concentration of good food in L.A. It doesn’t take much convincing to tack on an extra snack, a second...
Yong Du Dong Spicy Baby Octopus [CLOSED]
Korean food isn’t especially spicy, but Yong Du Dong, a Koreatown baby octopus specialist named for a neighborhood in Seoul, more than brings the heat. The walls and chairs are flame red, and it’s...
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...
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,...
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...
