Debut in Korean Town

LA is a very international city, and for a foodie like me, it is very exciting because there are more variety of cuisines to choose from. I've tried Little Saigon, Little India, Little Taiwan (not sure if people really call it so) since moved to LA, but wanted to try out more.

This time, Aibo-kun and I got to explore Korean Town for the first time. Thanks to one of our friends whose parents are Japanese and Korean, we had a great first experience! It was amazing to see him order in Korean language. He speaks English, Japanese, and Korean perfectly, and both Aibo-kun and I were so impressed.

He took us to this restaurant that serves Pork Korean BBQ. According to him, pork is wallet friendly, tasty, and high in nutrient, so it is a very popular meal amoung young people.

Vegetables, Kimchi, Squid, and Korean pancakes were placed on top of the special table cookware, and slices of pork bellies were grilled in the center.

Besides what's on top of the cookware, cold soup, scallion salad, lettuce, and rice cake sheets were served. When the pork is ready to eat, you can wrap them in either rice cake sheet or lettuce, or even both!

I really enjoyed the taste of the rice cake sheet. Our friend told us that eating with the rice cake sheet was started in the US, then it becamse so popular that someone introduced it in mainland Korea, so now it's a common way to eat in Korea, too. It sounds just like California Roll which was invented in the US and now you can see them in some restaurants in Japan.
At the end, we ordered a single serve of rice, and it was fried with the leftover vegetables and meat with hot Korean miso sauce. That was very tasty, and great way to finish up the meal.

It is a very clean, nice restaurant and we would definately go back with more friends again.

Our debut in Korean Town was a success and can't wait to explore more.

Honey Pig
3400 W 8th St.
LA, CA 90005
Phone: (213)380-0256
Valet Parking next to the restaurant