Jinsol Gukbap 3rd (진솔국밥 3가)
Korean restaurant · Koreatown
4031 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Highlights
Authentic Korean eatery specializing in pork soup and kimchi jjigae
Authentic Korean eatery specializing in pork soup and kimchi jjigae
"A gukbap specialist on a Koreatown soup tour that includes Hangari Kalguksu, Han Bat Sul Lung Tang, and Surawon, this spot serves steaming bowls of rich porky soup with a broth so milky that it’s nearly opaque. Tender slices of pork belly swim in the broth, fluttering around each spoonful. The soup comes mostly unsalted, allowing one to season it to taste with salt, green onions, and gochugaru. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Eater Staff
"With two locations in Koreatown, Jinsol Gukbap has made a name for itself for its rich, flavorful Busan-style gukbap, or pork soup, which is made with a broth that is simmered for 24 hours. Though the gukbap is undoubtedly the star here, other favorites include sliced pork belly served with a special soy-based sauce, kimchi stew with pork belly, and marinated spicy pork ribs. For those looking to venture beyond pork, one can’t go wrong with the spicy braised chicken with vegetables or the cold noodles." - Matthew Kang
"A Korean restaurant known for its gukbap, included in The Korean Mama's culinary tour." - Rebecca Roland
"Most people come to this traditional Korean spot on 3rd Street for one thing: gukbap, a clear pork-broth soup that arrives mostly unseasoned, but with a big spread of banchan like kimchi, salted shrimp, and thinly sliced pork belly that you add in to kick it up. At lunchtime, older couples and people who work nearby fill the tables in this little strip mall spot because it’s a tasty, affordable option in the neighborhood. If you're here with a group, however, we suggest adding on an order of char-grilled spicy pork ribs and the jokbal (braised pork trotter) platter with sweet mustard sauce." - brant cox, nikko duren, sylvio martins
"Most people come to this traditional Korean spot on 3rd Street for one thing: gukbap, a clear pork-broth soup that arrives mostly unseasoned but with a big spread of banchan like kimchi, salted shrimp, and thinly sliced pork belly that you add in to kick it up. At lunchtime, older couples and people who work nearby fill the tables in this little strip mall spot because it’s a tasty, affordable option in the neighborhood. If you’re here with a group, however, we suggest adding on an order of char-grilled spicy pork ribs and the jokbal platter with sweet mustard sauce. " - sylvio martins, brant cox, nikko duren, garrett snyder
