KOREATOWN LA DIRECTORY

Served fusion eats such as kimchi fried rice and kalbi tacos in the former space of Ddowa Korean Restaurant.

UPDATE: CLOSED. Space taken over by BBCN in 2013. In the former space of Nabors on the northeast corner of Olympic and Western. Has no English speakers on hand to deal with non-Koreans.

UPDATE: Closed. Very Korean-Korean bar/restaurant. Was referred to as 105 Soju Bang. Hours: Mon-Sun 5 pm – 2 am. Health Rating of A as of 06/06/2012. 105 POCHA, 3377 WILSHIRE BLVD #105, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90010 Date Closed: January 03, 2013 Date Reopened: January 07, 2013 Reason for Closure: No potable water supply or no […]

Nail salon at Vermont Plaza on the southwest corner of 4th Street and Vermont Avenue

Private car-sharing company offering vehicles for rent by the hour

Next to Boba Time on 7th & Vermont. Former space of Verizon Wireless. Health rating of A (94) as of 08/14/2012. Disconnected phone number as of 2013. (213) 381-2839 Entity Name: ICE UP INC. Entity Number: C3484194 Date Filed: 06/26/2012 Status: ACTIVE Jurisdiction: CALIFORNIA Entity Address: 1100 W HUNTINGTON DR #5 Entity City, State, Zip: […]

Closed as of 2013. A very clean and well-organized halal butcher and grocery store located almost right across the street from the Islamic Center of Southern California on Vermont Avenue.

Korean BBQ restaurant

Health rating of A as of 08/01/2012.

“G-House” was founded by Reverend Kwang-won Choi & Ok-hyun Choi in Seoul in 1986 in order to give people a place to enjoy gospel music. Established in Los Angeles in 2012.

Closed.

Located just north of Koreatown proper.

Last appearance was in the year 2012

Salvadoran karaoke restaurant

Coffee. Shaved Ice (Patbingsu). Frozen Yogurt.

Opened in July 2012 in the former space of Green Bee at the Mercury Building on Wilshire Boulevard, right by the Wiltern Theater.

David Choi Photography

Reputedly the nastiest pho in Koreatown, but it’s open 24 hours and gives kimchi as a side dish. UPDATE: Evicted in late 2012. Replaced by Phoever Yum / Forever Yum in 2013.

Tagline: Designed for Kids Korean-owned shop.

Grand opening party on November 10, without even an application for a health permit.

Filipino food stall that was at the Wilshire Normandie international food court.

Southwest corner of Wilshire & Normandie

틈… Korean bar 情 (정) 로바다야끼

Small store in Koreatown’s Furniture District

Coffee shop for office workers along the mid-Wilshire corridor

Made-in-LA coffee shop on Wilshire & Normandie. Closed in early 2013 after Starbucks opened a few steps away.

Opened in 2010.