The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week, May 12 | Eater LA
"Marks a major return for the Korean barbecue chain to Los Angeles’s Koreatown, where it first landed from South Korea. The new location on Eighth Street has a lot more space and a snazzy, street-inspired interior; the food mostly resembles offerings from the chain’s other locations in Torrance, Temple City, and Buena Park. One difference is a large paper menu with a terrific illustration on the back listing Koreatown-only bowls, in case a full tabletop barbecue isn’t an option for lunch. The reviewer — who 'landed straight from our vacation in South Korea' — had chadolbaegi, which 'hit really well': tender, beefy, and bursting with juicy flavor after dipping in the restaurant’s soy wasabi sauce; the cut feels special as a starter of a Korean barbecue dinner (the cut isn't that popular in South Korea, whose restaurants favor short rib, rib-eye, and beef "skirt"). All the sides have been re-energized lately thanks to director of operations Samuel Kim, a longtime fine-dining chef overseeing the brand’s new era. Though there’s a closer location in the South Bay, the reviewer can’t wait to return for its energy and vibes. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest." - Matthew Kang
