Jin Ju KBBQ

The 18 Best Korean Barbecue Restaurants In Los Angeles - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"Jin Ju’s specialty is marinated pork ribs. We're talking hefty slabs marinated in a slick, glossy sauce sweetened with pear juice (it’s a family recipe that’s been passed down through three generations). The owner’s parents opened the first Jin Ju in South Korea and now you can find the same comforting dishes in a Koreatown strip mall. If you see the $89.99 special combo with sirloin on the menu, please opt in. It comes with a big curl of kielbasa and chopped vegetables, all cooked tableside and followed by a kimchi fried rice finish. It’s quite a show. The two sisters who run the place take turns at the grill, carefully dicing and slicing the steak, then sautéing the bell peppers and mushrooms and onions and potatoes until the whole room smells like sizzling fajitas at a Mexican restaurant." - Brant Cox, Nikko Duren, Sylvio Martins