Lee B.
Yelp
Easily one of the best restaurants I have discovered in recent times. I was completely blown away by the quality of the food, the service hospitality and professionalism, the peaceful and serene atmosphere, and above all, the variety of meals to choose from. I literally took a solid 15 minutes just reading through all the various Japanese and Korean meal options they had to offer. Sadly, there is no more Shabu Shabu, but there are myriads of alternatives. Upon recommendation for the great waiter (Daniel, I believe), we were introduced to Bolgogi, which is essentially Korean beef. It is very tender, very tasty, and very sweet! I for one, ordered the Shuralang Tang (might be misspelling it completely?), which was a Korean style stew with noodles, very thin sliced beef, vegetables, and a most tasteful hearty broth.
The sushi is varied as one would expect of a quality restaurant. But may I highly recommend trying the Kimbop, Korean style sushi. As an aficionado of sushi, this was my first time, and dare I say I enjoyed the Kimbop more than the Japanese style chef's choice we also ordered here. The biggest difference is that the neat is cooked, and the vegetables are marinated. Extremely good! I ordered the bolgogi option.
I can easily see myself returning to explore more of the varied menu, and I eagerly anticipate it. The service was terrific, ranging in conversations from James Cameron, Terminator, The NBA finals, dialect, linguistics, LA traffics, etc. Not that one must dress up to go to Koreana, but I would not say it's a place to come in board shirts and sandals.or a tank top and short shorts, etc. It's a very serene environment, with soothing trickling water in the background, a dimly lit setting, close quarters tables, and a peaceful instrumental soundtrack. You may be taken aback as you enter, because there is little to no noise, so conversations may seem like they need to be whispered haha.
I wholeheartedly recommend giving Koreana a welcome visit. Explore your taste buds, order something that intrigues you. If you are not the bold type, don't fret, they still have more traditional Japanese options such as, Chicken teriyaki, chicken katsu, Shrimp Tempura, etc. As for price range, I'd say they're a little higher, but nothing absurd or drastic. I'd say it could easily be $15-20 per person, varying on appetizers, drinks, and sushi.
*There is no WiFi.