Message: | Cube's list is a good one. I'd add the following:
Cassell's, 3266 W. Sixth St. Arguably the best hamburger in Los Angeles. It's my personal favorite. The hamburger patty is made from freshly ground prime beef. You build your own burger from a selection of accompaniments ensconced in stainless steel bins, including a terrific housemade mayonnaise. Don't miss the potato salad. It's full of zing and very tasty. Pie N' Burger in Pasadena also makes a mite-y-fine burger, but in a different, less meat-dominant, style.
Your good luck is to be surrounded by a countless number of good Korean restaurants. To get some preliminary information on the Korean restaurant scene in Los Angeles, use the search feature on Chowhound's main board, and type in +"los angeles" +korean. You'll have lots of posts to read. From there, just explore on your own (this is the fun part), and be sure to post the results of your explorations on Chowhound. To get you started, I'll make a couple of suggestions, from opposite ends of the "fancy" to "plain" spectrum.
Yongsusan, 950 S. Vermont Ave. This is at the "fancy" end of the spectrum. The restaurant features North Korean dynasty food that is a pure delight to the senses. It offers a very reasonably priced lunch special. But to fully exploit the experience, go in the evening and have one of the price-fixed multi-course meals. The restaurant's decor features silk covered walls and Korean antiques.
Ma Dang Gook Soo, 869 S. Western Ave. This is a small, plain Korean noodle house tucked away in a mini-mall. It features Gook Soo, handmade, hand cut wheaten noodles, identified on the English menu merely as "handmade noodles." There are other kinds of noodles too, and a scattering of non-noodle dishes. The prices are ridiculously cheap and the food is very tasty. It's a Chowhound kind of place. |