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5 Must Try Restaurants in LA's Koreatown

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Jan 20, 2019

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5 Must Try Restaurants in LA's Koreatown

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With the rising popularity of Korean entertainment, Korean food has also become immensely popular all over the world. This is especially true in LA, a city that is known for having the largest Korean population in America. In LA's Koreatown, the Korean cuisine evolved to become a more Americanized version of itself, being able to appeal to its Korean and American consumers alike.

Now, here are the five must eat at places if you are visiting LA's Koreatown.

1. YUP DDUK LA

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A modern take on Korean traditional street snack, ddeokbokki, yupdduk is a spicy dish that consists of chewy rice cakes, fish cakes, mini sausages topped with sweet mozzarella and sweet chili sauce. Now, this is one dish that is guaranteed to make you cry more than after watching 'The Notebook', so don't forget to order it in mild! However, if you are up for a challenge, Yupdduk has a #KtownSpicyChallenge which involves ordering the spiciest level of ddeokbokki on the menu!

Location: 3603 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020

Hours: 11 AM - 10 PM

Price: $

2. BCD TOFU HOUSE

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A tofu soup chain started in Los Angeles, BCD Tofu House is the go-to place for tofu lovers across LA. Open 24 hours, this restaurant serves different renditions of tofu soup along with a variety of Korean sides such as pickled crab, galbi (grilled sweet beef), and pajeon (pancake with green onions, and seafood).

Location: 3575 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010

Hours: Open 24 hours

Price: $

3. MEAT LOVE KOREAN BBQ

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An all you can eat KBBQ place, Meat Love is a popular KBBQ spot in Ktown that serves a variety of seasoned meat such as wine pork belly and galbi, in addition to Korean side dishes such as bean paste soup and kimchi. Don't forget to book in advance on weekend nights as this is a hotspot for KBBQ.

Location: 1145 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006

Hours: 4 PM - 12 Am

Price: $

4. SUL AND BEANS

Need something cool to nurse your burned palate with after a spicy meal? Head over to Sul and Beans, a Korean dessert cafe that serves patbingsoo, dessert toasts, and drinks. Mainly known for their patbingsoo, this Korean shaved ice dessert is topped with sweet red beans, sweet milk and various flavors of your choosing such as taro, green tea, and mango.

Location: 621 S Western Ave #208-A, Los Angeles, CA 90005

Hours: 12 - 11 PM (closes 10 PM on Sundays)

Price: $

5. KYOCHON

Mostly a takeout place, Kyochon is a branch of a popular Korean franchise that serves fried chicken seeped in a garlic sauce and then fried to a sweet crunchiness. Enjoy this crispy fried dish is coupled with sweet white pickled radish and Coca Cola with Kpop music playing in the background.

Location: 3833 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020

Hours: 11 AM - 2 AM

Price: $

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5 Must Try Restaurants in LA's Koreatown

Here's what's hot in Ktown this year!

1. YUP DDUK LA

2. BCD TOFU HOUSE

3. MEAT LOVE KOREAN BBQ

4. SUL AND BEANS

5. KYOCHON

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

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7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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