KOREATOWN LA DIRECTORY

UPDATE: Closed as of November 2014. Disconnected phone number: (213) 387-4992

UPDATE: Space taken over by The Zipbob which has a different menu, but does serve a few varieties of soojaebi. Korean restaurant in the western area of Koreatown. Known for soojaebi and kongguksu. Hours of Operation: Mon-Sat 10 am – 9:30 pm; Sun 11 am – 9 pm Health rating of A (94) as of […]

Korean restaurant that opened on October 14 in the former space of Cafe Story on Western Avenue. Has a beer & wine license. 용두동 쭈꾸미

Chinese-Korean massage establishment

Blacklisted in September 2014. Closed by November 2014. WINGS OVER L.A. 2011134853 11/18/2011

Korean restaurant located in the mini-mall on the NW corner of 6th and Western. 10/16/2012 98 A 05/10/2012 96 A 03/01/2012 93 A Been there more than 10 years. Changed ownership in 2013 and now serves Korean BBQ and Beef/Vegetables Shabu-Shabu. For Bokka’s former menu of blowfish, visit Dae Bok Restaurant at 2010 James M […]

LOCK AND KEY, 239 S VERMONT AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90004. Date Closed: January 25, 2013. Reason for Closure: Vermin Harborage, Vermin Infestation.

Space taken over by a Korean seafood restaurant in 2014.

Opened in the former space of DKB Restaurant on the northwest corner of 6th & Catalina in Fall 2013. Closed in late fall 2014. Space taken over by Jopok Toppoki. Mon-Sat 11 am – 11 pm Sun 11:30 am – 11 pm Disconnected phone number: (213) 568-3760

MYEONGDONG DONKASU opened in mid-2011 and closed in mid-2014.

UPDATE: Yet another ownership change for the space. New name of the Chinese eatery is Noodle Holic as of Winter 2014. Loyal Chinese House is a Korean-run Chinese restaurant notorious for not wanting to deal with non-Korean customers. In the old space of PONGEUINARA.

In the former space of Wilshire KBBQ Restaurant. Opened on July 9th, 2012. Closed 2014. Disconnected phone number: (213) 384-5464

Opened in 2014. Closed in 2014. Monday to Friday: 8:30 am – 11:30 am 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Saturday: 8:00 am – 11:00 am Closed Sundays. Contact persons: Stephanie Chigua & Laura Cruz

Korean-run restaurant that opened in 2013 with an eclectic menu that features mandoo (Chinese/Korean dumplings) and other dishes inspired by Thai and Vietnamese cuisine.

UPDATE: Closed in the third week of August 2014. Restaurant just east of Koreatown’s formal borders Looking for a buyer as of January 2014. Price: $55,000 Size : 2350 SF Rent : 2850/month no cam charge There is a storage room upstairs. No Parking lot (only street parking). Lots of offices, Southwestern Law School and […]

Closed by August 2014. Electronic cigarettes: restriction of use and advertising. Existing law defines an electronic cigarette as a device that can provide an inhalable dose of nicotine by delivering an inhalable solution. Existing law, to the extent not preempted by federal law, makes it unlawful for a person to sell or otherwise furnish an […]

Kaput in 2014.

Closed as of June 2014. Restaurant famously run by North Koreans who’ve left that country. Specialty: Soondae (blood sausages) Health rating of A as of 09/27/2012. “U Hyang Soon Dae” where Arirang restaurant used to be. Located in Southwest Koreatown. Space taken over in 2014 by Tang Seafood Restaurant.

Korean restaurant

Restaurant serving Koreanized Chinese food

Phone number disconnected in 2014: (213) 384-1007 H# Total Beauty Care. H Sharp Beauty Salon. H Shop Total Beauty Care. Hours Open: Monday to Saturday: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Established in February 2012.

On top of Aroma Center on Wilshire & Serrano. Usually closes by 2:00 am on most day, earlier on Sundays like by midnight.

Space taken over by Sogongdong Soondubu in September 2014. GalbiMadang AYCE $17.99. Gal Bi Madang in the IB Plaza. Mon-Sun 10 am – 10 pm GALBI MADANG 2012246854 12/12/2012 Former space of CHUNG DAM GARDEN, which was last given a health rating of A (90) in 04/11/2012.

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

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 […]

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 […]

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

Kimbap (rice rolls) restaurant.

Quick-service Singaporean restaurant that opened in November 2013 in the former space of Venezuelan eatery Amazonas.

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