Jackie X.
Yelp
Went to a location in San Diego and vowed I would return to an LA location!
Came here on a Thursday around 7 pm. There was plenty of parking in the small lot that served multiple businesses. The inside wasn't busy at all.
The employees were all Korean and very attentive and friendly. Just an fyi if you plan to take things home and dine in, there is a 25 cent charge for a to/go container so maybe bring your own container (saves money and is planet friendly!).
Last time I came I had the original yuk gae jang with custom made ramyum and it was so delicious!
This time we ordered the handcrafted Mandu & rice cake in ox bone broth, the premium tripe and brisket yuk gae jang, and the medium premium bossam boiled in various herbs all for 3 people.
The bossam came out first served with an amazing variety of banchan. With the bossam on a hot plate, we received purple rice, white rice, kimchi, white kimchi, fish cake, chives, spicy pickled veggies, lettuce, garlic, jalapeños, soy bean paste, and shrimp sauce. They went so well with the bossam! We replenished some of the banchan a few times and it was heaven in my mouth. So happy to have tried this and would definitely get again!
I enjoyed the yukgaejang, the broth was delicious but I wasn't a fan of the texture of the tripe as much. I prefer the original yuk gae jang that just comes with the meat.
The mandus were very yummy and the broth was so flavorful as well! I even mixed this broth with the spicy broth together. The rice cakes were okay, not permeated with much flavor so I ate it with some of the bossam fixings.
Still delicious and comforting food with fast and friendly service! Definitely will be back.