Drama Heaven in Koreatown

Korean Drama Heaven – Closed


Address: 3421 West 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA
Phone: (213) 380-0650

Disconnected phone number: (213) 380-0650 Korean movies and television dramas with English subtitles. Mostly rentals. Used to be known as “Beautiful Movie World.” 아름다운영화세상(드라마천국) Yearly membership fee of $20. Monthly $30 fee for unlimited rentals.

Wando Fish Restaurant – Closed


Address: 357 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020

UPDATE: Wan Do Fish BBQ closed as of November 2012.

Its space has been taken over by Cho Mak Korean Restaurant.

Crunchy Sea Fish Tacos – Closed


Address: 401 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 355-7353

UPDATE: Closed as of December 2012. Replaced by Teri N Taco. Off to the side of the 4th and Western Car Wash Specialty: $1.50 fish tacos and $1.25 beef tacos Iced Coffee, Thai Ice Tea, Horchata… Beefy Fries $6.50 Garlic Fries $4.00

Gospel House Cafe & Music – Closed


Address: 4251 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 426-9254

“G-House” was founded by Reverend Kwang-won Choi & Ok-hyun Choi in Seoul in 1986 in order to give people a place to enjoy gospel music. Established in Los Angeles in 2012.

Manna KBBQ on Olympic – Closed


Address: 3377 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Phone: (323) 733-8516

Manna Korean BBQ closed its Olympic Blvd location in 2011, moving to Little Tokyo in Downtown LA. Phone number remains the same: (323) 733-8516 Update: Manna eventually opened a location on Wilshire & Wilton. Last received a health rating of C, on 08/20/2010. Space is to be taken over by U2 Chunchon Jip AYCE Korean […]

Meat Korean BBQ – Closed


Address: 3377 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Phone: (323) 732-9292

Lee’s Kogi Jip (Meat House) and Barbecue Bar. The former Manna KBBQ space. Replaced by U2.

Gui Rim Korean BBQ


Address: 3977 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 387-5459

Korean BBQ Restaurant

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 […]

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.