What to Eat in LA's Koreatown Besides Korean Food
"Al Cassell opened his namesake burger joint in 1948 and, for the roughly half-century it was open, was praised as the best burger in town by everyone from Jonathan Gold to Calvin Trillin. After its close in 2012, Koreatown was in need of a serious burger establishment. Cassell’s answered the call again. But this time under different owners. The new location, a few blocks down 6th street at the Hotel Normandie, uses Al Cassell’s same methods, as well as the same broiler, patty press, and grinder. Cassell didn’t do french fries because, as he said, he wanted to focus on as few things as possible and make them perfect. Chef Christian Page (formerly of Short Order) keeps the tradition alive." - Oren Peleg
