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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Gamjatop@San Gabriel ★

Nice Korean Spot. Gamjatang – Spicy Pork Backbone Soup, is their signature dish. Cooks in 5 minutes. The Sujebi noodles (big flat pieces) is popular, but the portion is small. Perilla Oil Noodles are a bit pricey and took forever to come out, but the taste is nice and interesting. It;s addicting. Dining there comes with 4 variety of banchan. They were small but have unlimited refills. We must have refilled 5 times. My favorite Banchan was the Crispy Class Noodles with Mayo, but the Mayo mixture was not consistent. One of them only had few glass noodles soaked in overflowing heavy mayo dressing. Rice Pop Ice Cream was nice. Could get pricey, but Korean food has been getting pricey in general. Their Raw Soy Marinated Crab ($43.99 single serving) and Raw Soy Marinated Shrimp ($14.99 4 pieces) seemed a bit pricey, looked interesting, but they were sold out of it. Free parking in lot.

Banchan – unlimited refill

Gamjatang Combo (Small, $58.99)
Spicy Pork Backbone Soup with potatoes and vegetables
includes steamed egg and noodles (ramen, udon, or sujebi)

Steamed Egg from Gamjatang Combo

Sujebi from Gamjatang Combo

Perilla Oil Noodles $19.89
perilla oil & soy sauce based noodles with seaweed

Crispy Class Noodles with Mayo Banchan

Rice Pop Ice Cream from Gamjatang Combo

Gamjatop
416 E Las Tunas Dr, Ste E
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 872-1748
www.gamjatopusa.com

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Maru Kitchen@Westlake Village ★★★

Delicious Korean Fusion Spot. Love everything we ordered. Kimchi Gumbo is spicy and amazing with purple rice and cilantro. It's the perfect pairing. Korean Fried Chicken was soft and tender like Tofu. Beef Short Rib was delicious with the udon. Good for smaller groups. Cute for lunch date. Hot tea $2.50. Walk-in ok. Free parking in lot.

Kimchi Gumbo (Korean Style Fusion Gumbo) $23
kimchi, onion, shrimp, chicken, sausage, tomato, and cilantro on top

FKC (Korean Fried Chicken) $10
with sweet spicy sauce

Galbi Tang $23 (add udon noodles $1)
5 hours boiled beef short rib soup

Maru Kitchen
2728 Townsgate Rd
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(805) 371-4577

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Yelp Elite: Oyabun@Koreatown ★

Yelp Elite Perk: 3 Free Specialty Rolls. A generous $60 value at the Korean sushi restaurant. All rolls were great. Baked Salmon Roll even came in flames. Uni was on the bitter side. Shrimp was very fresh. Shrimp head can be fried upon request. The head was huge, meaty, and delicious. I only paid for the Uni and Shrimp Sashimi I ordered. Sashimi seems to be overpriced. More than Japanese restaurant. I remember paying $40 for 6 pieces of Live Shrimp at Korea restaurant back in the days. They have their own fish tanks. Parking on the street or at their lot for $4.

Complimentary Banchan

Baked Salmon Roll (originally $20)
Crab, Avocado, Baked Salmon, Baked Mayo, Eel Sauce

Shrimp Tempura Roll (originally $20)
Crab, Avocado, Cucumber, Shrimp Tempura, Crunch Flakes, Eel Sauce

Hot Night Roll (originally $20)
Crab, Avocado, Cucumber, Shrimp Tempura, Spicy Tuna

Live Sea Urchin (L) $38

Live Shrimp Sashimi (L) $23

Shrimp Head Can Be Fried Upon Request

Oyabun
3060 W Olympic Blvd Ste 150
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 572-6771
oyabunseafood.com

Monday, February 4, 2013

Tangier Korean BBQ@Los Feliz

Poor Management. Came w/ Living Social coupon. Kalbi tasted the best, Sangari being second. Don't bother to get the Ribeye (premium item). Too chewy. Meat quality needs improvement (esp. for a KBBQ restaurant). Service was good, but will never come back again.