Sa Rit Gol - Authentic Korean Food with Lots of Side Dishes

Sa Rit Gol 3189 W Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90006 (213) 387-0909 Sa Rit Gol, favored by many Korean food lovers, impresses its customers with many tasty side dishes (banchan) in the first place. The restaurant has also earned the reputation of one of the best Korean restaurants in Los Angeles thanks to their famous seafood dishes, i.e., spicy cod stew, and good quality Korean BBQ. The restaurant, tucked away in the northeast corner of a tiny mall between Olympic and Serrano is well-known for fish dishes and Korean BBQ that have the flavor of home-style cooking. They have quite a big selection of ...

Posted in Restaurant in LA on Saturday, November 8th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Myung Dong Kyoja - Great Dumplings Place in Korea Town

3630 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90010 (213) 385-7789 After I found out authentic Chinese dumplings are probably not for many Koreans, I was not in the mood to try any dumplings anywhere. But subconsciously I must have wanted to compensate my disappointing experience in Beijing by finding an alternative place nearby in Los Angeles. All of sudden, I suggested this place Myung Dong Kyoja for Saturday lunch to a friend of mine. Dumplings, most of them made of pork, are not one of my favorites because of my personal eating habit grown from childhood. But often I have vegetable dumplings that can be ...

Posted in Restaurant in LA on Thursday, October 16th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

ChungKiWa in Los Angeles - Popular Korean BBQ and Naengmyun Combo

Chung Ki Wa (Chung Gi Wa) in Los Angeles, CA Chungkiwa is a kind of a restaurant where I take non-Korean friends, families, or relatives. It's not a fancy restaurant as Chosun Galbi, but it is agreeable, it definitely has the taste and look of Korea, service is attentive, and food is very tasty. Their menu selection is not huge unlike some of Korean restaurants in Korea town. They must know a few popular dishes of theirs keep the reputation. Some of the loved dishes are Korean BBQ, Galbi, naengmyun (cold noodle), dolsot bibimbap (stone pot mixed rice) and pajeon (spring onion ...

Posted in Restaurant in LA on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »

Korean Restaurant - Nam Dae Moon Zip Restaurant

Nam Dae Moon is a nice little authentic Korean restaurant in the Alexandria Plaza on the 6th and Alexandria. My husband and I used to go to Nam Dae Moon quite often when we lived in Korea Town. Mainly because we lived two blocks away from the restaurant but also we thought it's a perfect place for Saturday brunch in a walking distance. One of the reasons that I like Nam Dae Moon a lot is that they serve seven or eight different tasty banchan (sidedishes) with meals. Kimchi, often two different kinds of kimchi, is always included. They also ...

Posted in Restaurant in LA on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 | 1 Comment »