You may have had elaborate fugu meals at upper-end restaurants here or in Japan: toasted fins steeped in sake; There is almost a rite built around the eating of fugu in Japan, heightened by danger. Read more.
Most people end up with the black goat, either roasted or served in a spicy soup, but you can also get the requisite chicken-ginseng soup. If you're lucky, you may be offered a taste of the house soju Read more.
"You're eating spicy pork belly with raw garlic and fresh herbs. And sometimes, maybe most of the time, happiness is an end in itself." - Jonathan Gold
LA Weekly's Best of LA 2010 pick - Best Late-Night Korean/Best Kim Jong Il Mural!
Order the cooked-kimchi-and-kalbi dolsot bibimbop, served in a superheated stone bowl. Try not to disturb the developing shell of crisp rice; instead, save it for a crunchy finale: Read more.
Soban is a slightly odd institution, nice in a way that's probably closer to the way your mom's best friend's kitchen is nice. The most famous dish here is probably the spicy galbi jjim.-Jonathan Gold
Fish is the star of the menu, but that's only one reason the 18-year-old restaurant's loyal clientele keeps returning. The seasonal banchan outshines those found at most Korean barbecues. Read more.
This is for lovers of intense flavors -- blue cheese, Belgian beer and long-cured sausage. Read more.
While people will quibble over whether or not Park's is the defacto best Korean barbecue in the city, it's exceptionally solid, and the perfect destination for a night out in K-Town. Read more.
"...a restaurant where the blood sausage is treated less as a racy snack than as a necessity of civilized life..." Read the entire Jonathan Gold review by clicking 'More Info' below. Read more.
