"On any given night, with the smell of grilled skewers in the air, Dan Sung Sa can feel like the center of Koreatown. This dark, all-wood tavern is regularly jam-packed with dates, coworkers, and concertgoers looking for warm food after a show at The Wiltern. We should note that ordering alcohol is mandatory here, but that’s usually not an issue since Dan Sung Sa’s menu pairs perfectly with cold beer. The giant kimchi pancakes are extra thin and crispy, the tteokbokki with ramen comes in a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce that burns your lips, and we’ve never met a skewer here we didn’t like, including the beef short rib, sweet scallop, and cartilage-y chicken gizzard." - sylvio martins, brant cox, nikko duren, garrett snyder