LA Yimone

Yimone (이모야) in LA is well known for its oyster bossam (boiled pork with oysters). I ordered it to-go, and the fresh oysters were nicely mixed with gochujang (Korean chili paste) and packed separately on ice. I liked that setup because if someone doesn’t enjoy oysters, they can simply eat the pork without mixing them. Parking is relatively easy during the day, but it gets crowded in the evening. Overall, a tasty and convenient spot for authentic Korean bossam.

Went there on a friend's recommendation, but the pork feet and boiled pork were a letdown.. The soups ordered by other tables smelled amazing, though. Seems like we just chose the wrong dishes. It's got very strong and traditional Korean flavor that hasn't been Americanized at all, like something our grandparents would enjoy.

Craving korean food? Give this place a shot!They have soups, dishes for drinking, fish dishes, and finally their famous boiled pork belly with oysters. At first, I hesitated a little because I’m not a huge fan of korean style fresh oysters. But I’m glad I tried theirs. It was yummmy. No fishy at all! Everything had clean aftertaste. Not too salty, not too sugary.

My aunt and I got the worst food poisoning of our lives from eating the oysters here. The food is tasty, but there are far better hole in the wall spots in ktown as well. Be careful eating here. We were both sick for around 3-4 days.

Hi All of my Korean contacts told me this is the best Korean restaurant, actually not for me to dine in, I’m considering to dine in , more cleaner more bigger etc… but I gave it a try for togo several Korean restaurants but found out this one has the best taste ever. And the consistency of the taste is pretty stable… So after some test out I’ve started to make a togo only here for Korean restaurant. Employees are super kind and trying remember regular customers!!! Awesome togo place, so if you don’t mind to dine in small batches place like this, you will love here!!! Taste super authentic Korean food!!

Wow, I have never been so aggressively treated in my life. I showed up a little bit earlier than normal times. So I asked the server if they are open for service before sitting down. The server said they are open for service, but the owner came in and starting swearing at me for coming in at an inconvenient time. Why did they lie to me that they are open for service then? The food was mediocre at best. Honestly, there are far better alternatives where you wouldn't be verbally abused by the owner.

If it has an option for zero stars, I really want that The most horrible experience after eating their food. The food taste was ok but the problem happened after. I got food poisoning after taking their food, and it was serious. Vomiting 2 days with diarrhea. I called the restaurant the owner keep saying it is your body's problem, not our food's problem. So, I won't go there anymore in my life and I won't recommend this restaurant ever.

Me and my sister got food poisoning at this place. Beyond rude owner and very unsanitary. I don’t think she washes her dishes because all her dishes/bowls had leftover food stains on them and she continued to say that it happened just now from kimchi. Even her togo box had a black dead cockroach looking thing inside and she nonchalantly shook it out. PLEASE STOP GETTING PEOPLE SICK!! This is immoral!!

Came around 11:30am on a Saturday for lunch and within about 10 min the restaurant was completely full. Everything is in Korean so be sure to ask for an English menu if you need it. We went off the Yelp reviews and got the oyster bossam and beef rib soup with veggies (no actual pieces of beef). The bossam itself was good, where the meat was a nice balance of lean and fat. The accompanying radish kimchi was well fermented and went well with the meat and oysters as well. The shrimp paste was a little too pungent for me. I would only get the oysters if you're really into them because they give you a very generous amount of it. We like oysters and didn't even finish half of it. I can't say this is my fav bossam in Ktown but would recommend if you really like oysters because I don't know of many places that have that as an option. Despite not having pieces of beef rib, the soup was delicious! It was hearty and flavorful, although I wish there was a bit more cabbage. This was probably my favorite of the two dishes we ordered. I really enjoyed their spread of banchan as well! Nowadays not a lot of places don't give you japchae so that was a pleasant surprise.

If you want to go where a lot of Koreans head to for some real authentic Korean food you've got to come to La Yimone!! The food is incredible and it's like being at a family's home with the authenticity it provides. I'm glad they have a menu with pics since I don't read or speak Korean. I ordered some soup to go. Prices are still reasonable for what you get.

One of a few restaurants opens 4th of July! We visited around 7pm and ordered fermented soybean stew and beef, and boiled pork belly. Loved the stew, super authentic and boiled pork belly was soft and no bad small at all. The owner was really nice. I definitely wanna come back soon to try other menu.

