"We’ll do anything for excellent homestyle Korean dishes, including wait on the sidewalk with a dozen other spicy pork-loving people for our turn at one of the tables at Manna (even though they’re packed in, there aren’t a lot of them). But your reward for standing in a line is food that never disappoints. This constantly crowded Sunset restaurant serves barbecued meats and comforting classics, like bouncy japchae and spicy soondubu. Remember to tack on an order of chicken wings for the table—they’re well-coated in sweet-and-spicy sauce, and have a very respectable crunch factor. " - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez