KTEAM BBQ
Korean restaurant · Koreatown
936 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Highlights
Frozen pork belly, pork jowl, and beef tongue grilled tableside.
Frozen pork belly, pork jowl, and beef tongue grilled tableside.
"Korean BBQ is usually a layup for crowd-pleasing group dinners, but finding the right one can be tricky. Some have high-energy but cheap bulgogi and bad ventilation, while others are quiet, high-end meat temples with smooth jazz soundtracks. K-Team is the perfect middle ground. This casual, pork-centric Ktown spot from the Park’s BBQ team offers both quality meats and the upbeat energy its iconic sibling sometimes lacks. Plus, you can order a la carte without blowing your budget (i.e., spending $100+ per person)." - brant cox
"Naengsam, thinly-cut frozen pork belly, is the specialty at K-Team BBQ, a Korean barbecue restaurant from the team behind Park’s. Servers bring out trays of the naengsam, alongside brisket, pork jowl, and more, to be grilled on tabletop cast iron grills, enveloping the entire interior in a pleasant meaty scent. Loading up on meats is the obvious choice, but don’t neglect stews like kimchi jjigae and doenjang jjigae, or the kimchi fried rice, which is cooked with the last bits of meat on the grill. K-Team offers an a la carte setup, allowing diners to assemble their ideal line-up of meats instead of opting for a preset package. Beer, soju, and liquor are also on deck to wash down all the barbecue." - Rebecca Roland
"K-Team BBQ in Koreatown comes from the same owners as Park’s, but it fills a different and very useful niche. Here you'll find a premium KBBQ experience where cuts are roughly half the price of Park’s and the ambiance is more lively, without feeling like you're in a smoke-filled nightclub. Focus on the pork cuts from their a la carte menu (there’s beef, too, but you’re here for piggy). The on-top-of-it staff grills marbled pork jowl until it chars around the edges, and slices of pork belly (thick or thin) that render in delicious pools of fat. Meats come with a nice spread for ssam wrapping, including sweet perilla leaf, raw garlic, and spicy soybean paste. Balance the pork onslaught with a bowl of chilled acorn noodles that come in handy halfway through this hearty meal." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"An innovative Koreatown throwback barbecue experience featuring frozen pork belly and minari seared on a hot tabletop griddle—a creative, sensory-focused take on Korean barbecue." - Eater Staff
"Going out for Korean barbecue in Los Angeles’s Koreatown is a fun adventure for younger and older kids who get to try different banchan and maybe even help with the grilling — depending on how old they are. At K-Team Barbecue, kids can eat various cuts of beef and pork, puffy steamed egg, and tangy kimchi fried rice (sides of barley rice are available, too). If you have a toddler who is not steady enough to sit on K-Team’s barrel-style seats, ask for a high chair." - Nicole Adlman