Amazing Asian food taste. If you don't like hot spicy? Go to other restaurant. This place is perfect experience for Korean spicy

My perfect to go spot when I need Korean food. Got to know this spot for its agujjim, monkfish, which is one of the best in the area. My Mom really enjoyed it and their mild agu soup as well (jiri). I got bossam to go this time and it did not disappoint. It's mostly older people eating in the small restaurant, so it's perfect to go spot for me.

Service is a little rough around the edges but I'm assuming it's just because they've been at this for years and they know their food is delicious. Possibly the best tasting simmered cod in spicy sauce that I've had in years. Loved that they put a few pieces of rice cake which I've never seen any other place do. Portion size is perfect for two, maybe three, with a bunch of tasty side dishes. The dish usually takes a while so I recommend calling it in before you get there.

If you love Kfood, and try authentic korean food, this place is the one. My friends and I ordered simmered monkfish with bean sprouts, Bossam(steamed pork belly), and fish stew ...with lots of beers, and Soju. The owner was so friendly, and gave us side dishes "unlimited". The parking enterance was on the Westen Av side. And this place has one big screen to enjoy Dodgers game, so my friends snd I enjoyed eating kfood and watching baseball game. Was great night.

The food was very traditional and super yummy! And the staff is incredibly fast and friendly. Highly recommend if in the area, I will definitely be coming back.

Me and my sister also got food poisoned at this place, the owner was also super super rude and got mad at us for using the togo utensils (because she didn't bring us any) and threw wooden chopsticks at our table. The table she sat us at had lettuce pieces on it from the previous customers and she did not wipe the table correctly. We should have left then but felt bad. The dishes and bowls she brought out had left over stains on it (twice) and our bossam had a hair in it. When we confronted her she said she can't see it and that she can't see well. You should not be handling food if you can't see. My sister is throwing up and I had to take the day off from work. How is this place in business? Avoid at all costs. Very unsanitary and beyond rude. I can't believe I tipped her.

If it has an option for zero stars, I really want that The most horrible experience after eating their food. The food taste was ok but the problem happened after. I got food poisoning after taking their food, and it was serious. Vomiting 2 days with diarrhea. I called the restaurant the owner keep saying it is your body's problem, not our food's problem. So, I won't go there anymore in my life and I won't recommend this restaurant ever.

My favorite Korean place in LA, hands down. It's small, it's noisy, and sometimes the owners get overwhelmed with the crowd. The food is amazing!!! I just love it. Pure comfort. I love coming here after Beverly Hot Springs which is a block away.

I think this is the 2nd time im posting comments on yelp and please, just try it. Wow!!! The oyster bossam was crazy. After i ate; i called the restaurant and i said thank you for the food. Everything tasted like homemade just like my mom made. I live pretty far away from the restaurant and there was crazy traffic. So i called the owner and she was telling me that she was gonna put some ice on the oyster to keep it fresh and cold until we picked up the food. There you go, once we opened the oyster, it was fresh and so delicious. The steamed pork belly? Gaminess was non-existent, just unctuous buttery tenderness, the banchan? Can we say regal and as crisp and fresh as fresh can be? Definitely will go back soon!

I only come here for one thing, the oyster bossam. If you've read some of my reviews you know I'm not a fan of pork so when I come get the oyster bossam I always have someone eat the pork or we just get the oyster one without the pork. Apart from other bossam places this place seasons the oysters and it's just so perfect. Their oysters are fresh and plump! I don't know what they use but it doesn't look like they use the frozen ones because the frozen ones don't get so plump when it's defrosted. The lady that works is always so nice and friendly, I can't say she's very attentive because she's the only one working all the time but I never have a complaint about it, I understand. This place isn't very known and I'd like it to stay that way hahaha ! They have amazing combo deals and their soju is only $7.99 (a lot of other places have soju for $12.99) I like their spicy monk fish but I mainly go for the oyster bossam. I did hear that every dish is pretty scrumptious here and it's called "yimone" as in "aunt's place" so it's like.. home cooking

