Best Friend
Restaurant · The Strip
3770 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA
Highlights
Korean Mexican fusion with vibrant LA street food vibes and DJ
Korean Mexican fusion with vibrant LA street food vibes and DJ
"A fusion-focused restaurant from a celebrated chef featuring inventive dishes such as kimchi carbonara, Kogi short rib tacos, and a signature Medjool date cake, blending playful, bold flavors in a vibrant setting." - Alex Schechter Alex Schechter Alex Schechter is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers travel, food, and dining. His work has been published in The New York Times, National Geographic, Vogue, Travel + Leisure, Monocle, and Afar, among others. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Roy Choi’s Best Friend is Los Angeles’s Koreatown in a capsule. Vinyl strip curtains at the rear of a high-voltage bodega-style entry room give way to a vibey restaurant. Beneath the shroud of hanging houseplants and a thumping soundtrack, servers ferry heaping family-style portions of slippery shrimp and kalbi short ribs to tables. Here, Choi combines the flavors of Korean fusion food truck staples with Las Vegas extravagance. Marinaded short ribs come nestled in tortillas with tangy slaw and cilantro. Kimchi carbonara is rich and creamy with a satisfying kick. And uni dynamite is a standout — salty and buttery uni in a yuzu sriracha sauce with briny pops of ikura. Bold murals, a live DJ, and slushie cocktails in red Solo cups make dining here feel like an occasion worth celebrating with — as the name would have it — best friends. —Janna Karel, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest Best for: Going with your best friend(s)" - Matthew Kang
"Chef Roy Choi transformed his fast-casual Los Angeles Koreatown fare into a Las Vegas restaurant with speakeasy appeal: a flashy bodega just off the casino floor at Park MGM gives way to a corridor of strip curtains at the rear, and beyond is a restaurant of hanging houseplants, California-cool murals, thumping music, and food that demands to be shared. Choi takes Korean fusion staples — like the short rib tacos from his Kogi food truck — and plusses them up for Vegas, combining grilled tender short rib with salsa roja and slaw made with cilantro, onion, lime, chile, and soy. Kimchi carbonara is rich and creamy with bacon, garlic, and zesty cilantro. Slippery shrimp is a must-order — pillowy bites of shrimp in a crunchy batter with a healthy amount of spicy mayo. Uni dynamite is a standout — salty and buttery uni in a yuzu sriracha sauce with briny pops of ikura. Slushie cocktails in red Solo cups and heaping sundaes in bathtub-shaped dishes make it just right for a platonic night out." - Janna Karel
"Roy Choi’s Best Friend is Los Angeles’s Koreatown in a capsule. Vinyl strip curtains at the rear of a high-voltage bodega-style entry room give way to a vibey restaurant. Beneath the shroud of hanging houseplants and a thumping soundtrack, servers ferry heaping family-style portions of slippery shrimp and kalbi short ribs to tables. Here, Choi combines the flavors of Korean fusion food truck staples with Las Vegas extravagance. Marinaded short ribs come nestled in tortillas with tangy slaw and cilantro. Kimchi carbonara is rich and creamy with a satisfying kick. And uni dynamite is a standout — salty and buttery uni in a yuzu sriracha sauce with briny pops of ikura. Bold murals, a live DJ, and slushie cocktails in red Solo cups make dining here feel like an occasion worth celebrating with — as the name would have it — best friends." - Janna Karel
"Roy Choi’s LA-inspired Best Friend is a high-energy, bustling restaurant in which more spirited groups will fit right in. In Choi’s words, the Korean restaurant spans hip hop to bibimbop, kimchi to spaghetti, and BBQ and late-night food. Access the dining room by entering the small convenience store off the Park MGM casino floor, and passing through the back. Inside, you’ll find a vibey dining room with lots of murals and neon lighting. Groups of around 14 can request the private dining room in which to dine on pork, belly bowls, slippery shrimp, and kimchi carbonara" - Janna Karel
