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March 2, 2009 1

Khan Shabu Shabu (Koreatown)

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Shabu Shabu is perfect for cold weather when you wanted something healthy tasting as well. Like Seoul Garden Restaurant, Khan Shabu Shabu is another Korean’s Khan style place in Koreatown. The interior is more modern and slick than Seoul Garden, they served more Banchan (side dishes) as well. Three types of dipping sauce: sesame, daikon […]

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February 6, 2009 Off

Back Alley (Koreatown)

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We tried to go to Dan Sung Sa (aka the “Kim Jong Il mural painting Korean Pub”) but there’s a long wait. So we crossed the street and went to a similar Korean Pub that’s hidden in a back alley, called Back Alley (or DGM – DwitGolMok). The entrance is located at the back parking […]

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October 6, 2008 6

Kyochon (Koreatown)

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It was one of those days I suddenly craved unhealthy junk food. So even though I’m not a fan of fried chicken, it was a good chance to give the Korean fried chicken chain Kyochon a try as my friend once raved about it. The interior was more designy than I expect, and it was […]

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September 16, 2008 8

Jeon Ju Restaurant (Koreatown)

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Someone recommended us Joen Ju for the best bibimbap in Los Angeles. It’s located in the same plaza as So Kong Dong Soontofu which I frequent often. The restaurant been around for a long time. For a hole-in-the-wall type of restaurant, I found the wall-to-wall Chinese character wallpaper interesting and quite unintentionally hip. Very good […]

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July 25, 2008 4

Honey Pig (Koreatown)

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Part 2 of the unplanned “Eat around Koreatown” day. When the topic of Pork Belly BBQ came up, we ditched our ‘light dinner’ plan and came to Honey Pig, a place specialized in Korean pork belly BBQ. Their big cartoon pig logo is hard to miss, yet somehow I left it out of my camera […]

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