Pigya
Korean barbecue restaurant · Koreatown ·
Tabletop Korean BBQ featuring pork belly and Wagyu beef
Tabletop Korean BBQ featuring pork belly and Wagyu beef
"As you've probably guessed, Pigya in Koreatown is big on pork. It's also big on feeding you to the point where you'll contemplate asking a friend for a piggyback ride after dinner. Meals here involve fatty pork cheek and brick-sized pork belly slabs that caramelize on the grill. Go with the $98 pork gyu combo, which feeds four and comes with the aforementioned cuts, plus beef short rib and a yuzu-drenched wagyu carpaccio. The staff handles the grilling, so you can chill, drink beer, and take in the room of loud friend groups and secondhand bacon smoke. And just when you think you've hit your wall, perfect kimchi fried rice and a pot of spicy hangover ramen will enter the chat." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"KBBQ at Pigya is not for the “kind of hungry” or anyone who loves sweet little Piglet. At this big, rowdy restaurant, domed grills sizzle with brick-sized pork belly, fatty pork cheek, and heaping piles of kimchi. Even though this spot is pork-centric, the $98 pork gyu combo that includes beef is the way to go. It comes with beef short rib and a silky, yuzu-drench carpaccio that’s the refreshing bite you want after eating jumbo bacon. The staff handles the grilling and courses out your feast, too, which ends with a mound of kimchi fried rice and spicy hangover ramen." - brant cox, nikko duren, sylvio martins
"It makes sense that the former Honey Pig space would become another Korean barbecue restaurant dedicated to pork. Using a similar wide cast iron grill that allows the juices and fat to slowly season and flavor spicy bean sprouts, onions, and kimchi to the sides, the show’s star here is thick-cut Korean samgyupsal, or pork belly. The combinations here are very reasonable, about $100 for the combination beef and pork tasting that easily feeds four people." - Cathy Park
"When it comes to Korean barbecue in Koreatown, there are almost too many options to choose from. Pigya, which took over the former Honey Pig, captures the spirit of its predecessor with a pork-oriented tabletop barbecue experience." - Rebecca Roland
"It makes sense that the former Honey Pig space would become another Korean barbecue restaurant dedicated to pork. Using a similar wide cast iron grill that allows the juices and fat to slowly season and flavor spicy bean sprouts, onions, and kimchi to the sides, the show's star here is thick-cut Korean samgyupsal, or pork belly. The combinations here are very reasonable, about $100 for the combination beef and pork tasting that easily feeds four people." - Matthew Kang
