Pipers Restaurant – Closed
Address: 222 N Western Ave
Phone Number: Not submitted
Phone Number: Not submitted
UPDATE: Closed in October 2018.
C health rating
Food establishments in the Koreatown area that have been given a C health rating at least once by the Los Angeles County Department of Health.
Mok Maru Jong Sul Jip – Closed
Address: 222 N Western Ave
Phone Number: Not submitted.
Phone Number: Not submitted.
UPDATE: Closed in 2018. Sports bar adjacent to Pipers Restaurant — designated by the city as a “patio” which allows it to circumvent anti-smoking laws. Has the same kitchen as Pipers, which has repeatedly been given a very low health rating of C by the health department.
Yu Chun Chic Naengmyun
Address: 3185 W Olympic Blvd
Phone Number: 213-382-3815
Phone Number: 213-382-3815
Yoocheon is Korean restaurant whose specialty is chik naeng-myeon (cold noodles with the main ingredient being arrowroot, not the usual buckwheat).
Choi Ga Nae
Address: 3914 Wilshire Blvd
Phone Number: (213) 382-8988
Phone Number: (213) 382-8988
Choi Ga Nae is an AYCE (all-you-can-eat) Korean barbecue restaurant.
Bangla Bazar & Restaurant
Address: 4205 W 3rd St
Phone Number: (213) 380-4070
Phone Number: (213) 380-4070
Health score as of December 2014: red C South Asian restaurant serving Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani food. A source of halal goods in North Koreatown by Little Bangladesh. Business hours: Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 10 pm.
Little Wang Kung
Address: 691 S Hoover St
Phone Number: (213) 487-3749
Phone Number: (213) 487-3749
Chinese takeout restaurant on the eastern edge of Koreatown proper. Sweet-and-sour pork Almond chicken Mongolian beef Egg foo young Beef or chicken chopsuey Kungpao beef or chicken Also known as Little Wang Kong. Had a C health rating in 2012.
SoKongDong Restaurant – Moved
Address: 2716 W Olympic Blvd
Phone Number: (213) 380-3737
Phone Number: (213) 380-3737
UPDATE: As of April 2014, this restaurant has left its Koreatown location on Olympic and moved east to the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. So Kong Dong is famous for the Korean stew “soon dubu” (soft tofu) and steamed “mandoo” (dumplings). SO KONG DONG KYOJA
Sisters Hawaiian BBQ – Closed
Address: 4220 Beverly Blvd
Phone Number: (213) 382-4467
Phone Number: (213) 382-4467
SISTER HAWAIIAN BBQ 4220 W BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA, 90004 Date Closed: April 02, 2013 Reason for Closure: Vermin Harborage, Vermin Infestation Moana Hawaiian BBQ = Jame Mandu (213) 382-4467 Hawaiian/Korean BBQ place Even served ganjang gejang. SISTERS MANDU 자매만두 (식당-한식) 213-382-4467 950 S Berendo St Los Angeles, CA 90006 No longer the restaurant’s number: (213) 382-4467
Crazy Hook – Closed
Address: 3250 Wilshire Blvd
Phone Number: (213) 389-3424
Phone Number: (213) 389-3424
Notorious for having a C rating from the health department (as of June 2011). Update: Has been rebranded as Crazy Crab LA in the fall of 2012. Latest update: Crazy Crab closed as well as of 2014.
In 2010, the Los Angeles City Council formally declared Koreatown's borders as Western Avenue, Olympic Boulevard, Vermont Avenue, and 3rd Street, with a business corridor on Western from 3rd to Rosewood Avenue.