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EXOTIC IN KOREATOWN LA

 

Agashi Gopchang

Address: 3744 W 6th St
Phone Number: 213-249-9678

Franchise of a South Korean restaurant chain whose specialty is beef intestines.

The Korean BBQ here is NOT low-quality AYCE (all you can eat).

Eva's Lechon: Filipino Suckling Pig on Third Street in Los Angeles

Eva’s Lechon

Address: 4252 W 3rd St
Phone Number: (213) 383-3179

Specializes in roasting whole pigs and chickens Filipino-style.

Must order about three to five days in advance. Cash payment only. Upon pick up.

A hit during Thanksgiving!

Namwongol Chuotang

Address: 3623 W Pico Blvd
Phone Number: (323) 733-5700

This restaurant is famous for its specialty of mudfish stew.

Mirak (Black-Goat Meat Stew)

Address: 1134 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (323) 732-7577

Mi-Rak is a Korean restaurant whose specialty is black-goat stew. This location is the original one on Western. They also opened second location on Vermont Avenue in late 2013. Open until 10:00 pm on most days.

Wassada Restaurant

Address: 377 N Western Ave
Phone Number: (323) 464-3006

Restaurant famous for sashimi and live octopus. “Wa! Ssadda” can be translated from Korean as “Wow! Inexpensive!” Note though that prices are anything but cheap. When you enter the restaurant, you will be surrounded by fish tanks featuring your dinner menu. A popular item is the Gwango (flounder) hwe plate, to which you can add live lobster, live sea cucumber, or live abalone. Gaebul (spoon worms) The number of the bar Wassada Pocha next door is (323) 466-0991. 와싸다 포차 (와포) Open only for dinner. Occasionally open for lunch on Sundays.

Goopojib Chuotang

Address: 3071 W 8th St
Phone Number: (213) 384-5537

Gupojip / Gu Po Jib is a Korean restaurant on 8th & Berendo whose house specialty is mudfish (choo-wo). Has a thirty-year tradition of serving mudfish stew (chuotang), which is also available for takeout. Open until 9:00 pm on most days.

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.