"Between the sizzling stone grills, Kpop music videos blaring from the speakers, and huge pitchers of beer on every table, this Japanese restaurant in Ktown isn’t just a good time. It’s the ideal place to hang with a couple friends, get just a little bit drunk, and let any residual social anxities just melt away, like a chocolate bar left in the car. The name of the game here is DIY smash burgers - softball-sized patties that arrive at the table covered in grilled onions that you break off in chunks and cook on a hot stone grill. The seared sashimi tartare is as fresh as anything you’d find at a sushi bar, plus there’s an all-day Happy Hour that includes sake, draft beer, and $1 oysters. And by the end of the night, someone’s bound to start singing along to the Blackpink in the background." - Brant Cox, Kat Hong
