[Los Angeles] [Korean] Koreatown Galleria Food Court

Koreatown Galleria Food Court
3250 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(323) 733-6000
http://www.koreatowngalleria.com

Dr. P and I went to K-town to see our accountant. Afterward I wanted to get a cake for my dad's birthday dinner that night. With the help of my iPhone, I found that there's a bakery inside Koreatown Galleria. We decided to visit their food court first to get a late lunch.


Kalbitang (Korean Style Beef Soup) ($6.99)

So hard to decide what to get. Dr. P ended up getting Kalbitang from Food Picnic Day (Sopung Ga Nun Nal).

[Tustin] [Korean] Gen Korean BBQ and Yakitori Bar

Gen Korean BBQ and Yakitori Bar
13741 Newport Ave
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 505-1800

Thanks to reader Sheens, I found out about the newly opened Gen Korean BBQ in Tustin. The standard all you can eat Korean BBQ price in Orange County is about $20 to $25, and typically with maybe 5 or 6 choices of meat. So when Sheens told me about the $19.99 AYCE offer for 25 different items at Gen, I told Dr. P that we HAVE TO try this place.



We went for lunch on a Sunday back in October (Gosh! I'm so behind on writing....). The restaurant was busy with quite a few parties waiting for tables. Since there were only 2 of us, we got a table faster than the bigger parties. We were seated in a nice comfy booth seats. We were so excited when we saw the menu. 25 items to choose from! Woohoo!!

[Irvine] [Korean] Korea House

Korea House
5301 University Dr
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 552-9998

After the beer fest, for some reason I was craving meat, lots of meat. All you can eat Korean BBQ = lots of meat. It was an obvious choice. A quick search on Yelp on my phone, we found Korea House.



Korea House offers all you can eat Korean BBQ for $19.99 per person with 5 choices of meat. We got there right before the crowd around 5:30pm. By 6pm, the restaurant was packed with tons of people waiting outside the door.

[Irvine] [Korean] Koba Tofu Grill

Koba Tofu Grill
4501 Campus Dr
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 725-0516
http://www.kobatofugrill.com

Dr. P noticed a new Korean restaurant opened across the street from UC Irvine campus. Koba Tofu Grill serves Korean tofu pot and BBQ. They also has a to-go window that sells Korean tacos.



We decided to try this restaurant one night. We didn't know if the restaurant was going to be busy or not on a Saturday night, and called ahead to make a reservation.

[Los Angeles] [Korean] Healthy Zone Jook Hyang

Healthy Zone Jook Hyang
3177 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 487-5002

Sister, brother and I had to go to Taiwan Embassy for some documentation. Taiwan Embassy is located in Korea Town. I haven't had Korean food for the longest time. It was a perfect chance to have lunch in K Town.



My sister found Jook Hyang on Yelp. It's a Korean restaurant that does not use MSG. Supposedly it's a healthier Korean restaurant. Sounds good to me.

[Los Angeles] [Korean] Mountain Cafe

Mountain Cafe
3064 W 8th St
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 487-7615

聽說這裡有不少讀者是USC的學弟學妹們，今天要介紹的應該是學弟妹們都知道的餐廳吧？這家Mountain Cafe(韓文名是San，也就是山)，不知道為什麼在USC的華人學生裡是家名店？記得以前和同學開夜車讀書，去夜店玩耍之後，或是在大家周末打個麻將，總是會派人到這家超級小店買鮑魚粥當消夜，畢業以後，好像也才去過兩三次而已，這天沒有帶便當，忽然想到這家鮑魚粥，和同事提議了以後就派韓國同事去幫大家買外賣。


鮑魚粥 Abalone Porridge (US$7.50)

每次去餐廳買一份我幾乎都吃不下，要是硬吃完也會太撐，這天就找同事和我分食一份，果然吃完也是飽飽飽，這鮑魚粥說實在的也說不吃來特別在哪裡，裡面的鮑魚都是切的無敵小的末，稀飯吃起來好像也只有高麗菜的味道，而且淡淡的，不過不知道為什麼，就是覺得很好吃，也許是有一種很溫暖很有家的感覺吧？用英文說應該就是comfort food，好多年沒有吃到鮑魚粥，這天晚上一吃忽然好有學生時代的感覺，其實粥也算不上有多特別多好吃，因為跟我分食的同事直說中國的綠豆粥都比這有味道還好吃，不過我想我有一半也是在吃回憶的吧！所以吃到還是有種很溫馨的感覺。

[Los Angeles] [Korean] Buffet Land Secret Garden (CLOSED)

Buffet Land Secret Garden
1925 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 380-9292
(CLOSED)

從好幾年前就常來這家秘密花園Secret Garden吃韓國烤肉，從最久以前的$35四人烤肉餐，改成$13一個人的吃到飽烤肉，這次我們去的時候價錢變成一個人$15。這家餐廳的前面大門是一家叫做Buffet Land的韓國自助餐聽，裡面除了有韓國烤肉以外，還有壽司啊熱食沙拉等等，但是一個人晚餐時段要收費將近$30，而Secret Garden是在餐廳後面跟停車場中間的露天花園烤肉區，只有烤肉跟海鮮無限量供應，坐在外面吃價錢比坐在裡面吃便宜一半呢！以前每次來的時候總是門庭若市，通常都要等好久，因為東西真的便宜又好吃，而且這家跟別家吃到飽的韓國烤肉店不一樣的地方就是他們有供應海鮮，不過將近一年沒有來了，這天我拉著公園先生來的時候，發現店裡居然一個客人都沒有，當場覺得有點不妙，但是人都進來了，還是就吃下去了吧！


韓國泡菜 Kimchi

也許是店裡完全沒有別的客人，服務生對我們也特別熱情，一坐下來就先上了泡菜，辣豆瓣醬跟沾醬，我們點了兩人份的海陸烤肉餐，一個人$15。

[San Gabriel] [Korean] Ko Hyang Tofu House

Ko Hyang Tofu House
故鄉嫩豆腐
140 W. Valley Blvd. #210
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 288-9955

在San Gabriel的大華超市廣場二樓的這家故鄉嫩豆腐室新開的，這天下午我跟我弟和我妹想吃韓國料理，我妹說他之前跟我媽來這家吃過還不錯，所以我們就決定來這用餐。


沙拉 Salad

點完菜後，服務生先送上一人一小盤酸酸的醬油口味沙拉，這沙拉非常小份，大概三口就吃完了，不過反正這是免費送的，而且來這裡主要也不是吃沙拉，我們就不計較了。