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. En savoir plus .
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 En savoir plus .
"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: En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
This is for lovers of intense flavors -- blue cheese, Belgian beer and long-cured sausage. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
"...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. En savoir plus .
