Hangari Kalguksu
Korean restaurant · Koreatown ·
Generous Korean fare, knife-cut noodles, bibimbap, bossam
Generous Korean fare, knife-cut noodles, bibimbap, bossam
"Even on weeknights, expect this classic soup shop in Koreatown to have a small crowd gathered outside queued up for hand-cut noodle soup. The chicken kalguksu is pure cold-weather comfort, but we usually go for the spicy seafood variation, loaded with clams, mussels, crab, and shrimp in a fiery anchovy broth. It’s an enormous amount of food, but we still find room to add either their chilled noodles in sweet, icy beef broth or a platter of their signature bossam (the mini size, available during weekday lunch, is plenty for two)." - sylvio martins, brant cox, garrett snyder, cathy park
"Hangari Kalguksu, a Koreatown stalwart known for its kinetically packed pork bossam and jowl platters and namesake hand-cut noodles, also slings a mean chicken jook (Korean rice porridge). The behemoth bowl is filled with a fall-apart-at-the-spoon half chicken, chopped zucchini, dried ruby-hued dates, and green onion. A swirl of sesame oil and smattering of sesame seeds finish the porridge and give it another layer of complex earthen flavor. This is comfort at its healing peak — and a dish whose leftovers hold well the next day to meet a runny egg for breakfast." - Eater Staff
"Nicole Adlman calls this Koreatown mainstay known for its kinetically packed pork bossam and jowl platters and namesake hand-cut noodles a go-to for comforting jook (Korean rice porridge). She ordered the chicken jook: “a behemoth bowl filled with a fall-apart-at-the-spoon half chicken, chopped zucchini, dried ruby-hued dates, and green onion,” finished with a swirl of sesame oil and a smattering of sesame seeds for extra earthen complexity. Adlman describes it as “comfort at its healing peak,” noting that leftovers held well for the next day when she added a runny egg for breakfast." - Eater Staff
"Located in the same strip mall as Sun Nong Dan (and the 7-Eleven on 6th St. that’s saved your life no less than a dozen times), Hangari Bajirak is a Korean soup spot that specializes in kalguksu, or knife-cut noodles. There’s a few broths to choose from, but we always go for the spicy seafood - loaded with shrimp, crab, mussel, clams, zucchini, kabocha, green onions, and the aforementioned noodles. There’s no better way to decompress after a long day of staring at your computer and pretending to be active on Slack. Available for takeout, delivery, and limited outdoor dining." - brant cox, kat hong
"Even on weeknights, expect this classic soup shop in Koreatown to have a small crowd gathered outside queued up for hand-cut noodle soup. The chicken kalguksu is pure cold-weather comfort, but we usually go for the spicy seafood variation, loaded with clams, mussels, crab, and shrimp in a fiery anchovy broth. It’s an enormous amount of food, but we still find room to add either their chilled noodles in sweet, icy beef broth or a platter of their signature bossam (the mini size, available during weekday lunch, is plenty for two)." - Brant Cox
