Plaza Hanshik
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: 213-480-0203
Phone Number: 213-480-0203
Stall located in the Koreatown Plaza food court. Serves many popular Korean dishes, including galbitang, bulgogi, altang, gomtang and bibim naengmyeon.
Koreatown Plaza food court
Food court at the Koreatown Plaza on Western Avenue.
Bab Han Kki, One Bite, Pioneer Chicken
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 389-3565
Phone Number: (213) 389-3565
Food stall that opened inside the Koreatown Plaza food court in early 2015.
Plaza Sushi
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 380-1580
Phone Number: (213) 380-1580
Plaza Sushi is one of the stalls inside the food court of Koreatown Plaza on Western Avenue. Has bento boxes. Closes by 8:00 pm on most days.
PHO 2000 @ Koreatown Plaza
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 386-4083
Phone Number: (213) 386-4083
Franchise stall in the Koreatown Plaza food court. Vietnamese noodle soups and spring rolls. Had been Pho ABC. Open until 8:00 pm.
Gamja Bawi
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 387-5581
Phone Number: (213) 387-5581
Located in the Koreatown Plaza food court, Gamja Bawi serves popular Korean dishes like dolsot bibimbap (rice and vegetables in a hot stone pot) and bulgogi (marinated beef) with rice. The term “Gamja Bawi” refers to people from Gangwon province, where gamja (“potato”) has been widely cultivated. Bawi does NOT refer to “rock” as many ignorant writers have published. Bawi is a modified pronunciation of bau, which is a dialectical suffix for marking a ethnonym. Last orders are taken by 8:00 pm on most evenings.
KAYA: Boba, Curry, Porridge
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 738-5954
Phone Number: (213) 738-5954
Located at the Koreatown Plaza food court, KAYA is famous for three things — boba drinks, premium curry dishes, and jook (traditional Korean porridge).
Seoul Soondae House
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 739-0606
Phone Number: (213) 739-0606
Seoul Soondae House serves traditional Korean blood sausages. This stall is located in the food court of Koreatown Plaza on Western Avenue. (There had been another restaurant called Seoul Soondae House on 6th Street at Alexandria Plaza). Closes by 8:30 or earlier on most days.
Pao Jao Dumpling House
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 385-1881
Phone Number: (213) 385-1881
PAOJAO is a Chinese-inspired food stall in Koreatown Plaza’s food court that serves dumplings and affordable bowls of jajangmyeon (noodles with black-bean sauce). Items on their menu include shrimp dumplings and also green-colored Chlorella (algae) buns. They also have large steamed buns filled with red bean. Known for bad service towards non-Koreans.
Tonkatsu House
Address: 928 S Western Ave
Phone Number: (213) 383-3781
Phone Number: (213) 383-3781
Has the same owner of Tofu House in the Koreatown Plaza food court. Loyalty special: your meal at either stall will count towards a free meal after nine or ten orders. Famous for the gigantic proportions of donkassu (Korean-style tonkatsu). A popular side dish is the macaroni salad.
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.