Johnson Restaurant – Closed


Address: 3377 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 389-9946

UPDATE: Johnson House Boo Dae Jji Gae finally closed in the summer of 2012. Opened in early 2011 in the Brown Derby Plaza where Boiling Crab is also located. Budae jjigae (literally, “army base stew”) is a stew that came out of the Korean War, when meat was scarce in South Korea. Locals made use […]

Chiu Chow


Address: 3500 W 6th St, #100, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 384-1430

Dumpling kiosk inside Zion supermarket

Made in Mom – Closed


Address: 3807 Wilshire Blvd Ste 130, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 386-5800

Made in Mom was a small Korean-run cafe on the ground floor of the Pierce National Life Building.

Essence Coffee


Address: 3458 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010

Coffee shop for office workers

Hollys Coffee Shop – Closed


Address: 3450 W 6th St Ste 111, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 388-2114

Hollys is a South Korean chain known for sweet-potato latte. This branch in Koreatown closed in April 2012. The space has been taken over by The Boba Time.

Wien Bakery – Closed


Address: 3035 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Phone: (323) 766-0404

Wien Bakery was a Korean-run Western bakeshop with a wide variety of pastries such as red-bean doughnuts. Bankruptcy filing in 2010.

Yi Ssi Hwa Ro – Closed


Address: 3465 W 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020

All-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurant. 李氏韓國烤肉 Replaced by “My House” Korean BBQ restaurant, which still uses the phone number (213) 365-8111. Space has become the “The Gogi” as of 2013.

Young Jin Learning Center – Closed


Address: 329 N. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 960-8286

UPDATE: Space is now InTouch Learning Academy. Kids Class (3-4 years old) – projects, games, music, art, physical education Study Class (K-5th) – projects, books, creativity lessons Saturdays: Korean-language classes for children For inquiries, call (323) 960-8286. Korean speaker available at (213) 200-2744.