Cafe Theater

Address: 301 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 380-7300

Korean bar

New Menu at Biergarten LA

Address: 206 N Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 466-4860

One of the many beergardens in Koreatown LA. New menu effective May 2011 with Eddie Hah in the kitchen. . HOUSE SPECIALS WURSTPLATTE Choice of bockwurst, bratwurst, kolbasa, knackwurst Pickled radish, house salad, kimchee sauerkraut 2 sausages $15 3 sausages $21 4 sausages $26 DRUNKEN CHICKEN beer-roasted chicken; pickled radish; house salad half chicken $11 […]

Tourist of the Day: @KurlyKolly

We were expecting a flood of visitors in town for the Korean Music Festival, but it so happened that our tourist of the day for April 29th was in Los Angeles not for the KMF, but the Asian-Pacific Film Festival.

Colleen (@kurlykolly), who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, but is planning to move to South Korea soon, has been following and actively engaging the community on Twitter for months and she finally got to visit our district in Los Angeles!

Vermont Pet Shop – Closed

Address: 918 S. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Open as of April 2009. Closed as of April 2011. KJ’s Bike Shop now in its space.

Fusion Menu of Biergarten LA

Address: 206 N Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (323) 466-4860

New Menu Effective May 2011 . HOUSE SPECIALS Wurstplatte $18 Premium bockwurst, bratwurst, kolbasa, knackwurst char-grilled to a perfection. Served with sauerkraut, grilled vegetables and honey mustard. Pork Ribs (Spicy or BBQ) $18 Korean chili marinated Kobe spare ribs char-grilled. Comes with salad and teriyaki sauce. Drunken Chicken $15 Baked lemon-pepper chicken steamed with lemon, […]

Gaju Market (5th & Western) – Resurrected

Address: 450 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90020

Update: Reopened in a brand-new building complex in the same spot, in December 2015.

Natura Bar – Closed

Address: 3337 W 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: 213-784-0943

UPDATE: Closed in the summer of 2011. Adjacent to the restaurant Cemitas y Tlayudas Pal Cabron in Koreatown. Organic jugos (juices), licuados (smoothies), raspados (Mexican snowcones) and nieves (ice cream). Among the flavors of ice cream are mamey sapote, limón (key lime), leche quemada (burnt milk), tuna (cactus fruit), nuezcoco (coconut), vainilla (vanilla), and flor […]

Menu of Cemitas y Tlayudas Pal Cabron

Address: 3337 W 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: (213) 427-0601

UPDATE: Pal Cabron closed in the summer of 2011. Bringing to Koreatown more than just typical Mexican street food, Cemitas y Tlayudas Pal Cabron showcases two of the staples of southern Mexican food. TLAYUDAS are large handmade crispy tortillas imported from Oaxaca that are topped with pork confit, black beans, cabbage, cheese and various regional […]

Asian Fusion Burgers at Kalbi Burger (Closed)

Address: 4001 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 738-7898

All the beef cooked at Kalbi Burger is certified natural Angus that’s free of hormone and antibiotics! The cows were humanely raised and handled. SIGNATURE KALBI BURGER Fresh ground short rib meat and ground chuck. American cheese, romaine lettuce, Korean vinaigrette, red onions, tomato, kalbi aioli sauce LULU BURGER Angus chuck patty Swiss cheese, romaine […]