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"Established as a hit franchise in South Korea since 1997 and a Los Angeles favorite for more than a decade, this Las Vegas outpost brings Korean soul food with a strong emphasis on soondae (pork blood sausage). Located in the westside’s Pioneer Square retail center — a block from Chinatown at the intersection of Decatur Boulevard and Desert Inn Road — it occupies a well-lit, 2,360-square-foot corner space that previously housed three separate Japanese restaurants. The compact, specialty menu highlights soondae served as a side, an entrée, in hotpot, pan-fried with vegetables and noodles, or as the centerpiece of soondaeguk, a pork-bone broth soup that can be prepared spicy; other soup choices include beef rib, pork belly, and spicy beef-blood varieties. Additional items include bossam (steamed pork belly), boiled pork front feet, and a popular spicy cold-broth noodle dish served with sliced beef. The location is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m." - Bradley Martin