When my mom told me about the great meal she'd had at LA Yimone, I asked if it was a new place, as it had something like ten Yelp reviews. She said that it had been around for years, but that the only people who went were middle-aged Korean regulars. That about sold me. My mom and I went for lunch a couple weeks ago, walking in just around noon on a Wednesday. The place was small, a hole in the wall in the same strip mall as the Kim Sun Young hair salon on Western, by the KFC. I'd driven past it probably a thousand times over the years. It hides in plain sight behind a legitimately unappealing storefront, a glass door and two adjoining glass panels papered over from inside with aging signage. Not sure why they thought printing the entire menu and plastering it on both sides of the door would be more attractive than, oh, a clear view into a homey little restaurant. The inside was much nicer, plain and welcoming in the way of tiny home-style Korean restaurants. It wasn't full, but there were some occupied tables. One of the parties was white, even. I got the sense that everyone else was a regular. There was only one person working the restaurant, as far as I could tell--I'm guessing she was the eponymous Yimo, or Auntie. She seemed to do all the cooking and serving, somehow, though surely she had some help in the kitchen. It was all very pleasant and casual and friendly. The food was great. The banchan spread was on point. Excellent kimchis and namuls, including a spinach namul with bits of sesame or tofu that I really liked. Potato salad with sweet, crisp apple. Firm tofu with a satisfying spicy sauce. The rice was right, purple and tasty, good with everything, especially our soup. We ordered the dongtae maeuntang and the ojingeo bokkeum for our meal. Lovely, spicy Korean bounty. The dongtae maeuntang was a jungol, a big hot pot for two kept cooking on the table. This was a spicy fish soup swimming with pollack and vegetables and mushrooms. The fish was flaky and hearty, and I loved the soup, which was both powerfully spicy and complex in flavor. The fresh fragrant stalks of minari went a long way. The ojingeo bokkeum was also fantastic. Spicy squid and vegetable stir-fry with plenty of tender, supple squid. I always love ojingeo bokkeum, but thought Yimone's was especially good. I love home-style Korean cooking, and though my mother does it best, I can never have to many Yimos' spots in my restaurant rotation. LA Yimone happens to be a short drive from my house, and I'm happy I found a new auntie to visit for great banchan and spicy Korean food.

Surprised about this place! FREE PARKING. In ktown that is always a plus! So onto the food... This is a hometown korean food and we just wanted something that had no wait. they only had local korean speaking guests. So we were the only non-koreans but they still treated us great! Which i appreciate because sometimes korean only places can be rude with mean ajimaaa's. We ordered: - Kimchee and tofu soup, we got the large to share. it was great and hotpot style with a warmer at the table. Lots of kimchee and tofu to make it warm and soothing! - seafood pancake big crispy pieces! it was great. - banchan: 8 different types. All very good. My favorites were the kimchee, zuchinii, and jap chae! Although i wished they had like seaweed or more green like veggies. Also lots of the regulars were getting buzzed off soju and looked like they were having a grand ole time. Would come back to try more next time!

Been back a couple of times and I'm less and less with "Yimo's" hospitality and service. She hustles around alone but isn't really that sharp and doesn't really treat customers the same as she used to. Not sure what's going on. The food is good. I like their Banchan in particular. But I'm pretty disappointed with their declining level of service. It seems like the food and atmosphere is no longer the focus of this place, but it's to bring in cash. Oh well...

Today I came to Yimone for fermented soybean stew. It's one of the best in town, I must say. The banchans ( side dishes) are prepared south region country style and taste like mom's cooking. This is a family owned restaurant and the owner runs the floor, you may call her "Yimo" , she will be happy to be called with that. Yimone in Korean means Auntie's (mother's side), "Yimo" or "Emo" means auntie. My favorite ones from here are soybean stew, steamed spicy monkfish mixed with sprouts, seafood pancake, stirr fried spicy squid with veggies. If you are a group of over 8 people, you must call ahead as this place has a small capacity. If you want an authentic Korean food with good set of banchans this is the one. Parking is avaible usually I arrive avoiding busy hours.

Yimone is tucked away in one of the many plazas in Korea Town, and it is the authentic Korean culinary experience that you are looking for. The outside is nondescript and the inside is cozy and quaint without all the frills. The cooks do not dumb their dishes down for our American palates. The broths for the soups are all rich and flavorfully complex, and the complimentary refillable side dishes (banchan) are always excellent. The spicy squid rice dish, the spicy beef soup, and the beef rib soup are the menu items my partner and I can always count on when we come. They always serve complimentary barley tea which is a very welcome change from water. this is definitely a place i would recommend if you're looking for some authentically tasty food

The food was ok. What I really want to talk about is adding an extra dollar for tip. I picked up food and did not dine at the restaurant, yet I decided to leave a small tip for goodwill. I just checked my credit card bill and $1 more was added. Shady! Stay away from this restaurant.

They have awesome food! It is the best authentic korean food restaurant in los angeles. Omg their banchan... Omg... Their banchan.. Tastes just like home. If you wanna try authentic korean food made by loving korean hands, give yimone a try. Yimone literally means "Mom's Sister" or "Aunt". It's like you suddenly have a korean aunt who makes you amazing korean food anytime you want. Awesome!!! I swear everything on the menu is freakin fantastic.

