closed 2014

Business establishments in the Koreatown area that closed in the year 2014.

 

Flour, Etc (Apples Bakery & Cafe) – Closed

Address: 3525 W 3rd St
Phone Number: (213) 915-0714

Poorly rated, poorly stocked bakeshop on 3rd & New Hampshire. No longer has horchata soft-serve. Disconnected phone number: (213) 915-0714 Space was taken over by Dumpling House as of early 2015. The other Apples location that had been inside the Assi Market on 8th & Oxford has moved to 849 South Vermont.

Pizzeria Napoli – Closed

Address: 3525 W 8th St
Phone Number: (213) 387-4992

UPDATE: Closed as of November 2014 Disconnected phone number: (213) 387-4992 Pizza place that opened mid-2013 above ASSI supermarket on 8th Street. Ownership change in 2014. Now with an Italian chef. Professes to cater and deliver, though no one answers the phone. Hours are 11:00 am – 8:00 pm, Monday to Saturday. *Closed on Sundays.

Ice Kiss – Closed

Address: 3407 W 6th St
Phone Number: (213) 382-4776

Patbingsu, Coffee, Hookah. Disconnected number: (213) 382-4776

Wings Over LA – Closed

Address: 3522 W 8th St
Phone Number: (213) 480-9464

Closed as of November 2014. Next to Chongajip at the Oxford Center strip mall on 8th Street.

Castle 2 – Name Change

Address: 3600 Wilshire Blvd
Phone Number: (213) 388-1988

December 2014: The space is now known as Bulgogi Hut. All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ restaurant on Wilshire & Kingsley. The space was known as Bulgogi House in its last iteration. AYCE price: $9.99, $11.99 Opens at around 11:30 am seven days a week. Last Walk In / Last Call Sun-Thur 10:30pm / 11:00pm Fri-Sat: 11:00pm / 11:30pm Had previously been known as Goong and Bulgogi House.

The Gogi – Closed

Address: 3454 W 6th St
Phone Number: (213) 365-8111

It’s the “My House” Korean restaurant rebranded as “The Gogi” in 2013. All You Can Eat Korean BBQ set is $20 with pork and beef combinations. No more hotpots. 더고기 HOURS OPEN Mon – Wed: 5:00 pm – 12:00 am Thu: 5:00 pm – 2:00 am Fri – Sat: 11:00 am – 2:00 am Sun: 2:00 pm – 12:00 am

Bokka – Name Change

Address: 545 S Western Ave
Phone Number: 213-383-9151

UPDATE: The space is now known as Koguryo Shabu-Shabu & Korean BBQ. Korean restaurant located in the mini-mall on the northwest corner of 6th and Western. The name has been in that spot for around ten years. Changed ownership in 2013 and then started serving Korean BBQ and Beef/Vegetables Shabu-Shabu. For Bokka’s former menu of blowfish, visit Daebok at 2010 James M Wood in the Westlake district, just east of Koreatown proper.

Myeongdong Donkasu – Closed

Address: 698 Vermont Ave
Phone Number: 213) 365-2200

Tonkatsu restaurant in the strip mall known as 7-Vermont Plaza, on the northeast corner of 7th and Vermont. Replaced by Shabu Me LA.

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.