Go On, Eat Your Heart Out

Published on Tuesday, February 26, 2008, by Cicely Wedgeworth / Edit Post

Haejangchon has risen to the top of the all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue heap for Bon Vivant, who especially likes the kalbi in a marinade that’s a nice balance of sweet and savory.

For $16.99, you get as much pork belly, sliced brisket, and kalbi as your heart (and stomach) desires, plus mild radish kimchee in its fermented broth (it’s actually quite refreshing); kimchee pancake; spicy soybean-paste soup with tofu; kimchee fried rice; and salad—as well as pickled daikon slices and rice noodle sheets (ttuk) for wrapping the meat.

The brisket is good, but despite the happy-looking pig on the restaurant sign, the pork belly lacks flavor.

The stovetop grill is a regional variety made of stone, with a hole in the end that’s tilted downward to let the juice and fat run out. They periodically sluice it with pickled radish water to rinse.

Haejangchon Dolgooi Restaurant [Koreatown]
3821 W. Sixth Street, Los Angeles
213-389-8777

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  • That pork belly that lacked flavor is called sam-gyup-sal and it's ALWAYS served unseasoned at K-BBQ restaurants! ALWAYS. Should be enjoyed with dipping sauces. There are other pork dishes that are marinated, but this particular item is not.