KOREATOWN LA DIRECTORY

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

RODENTS – ACTIVE INFESTATION (MAJOR)

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

Korean flea store selling cheap CDs, etc. Named after Hwagae Market of Seoul. Phone number of Multiplus, which used to be a few blocks north on Western, just north of 6th Street.

Korean-run appliance store. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am – 8 pm Sun 10 am – 7 pm

UPDATE: Moved to 125 North Western in 2014. Used to be by the car wash on 4th & Western. Site of a robbery in December 2012.

Korean fusion restaurant. Closed in 2013. Replaced by Tofu & Noodles.

Hair salon that carried Aveda hair and skin care products in the retail front. Ground floor of the Solair building at Wilshire and Western.

Animal clinic located in Southwest Koreatown. English, Korean and Spanish spoken. Business Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Closed Thursday Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m

Korean business at the Alexandria Plaza strip mall

Korean restaurant serving black-goat meat stew.

GREEN LIFE PLUS, 940 S WESTERN AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90006 Date Closed: January 14, 2014 Reason for Closure: No potable water supply or no hot water No Public Health Permit TEL: 323-735-0224 | FAX: (213) 387-8808

MU GLE LE SSA GLE LE, 4429 BEVERLY BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90004 Date Closed: May 23, 2013 Date Reopened: May 24, 2013 Reason for Closure: Sewage

Korean-run karaoke bar in the Westlake / Pico Union area, east of Koreatown proper.

Korean-run bar associated with the 24-hour Grand Spa in East Koreatown. There’s a karaoke lounge downstairs. Latest update: January 2014.

Organic meat market.

Was located in North Koreatown, next to the tailor.

Korean restaurant that replaced Sooraksan. Menu has changed. No more konggooksu. But clam/seafood sujebi still available. English is spoken very well and politely.

Korean dishes. Mon-Sun 5:30 pm – 1 am. 양주, 맥주, 소주 등 주류 일체가 준비된 주점.

Karaoke “Box” (aka “cafeoke”) on the the second floor of the mini-mall on the SW corner of Vermont and Olympic.

* Recital Karaoke in its place as of 2013.

Korean restaurant in the former space of Chuncheon Dakgalbi / CCC Galbi / Country BBQ. Still has Dakgalbi on the menu. Next to Vape Star and Boba Time. With Popeye Dumplings and Noodles.

=> Cafe Korobokgur

Korean BBQ restaurant whose specialty is samgyeopsal, which is pork belly akin to uncured bacon. The restaurant’s name is pronounced “pahl-sehk” (eight colors) and it’s meant to represent eight “colorful” flavors of pork — wine, original, ginseng, garlic, herb, curry, miso, and red pepper paste.

Short-lived Korean-run Japanese restaurant that opened in mid-2014 and closed soon after. New name for Gangnam Style on Wilshire. Korean restaurant specializing in sashimi and sushi. Lobster a prominent item on on the menu. Open to at least 11:00 pm on most nights.

ChoongMoo Kimbap

Renamed Koko & Pizza

Korean-run retail food market that was served an eviction notice in August 2013.

Small restaurant operated by very rude Koreans. Seems to be the same owner as the defunct Ssaritgol at the Koreatown Galleria food court. Usually open seven days a week, 6:00 am – 10:00 pm. Only Korean is spoken.

사이버콜피시방 (게임방/PC방)