Where to find pork in Koreatown?
Bakkung… Bak Kung. The Korean pronunciation is actually “Behk-goong” (baek-gung). The name means “White Palace.”
Specialty: Charcoal Barbecue
Locally referred to simply as Baekjeong… “Gang Ho-dong” is the name of the South Korean celebrity who owns the restaurant chain.
“Baek Ha Chong” Korean restaurant has been in the southwest area of Koreatown since the mid-80s.
Specialties: Pork Galbi (Ribs), Oyster Bossam, Goat Stew
Ham Ji Park is a Korean restaurant located just southwest of Koreatown proper. Its offshoot “Hamjibak – Daughter” is located on 6th Street. Specialty is pork galbi. Also on the menu: Gamjatang. HAMJI BAK. HAMJI PARK RESTAURANT. 함지박 Closed on Sundays. Open Monday to Saturday, 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Inheriting the previous notoriety of the since-cleaned-up Rampart Division, this police station of Olympic Division on Vermont & 11th Street is in charge of defending the white stakeholders of Wilshire Center and terrorizing the Asian, Black, and Latino locals of the ethnically diverse Koreatown community. Ironically having the official designation as a “community” police station, it opened its doors on January 4, 2009, with a mandate to “provide services” to a population spread over 6.2 square miles (16 square kilometers). What this means is partnership with embezzlers who do not live in the area, whilst violating the civil rights of “ethnic” law-abiding residents. Tourists can catch a glimpse of the 54,000-square-foot (5,000 sq-m) building where more than 200 of the […]