KOREATOWN LA DIRECTORY

Thai Patio Bowl – Closed

Disconnected phone number: (213) 383-1935 Closed as of 2014. Still no health rating as of early March 2013. A second location of Thai Patio – Hollywood. I Thai Grill. Still no delivery. Hours open: Roughly 11:00 am – 11:00 pm on most days. Call.

Sky Bar & Lounge

On top of the Aroma Center building on Wilshire & Serrano.

Galbi Madang

AYCE $17.99

Gaby’s Pizzeria – Closed

Cheap pizza for the students at the nearby RFK community schools. Closed in 2014 and replaced in the space by Tu PanYou Pizza.

Drager’s – Closed

Ground floor of the cursed Mercury Building, across the street from the Wiltern Theater. Former space of the notorious Spanish Fly Gastropub. February 22, 2013. Licensee: DRAGER’S WILTERN, INC. Company Information Officer: LEE, YONG HO (PRESIDENT/SECRETARY) Officer: LEE, YONG HO (TREASURER) Stock Holder: LEE, YONG HO License Types 1) License Type: 41 – ON-SALE BEER […]

Bbukoogi Korean Soju Cafe – Closed

Also called “Cuckoo” Korean Soju Cafe or Bbuk Ghoo Ghee. Inspect the “Happy Hour” prices closely. They’re not as they seem. Located on the second floor of the strip mall known as “Wilshire Plaza” on 8th & Vermont. Across the street from the Latino market Liborio and from the Madangsae Korean BBQ restaurant. Health rating […]

YAYA’S ICE CREAM

YAYA’S ICE CREAM, 3810 W PICO BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90019 Date Closed: June 04, 2014 Date Reopened: June 10, 2014 Reason for Closure: No potable water supply or no hot water Southwest Koreatown

Twelve Centimeter – Closed

Korean-run bakeshop. Out of business as of July 2014

S Bar

3240 Wilshire Boulevard, 4th Floor. Mon 5:00 pm – 2:00 am Tue 5:00 pm – 2:00 am Wed 5:00 pm – 2:00 am Thu 5:00 pm – 2:00 am Fri 5:00 pm – 2:00 am Sat 5:00 pm – 2:00 am Sun 5:00 pm – 2:00 am Part of Palm Tree

CARNICERIA LA OAXAQUENA

Butcher shop in Southwest Koreatown CARNICERIA LA OAXAQUENA, 3701 W PICO BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90019 Date Closed: July 24, 2014 Date Reopened: July 26, 2014 Reason for Closure: Vermin Harborage Vermin infestation Date Closed: July 16, 2013 Date Reopened: July 19, 2013 Reason for Closure: Vermin Harborage, Vermin infestation

WSS

July 19, 2014 Southwest Koreatown

Mr. An – Closed

Chicken nuggets in the Koreatown Plaza food court. Disconnected phone number: (213) 427-4324

HOPES LIQUOR

HOPES LIQUOR, 687 S HOOVER ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90005 Date Closed: June 04, 2014 Date Reopened: June 05, 2014 Reason for Closure: No potable water supply or no hot water Just east of Koreatown proper.

MIKE’S TAVERN

MIKE’S TAVERN, 2667 W PICO BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90006 Date Closed: May 01, 2014 Date Reopened: May 08, 2014 Reason for Closure: No potable water supply or no hot water

BEST BIG BARGAIN

BEST BIG BARGAIN, 2761 W PICO BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90006 Date Closed: May 06, 2014 Date Reopened: May 08, 2014 Reason for Closure: Vermin Harborage Vermin infestation

SI GOL BOB SANG

SI GOL BOB SANG, 3915 1/2 W 6TH ST, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90020 Date Closed: March 10, 2014 Date Reopened: March 14, 2014 Reason for Closure: Imminent health hazard to public health or safety Vermin Harborage

Choong Moo Kimbap – Closed

Kimbap (rice rolls) restaurant.

Isa Ramen – Closed

UPDATE: Isa Ramen was temporarily shut down by the health department for vermin in mid-2013 and eventually closed for good in late March 2014.

Grainivore

Quick-service Singaporean restaurant

Nice Sleep

Murder during a robbery on May 28, 2014, at 9:50 pm.

New Body Hair Clinic

Beverly Health & Birthing (323) 462-0024

Kola Premier Bar & Karaoke

On the second floor of the strip mall known as ChungKiWa Plaza.

Jajungguh Café (Bicycle Club) – Closed

JA JUNG GUH CAFE 4653 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES 90004 01/26/2012 82 Restaurant Application for extension of ABC permit hours to 2 a.m. Disconnected number for Jung Ta Gun Cafe: (323) 871-4101

Gelaco Cafe – Closed

Southwest Koreatown. Cash only. Disconnected phone number as of May 2014: (323) 737-0097

Green Table Organic – Closed

Teri N Taco – Closed

RODENTS – ACTIVE INFESTATION (MAJOR)

Sonagi BBQ – Closed

UPDATE: Closed by April 2014. Opened in 2013 in the former space of Dae Sung Oak restaurant, which had closed in 2010. Just east of Koreatown’s formal borders. DAE SUNG OAK :2006-2010

Cafe Story – Closed

Korean-focused restaurant cafe that briefly opened in the summer of 2013 in the former space of the European-style Cafe Storygarden on Western Avenue. Not to be confused with Story Karaoke Bar Cafe on 6th Street. Replaced in September 2013 by Yongdudong Baby Octopus Restaurant.

Chosun Banchan – Closed

The space was rebranded as “Woorijip Banchan” in 2013. A dirty food market inside the Cosmos Village strip mall on the northeast corner of 4th & Western. Very rude to non-Koreans who are not white.

CARNITAS MICHOACAN #4

CARNITAS MICHOACAN #4, 1605 S HOOVER ST #105, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90006 Date Closed: May 22, 2014 Date Reopened: May 27, 2014 Reason for Closure: Vermin infestation CARNITAS MICHOACAN #4, 1605 S HOOVER ST #105, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90006 Date Closed: April 30, 2013 Date Reopened: May 02, 2013 Reason for Closure: Vermin infestation