San Ho Won - Misson

the meats were excellent as expected. but what really blew me away was the chicken and ginseng jook with abalone and abalone sauce. best fucking jook/congee/kayu/cháo I’ve ever had. packed with flavor and succulent moist chicken and tender abalone. would come back just for this. must order.

ban chan

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galbi mandu | 갈비 군만두
griddled beef dumplings

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shw baechu kimchi | 배추김치
fermented with shrimp, seaweed and 1000-day sea salt
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savory egg soufflé | 뚝배기 계란찜
rock seaweed sauce, spicy anchovy broth
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prime beef rib cap | 새우살

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jebi churi - prime beef neck fillet
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rib cartilage kochi 늑간살꼬치
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western mushrooms | 양송이구이

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house double-cut galbi

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bulgogi

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samgye jook with abalone | 인삼 전복 삼계죽
ginseng chicken porridge

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chonggak kimchi, abalone sauce

soft serve

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toto neorest sn989m

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There’s nothing like it in LA so far, is there?

AB Steak may come close and parking is a lot easier.

AB Steak’s probably the closest thing but it’s pretty different. More luxury / status ingredients, less farmers market / butcher"s cuts, less sophisticated beverage program.

https://www.sanhowon.com/menu

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best kbbq i’ve been too, quality and execution is extremely high. only thing that was just fine were the pork ribs. @rlw review forthcoming?

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baechu kimchi - fermented with shrimp, seaweed and 1000-day sea salt

galbi mandu - griddled beef dumplings

savory egg soufflé - rock seaweed sauce, spicy anchovy broth

pacific mackerel fillet

prime beef rib cap

jebi churi - beef beck fillet

chunjang-glazed pork ribs

samgye jook with abalone - ginseng chicken porridge

dessert bang at ernest

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damn gonna need more details on that samgye jook

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best jook I’ve had, silky chicken and tender abalone with an incredibly umami abalone sauce on the side. comforting and delicious. better pics in my op.

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So good I went twice in three days :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Banchan

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Didn’t know until my second visit that these are unlimited! My favorite was the custard, though shoutout to the potatoes as a close second.

Baechu Kimchi

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Haepari Muchim

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Both special banchan were great (kimchi was one of the best I’ve had at a restaurant) but the muchim was different and I enjoyed it a bit more.

Sanma Pajeon

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Soondae Pajeon

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No pajeon @PorkyBelly? It honestly could have been the best thing I had each night.

Savory Egg Soufflé

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But holy shit…

Mackerel Fillet

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…And JFC. When will other restaurants wake up and start putting more of this on their menu (not that any of you with your third eyes already open need to be told)

Western Mushrooms

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I’m not a huge mushroom person, but my friend is, and while I liked 'em, he REALLY liked them.

House Double Cut Galbi

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I’ve had some great galbi from LA KBBQ places, and this was great, and made even better with the ssam and bowl of rice :hugs:

Kimchi Soondubu Jjigae

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Came out piping hotttttt–loved the egg that got dropped and the silken tofu. A really special dish to have on a super rainy night.

Seasonal Vegetable Bibimbap

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I had kind of forgot we had ordered this, and at first I wasn’t so impressed, but the vegetables were surprisingly needed after a pretty rich meal. While I would have liked the rice to be crispier, we did actually end up crushing this really easily. It’s by no means essentially (especially if you just get bowls of rice) but I’d get it again. The little side sauces and preserved squid they give you to mix up yourself absolutely push the dish to a more interesting level.

Did not bang Ernest (went there a few nights earlier for the full deal) but did hit Trick Dog around the corner before.

First visit was without a reservation (we showed up at about 4:45 before the doors opened) and waited in line behind about 4 or 5 parties in front of us. Some had reservations, so we were able to be seated around 5:15 at the bar.

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Ohhh I wish we had more grilled seafood options at KBBQ spots in LA.

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they also often have specials, of which the bulgogi also lives in the ‘just fine’ category - not transcendent like the galbi.

the seafood soondubu jjigae with the potato noodles is by far the best of the soup/stews i’ve had so far, a league beyond even the jook. similarly transcendent as the galbi

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bo ssam forthcoming

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuvAnhVvPIT

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