Went to Potions & Poisons for after-dinner drinks the other night. We weren’t in their target demo at all, but had a really good time. Nicest bartenders ever.
I tried the Lespedeza Cuenata (Yagwanmoon-Ju), very nice, like a sort of delicate amaro. Cocktails were on the sweet side for my taste but quality ingredients.
In the same mall there was a super-hopping place called Honey Night (꿀밤) Korean Pub, which on Google Maps claims to be a bar / restaurant / furniture store.
Since the start of Covid I’ve had so little great Korean and the last place i went to was Yuk Dae Jang. Their outdoor area was a savior. Well after another year we just went back and it was glorious. Brought 2 newbies and they were super into it. Perfect with Terra beer.
If you go to a place with a butane hot plate, like a jeongol specialist, they’re supposed to light it for you, right? If they didn’t, that would be a weird service fail?
Reminder that our very own @EattheWorldLA with perhaps the finest food blog dedicated to LA and Southern California. No Instagram food on that blog just regional specialties. JGold would approve.
@EattheWorldLA goes to Fei Xiang Gong in Koreatown a Jilin province (China) specialist.
@thechez5 check out those spicy lamb skewers. I know you like your lamb.
I do! And funnily enough, eattheworldla and I had the same idea yesterday because I too had lamb kebabs in Ktown. I tried Yipinchuan Lamb Kebab and thought it was very good! I still give Feng Mao the edge, but really enjoyed the ones here. Just wish the “spicy” lamb kebabs were actually spicy. But the taste of charred cumin-y lamb fat is one of my fav things on earth, so these were very satisfying regardless. Also very tasty dan dan noodles and fried pork dumplings.
Had every intention of dining here tonight but there was a line out the door and an hour wait. From window gazing, the food looked legit and worth a try. Ended up at Kobawoo which is always damn good and on-point. Is it just me or has the bo-saam gotten better?
Squid, merguez, at Baby Bistro… Chef Miles Thompson (from stints at Allumette and Michael’s) is back, this time cooking confidently at a cozy, romantic (read candlelit) space within Hotel Normandie. In a world where dining out is getting more expensive every week, Baby Bistro offers a very affordable, high QPR OOE menu.
What did you think? how was the food? i went to a sit down dinner pop up of his in HLP pre-pandemic and i loved his cooking. i’m looking forward to his new pop up.
So can we expect a report from you, like, tomorrow? You have been on a tear lately!
FYI, Dae Bu Do has (sort of?) rebranded to Burning Shell. Menu looks much the same, but beware if you don’t like your meal squirming and meeting its demise in front of you. I had to lie to my kid to avoid traumatizing them.
His IG is the best.
And funnily enough, eattheworldla and I had the same idea yesterday because I too had lamb kebabs in Ktown. I tried Yipinchuan Lamb Kebab and thought it was very good! I still give Feng Mao the edge, but really enjoyed the ones here. Just wish the “spicy” lamb kebabs were actually spicy. But the taste of charred cumin-y lamb fat is one of my fav things on earth, so these were very satisfying regardless. Also very tasty dan dan noodles and fried pork dumplings.
You have been on a tear lately! 