Food is good but they need a menu in eNglish to attract people thaT more not can read Korean . I can read English in menu with American words . But food is good from aunt yimone

Closed at 9pm on Thursday. Hours are wrong. People are eating at 9:20, but they're not interested in new customers.

My bf and I got dinner here because it had good reviews. We ordered beef soon tofu and yukgaejang (spicy beef vegetable soup). The banchans were actually pretty good, but the soups themselves were really lacking. Neither of us had that much beef (like... 7 super tiny pieces) in our soups and the broth itself tasted like just shin ramen soup packet... Also nobody refilled my water the entire time. People working there seemed nice, but won't be going back.

It's convenient close to work so I eat here often The cooking is like moms cooking the atmosphere is cozy.. Owner is friendly and nice until it really gets busy but I understand cuz it's like that everywhere This place gets more busier in the evenings where group of elderly ppl come to drink so I'm usually here for lunch I like the banchans she prepared everyday and she also makes good kimchee just like how l like it.

I love Agugim here for the best Korean food. Since it is near from my workplace in LA Koreatown, I often eat lunch at this Korean restaurant. They have good prices for the Most popular Korean food.

Super hole in the wall Korean restaurant with a variety of items ranging from soup to fish casseroles/stews and hot stone rice dishes. It's a good sized menu and every dish is perfectly portioned and executed. Solid traditional Korean restaurant with no frills. There's a parking lot with always plenty of spots. The owner (I think) is super friendly and very attentive. This has become my go-to spot once a week.

Awesome!! I can't recommend this place enough. Kind service, great food, good prices... there's not much more I could ask for! OH and there's some free parking.

Im hesitant to write this review because this place needs to remain a secret. Yimone translates to Aunties Place. And the woman who runs this place is just like a favorite aunt who makes you great food. Everything I've had is delicious but some things are def not for the American palette. Better know some korean cause its hard to order otherwise. Just point at the pictures. Food A Service B Parking C

Omg.. writing this review while im eating cuz it's that freakin good. The 6 banchan that come w/the entree (side dishes) are some of the best I've ever had, period. I ordered the kimchi jjigae and it tastes just like my moms. I love how they immediately provide korean wild rice instead of white rice without having to ask. The korean lady working here is super sweet! So happy i found this place because it's literally 5 min walking distance from my house :)

I ordered kimchi tofu casserole and seafood pancakes to go. Found an ant in my soup and will never go back to this place. Very disappointed.

Good value, tastes good, and the owner working here is really nice. However, the entries have very little meat in them.

Best banchan!!!! Ordered beef ribs soup that came with red rice, very good!! Service is outstanding compared to any other restaurant in K-town.

Best for Ahgujjim the Korean jjim dish made with monkfish and a lot of bean sprout. It is spicy food but love the taste of vegetables with monkfish mixed.

this hidden gem!! mom told me about this place and came with her. we ate so much food. they have combos~ drinks are hella cheap. food tastes bombay!! the auntie here is sucha cutie will be back again!!

This place is my favorite place to eat in Koreatown...not only is it amazing service and authentic in taste, but I love seeing the eemo walking around the dining area, hustling in the background, and making sure her diners are extremely satisfied. She hears when her customers need something and gets on it right away. The homemade quality of the food makes my stomach happy after a long day at work. The combos are the best: you get three huge dishes and alcohol for such an affordable cost. I normally don't write Yelp reviews for Korean restaurants but this one is just too good. And it'd truly be a shame to keep it a secret. There aren't enough places like this around the area. The seafood pancake or pajun is to die for! So crispy and moist! And the chicken stew and octopus stirfry are the best. I'm Korean so I know what good Korean food is! When I brought my Caucasian brother-in-law, he lost it bc he said he's been cheated this whole time living in SF eating at places he thought were previously good. This place has free parking too :)

Very delicious authentic Korean food. I love their Kimchee stew & grill fish. I would recommend my friend & family.

I'm very sure this place is the #1 Korean restaurant in Los Angeles area I've been to. I love Yimone! it's providing very good service and wonderful Korean food indeed!! :)) like like!!

One of the best Korean home style cooking in Los Angeles. I have guests from overseas, always wanna come back here when visiting LA. Great food, fast friendly service. The owner lady cooking, serving and taking orders all at the same time without a sweat, this is a multi-tasking at it's finest, all done with grace.