Gon-Ji-Am

GON JI AM
4653 BEVERLY BL. LA. CA. 90004
(323) 469-4648

Zzi-kae or Jeon-gol (hot pot), especially Bu-dae-zzi-kae is one of the best there.

Order one of them for 2-3 people and have one rice bowl each.

Bu-dae-zzi-kae is literally meaning "military base hot pot" originated from the post-war era back in 1950's in Korea when people were in great hunger and invented this menu out of left-over food from the US military base. They had to boil them altogether not to get sick. That's why you will taste hotdog sausages & hams in it. From the sad history but now it's one of the popular menu.

And... this is how the Bu-dae-zzi-kae looks like usually.

this picture from http://blogimage.hanafos.com/uploadimage/2193/miao76/%EB%B6%80%EB%8C%80%EC%B0%8C%EA%B0%9C_829_11.jpg

The picture below is also one of their specialties, cold noodle w/ fresh veggies & mustard sauce. Good for about 2-3 people.

California Market Food Court

CALIFORNIA MARKET FOOD COURT
450 S. Western Ave. LA CA 90020
(213) 382-9444


Can't stand the chilly weather in LA? California market has one of the best Jan-chi-kuk-soo (noodle w/ anchovy & veggie broth).

$6.00 CASH ONLY

It's located right inside of the market entrance on the left.

the picture above from http://www.ktownlove.com

Woo~~~~ look at that~~~~~

New Seoul Hotel Cafe

NEW SEOUL HOTEL CAFE
2666 W Olympic Bl. Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 384-6314


A nice little hidden place in south east of K.town. It's located at a block east from Hodolii at Olympic + Vermont.

Free WiFi (Shhhhhh..... it's from the hotel lobby), cheapest coffee price with the best service.

This is the cheapest one for any other places in K.town. The taste also the best.

Regular coffee $3.50, to-go regular coffee before 12pm $1.75,

And it's got the BEST BING-SOO (shaved ice) EVER!!!!! I've never found any other places in K.town that has better bing-soo than this place.

the bing-soo!!!!!
$7.50, good for 2 people

their latte is also the best. $5.25

better than Australians' (don't tell them =P)

For parties with more than 8 people, 17% tip will be applied.

Unlimited refill with regular coffee if you've ordered hot coffee,
or regular iced coffee if you've ordered cold coffee.

Hanbat Shul-lung-tang

HANBAT SHUL-LUNG-TANG
4163 W 5th St. Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213)383-9499

Shul-lung-tang (oxtail soup) place. It's actually pronounced like Seol (like Seoul) - lung (yeah, the lung you breathe through) - tang.

Usually busy in the morning of weekends 'cause of the the-night-before hangovers.

Four menus based on the kind of meat you want with the same soup.

$8.99 + tax, CASH ONLY.

It's located on 5th street, right across the street from California market & Carl's Junior. The parking lot entrance is from Western ave., when you see the sign "FLOWERS" that's where you make a turn into.

the entrance from the parking lot

one of their specialties, Kkak-ddu-ki (radish kimchi)
the best ban-chan (side dishes) for Sul-lung-tang EVER!

This is mean only one, look how thick & rick the soup is!!!!!!!!!!!! Hm~

Before you eat, do not forget to add green onions & salt.
Ready to eat?

Aroma Ctr Food Court

AROMA CENTER FOOD COURT
3680 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 387-2111

Starbucks on the ground floor
Food court in the basement level

It was pretty much packed during lunch time.
Some of stores were closed down but ones that were open seems to have good food.
Obviously cheaper than K.town Galleria food court.

This place is at a corner far from the entrance.
The couple running this is very friendly and try hard to explain the menu in English.

And their lunch special menu, all $6.99!

1. Grilled Makarell w/ Napa cabagge soybean soup & rice (highly recommended)
2. Curry + rice
3. Noodle (hot or cold)
4. Bibimbob (blending rice w/ veggies) in either hotpot, with more veggies or with sashimi (row fish)
5. Chicken cutlet
6. Dumpling soup w/ rice cake (mochi)

And this is the Grilled Makarell!

Koreatown restaurant map

신흥루 (新興樓) Sin-Hueng-Lu

1001 S Vermont Ave #106, Los Angeles, CA 90006 Map
213-380-1175

If you know what Zzam-Bbong is or want some seafood w/ spicy soup, this place is the one to go in K.town. Although it's not authentic Mandarin food, it's well adopted by Korean culture as anywhere in South Korea there are so-called "Jung-kuk-jip" meaning Chinese house (Mandarin-style restaurant). Another famous menu is Zza-jang-myun, sweet black sauce noodle. We paid $15 for 2 Zzam-Bbong. They also have half Zzam-Bbong & half Zza-jang-myun.

It's in the same mall w/ Hodoli so the parking lot gets full easily, BUT our kindest security Ajeossi will tell you where to park and also based on his advise, just go ahead and order first and as soon as any spot opens then park your car. That will be exact time for the food to be ready. And it was the exact time for us too!

짬뽕
Zzam-Bbong w/ seafood
So-so (if you know the original spicy ones)
Good (if you're not big fan of spicy food)

명동교자 MYUNGDONG KYOJA

http://www.myungdongkyojausa.com/
630 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA90005 MAP

From Korea, simple choices of menu & banchan (two kinds of kimchi), good service and clean. All menu less than $8.00 with exceptions of seasonal special menu.

칼국수
Noodle w/ grinned beef (hot)
Nah~

동치미국수
Noodle w/ radish kimchi (cold)
Recommended

회비빔국수
Noodle w/ row fish (cold/spicy)
Recommended

콩국수
Noodle w/ grinned soybean soup (cold)
Must Try
If you like the soup, you can ask for more. They sell the soup for $8.00 while the noodle soup is less than that. BUT, ask the server quietly. We got a bowl-full of soybean soup for free!