Perilla LA
Korean restaurant · Chinatown ·
Seasonal Korean banchan, gimbap, and dosirak in a courtyard
Seasonal Korean banchan, gimbap, and dosirak in a courtyard
"Banchan is the main event at Perilla, but that’s only part of why this lunch spot stands out in a town full of great Korean food. Their huge garden patio is what transforms a quick, vegetable-dominated lunch into a substantial event. We especially love the neatly packed banchan combo, which comes with four daily banchan and seasoned rice. Whether you’re eating collard green kimchi drizzled with plum syrup, sprouting cauliflower tossed in sesame oil, or the creamy potato salad with apples and fermented cucumber, the impromptu picnic in the sunshine you'll have here will be the highlight of your day." - sylvio martins, brant cox, cathy park
"In a town full of great Korean food, Perilla stands out for its fantastic seasonal banchan. But it’s the mini meadow surrounding this Chinatown spot that transforms a quick lunch into a substantial event. Formerly a pop-up, this daytime spot in Chinatown operates out of a tiny cottage where colorful umbrellas sway over patio tables, and people walk through a garden sipping housemade yuzu soda. The dosirak boxes filled with marinated cod or spicy beef here are executed with the obsessive perfectionism of a breakup text and exactly what you want to eat during an impromptu picnic in the sunshine." - sylvio martins, brant cox, garrett snyder, cathy park
"When it comes to the snack department, this Korean spot from Chinatown shines. Gimbap topped with spicy scallop tartare Avocado and mentaiko rice bowl topped with trout roe Thin slices of beef and onions braised in gochujang sauce served over rice Housemade cucumber-yuzu syrup poured over sparkling water" - team infatuation
"Located in the same courtyard development as vegan bakery Bakers Bench, coffee shop Heavy Water, and Cassell’s, Perilla is a neighborhood banchan shop by chef Jihee Kim. Wander in for a fridge full of banchan, like collard greens kimchi, potato salad, and mushroom bokkeum, alongside spicy beef dupbap and a chicken dosirak. With the shop opening at 11 a.m., it’s easy to swing by before an afternoon game. On a warm day, grab a seat in the courtyard and dig in." - Matthew Kang
"A banchan shop in the Alpine Street courtyard that’s best enjoyed as part of an impromptu picnic with the neighboring vendors; as Rebecca Roland suggests, pick up a few banchan like the mushroom bokkeum or the heartier dupbap to share or to round out other orders from the development." - Eater Staff
