Order the combo, and you get a choice of beef broth as well as a bottle of Soju.
I’m not a galbijjim expert, but the meat is awfully tender, and the spices in the broth were both fragrant and delicious (definitely strong hints of ginger, sesame oil, sugar, as well as probably many others I can’t name). Comes with your choice of Galbi or Spicy sauce. We went with Spicy, no regrets here.
Love the purple rice, as well as the raw garlic swimming in soy sauce.
I seriously cannot think of a better place for galbijjim, but if anyone can point me to a better place, I’m all for it.
Sun Nong Dan
On 6th Street in Koreatown (across the street from EMC and Zion), and next to Paris Baguette
I’d say when we were there I think more than 8 out of 10 diners had the galbijjim; in fact, I’d say everyone had it (as well as some other items depending on the party size).
@tailbacku mentioned that the galbijim was their most popular dish.
I got the beef neck stew with preserved vegetables which was also very good. I was there at 10am so the other tables were getting some of the milkier broths.
I was thinking how unusual it is for a 24 hour place to be such high quality eats. Usually those places are more functional and have to be open 24 hours to compensate for the lesser quality.
I think small is good for 2 people, maybe 3 if you order other stuff.
Large is is good for 3 people.
I definitely think the large is a better value, but if you only have one other dining companion, I’m not so sure how well galbijjim reheats. And I’m not about to eat it cold. So sometimes choices are made for you.
I used to enjoy the Spicy Galbi Jjim at The Prince in K-town. The last time I went, they said they don’t make it anymore. Booo.
Seong Buk Dong has a pretty good one. But not spicy.
I remember getting a Bulgogi Jjim at Parks but that was a while back. I don’t think it was on the menu, my friend ordered it and that was pretty delicious.