The food here is solid! They offer Japanese + Korean cuisine. Run by Korean people. The highlight was the Uni bowl that comes in the sea urchin shell. SO GOOD and so fresh. Honestly tasted wayyyy better than Crab House that is in the same strip mall. Their sides are simple, clean, and yummy. I like all the pickled items they serve. It's a good home-y restaurant that you can enjoy. I would come back to try more of their Korean sashimi items. read more

Awon - Udon and spicy edamame - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I am writing this review today and I was hesitating quite some time if I should do or not but decided to share what happened on last Saturday when I was there for lunch. I don't usually write bad reviews unless it is absolutely necessary, but here I go. I was there for lunch, and I was enjoying my meal. And I loved this place from last time. But while I was eating the meal, I was one of sushi man was picking and poking his tooth with bear finger... (grey hair older sushi guy in the middle) I could not believe my eyes what just happened in front of me. I was hoping he was going to wash his hands but sure enough he did not wash his hands and keep making sushi after he poked his tooth with his own fingers. I was way too disappointed and could not believe it. This is absurd and does not make sense. Why would you do that such thing? I am not exaggerating or lying, this is 100% true and true story. He does not have his work ethic and no basic manner, not only that this absolutely food safety violation and he should know what he should do while he prepares the food for his customers. The health department should check this place more often and see if there's any more food safety violation... they don't deserve my business this point. I lost all my appetite, and I could not enjoy or could not finish my meal after I saw what happened. Shame on you, you should read my review with your own eyes and should not do that again. Please note that I do not wish to have any kind of compensation or do not reach me out, that is not my intention at all anyway. And I am not sure if I would go back here again. That was so disturbing, and it was so not cool. You just ruined your own restaurant reputation and killing your business because of what you did. That was not thoughtful and not considerate at all. I am deeply regretting that I was there, and I did not tell them what happened. read more

Great service.Got the hwedup bop.Great greens with poke fish.Super BIG healthy bowl.Ate as a lunch special.Lots of local 1st generation Korean during the lunch time.Great place for refreshing food.Hidden gem. read more

Awon - Lunch menu - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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A Won is Top 3 Japanese Restaurant in Korea town Los Angeles & Some Korean Food too Service is Great & Close to my work So I go to Lunch often Around $20 for Healthy Lunch Valet parking is $3 read more

We went with our family today and as we arrived the sushi chef was sitting outside smoking in front of the restaurant! The tables were sticky. We spent $300 and felt like we didn't eat anything. The portions are super small and the quality was ridiculous. To the point there was no need to take any pictures of the food lol. The fish soup only had 1 piece a fish and the carcass of the fish omg. Spend your hard money elsewhere read more

Been coming here for about 20 years. Fantastic sushi and food. Little tough if you don't speak the language although there is an English menu. Friendly service that may come across as gruff if you don't speak the language. High quality food. Highly recommend. read more

Awon - Hwedobap and sushi combo. - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food was delicious! We started with the Hue deup bap, then got a sushi combo and ended with a mild fish soup. Friendly service! Would recommend and definitely come back! read more

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It's a comfortable place to go and eat. The flavors weren't anything particularly special, but the sashimi was fresh. Overall, the food was a bit on the bland side. read more

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Awon is a lowkey Korean-Japanese restaurant in LA Ktown!! Their sushi/sashimi are super fresh! And they have signature Hwe Dup Bap (poke+bibimbap)! We ordered - Hwe Dup Bap / Hwae Dup Bap ( raw fish bibimbap ) - A won special ( sashimi, sushi, egg bowl, tempera set ) - Assorted sashimi bowl ( so fresh!!) - Tiger roll - Rainbow roll They have 2 locations in LA: 913 Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006 3680 Wilshire Blvd Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90010 read more

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Have you ever had Korean-style sushi & sashimi? A-Won is a lowkey sushi joint serving up some fresh, quality fish. We were impressed by the presentation, the portions, and the taste Standouts include their tuna, salmon, & squid nigiri, as well as their Hwe Dup Bap, which we've never tried before! Everything we ordered --Hwe Dup Bap (raw fish bibimbap) --A Won Special (sashimi, sushi, fish eggs bowl, tempura) --Caterpillar Roll --Boston Roll read more

Awon - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Dining at Awon Japanese Restaurant was a delightful experience from start to finish. The food was exceptional, the staff attentive, and the ambiance was perfect for a cozy evening. Highly recommend! We enjoyed everything about our visit to AWON Restaurant! Definitely try their Sushi & Sashimi but if you're not a sushi lover, there's lots of other menu to choose from. read more

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This was my first time ever having Korean-Japanese seafood and I was really impressed. If you like poké and bibimbap, I think this is a great place to check out. It seems like a more low key, if you know, you know restaurant that's frequented more by the locals. I got the Al Bap (fish egg bowl) and the Hwe Dup Bap (fresh fish bibimbap). I personally liked the Al Bap more because of all the different textures from the fish eggs, seaweed, radish and crab meat, and also how much sesame oil they used. Definitely would get this one again. The Hwe Dup Bap was good too, but I think it had too much sliced lettuce acting as fillers when comparing to the amount of fish and rice that's given. The fish and lettuce were very fresh though, and so were all the other ingredients. read more

Awon - Hwe Dup Bap - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I wish I want to give them a 0 star. The service was terrible, i wanted to togo box for some left over food. I ask twice but they never bring it. So I went to ask the cashier lady I need box. But they already clean up my table. Just second i went to cashier. read more

Wow very big sea urchins yay I only had the urchins here but they were very fresh and dry Probably biggest ones I've seen for the price read more

Awon - Live uni - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Very amazing sushi and with even better vibes, The chef is super cool, friendly, and clearly loves what he does. the food was fresh and delicious. would recommend coming and i will definitely be coming back! read more

Awon - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

They have lunch menu even for weekend which offers better prices for their foods. We ordered a unagi bowl, udon, and awon assorted fish soup which is served with a bowl of rice. Unagi bowl: a good portion with enough unagi and rice. Pretty good Udon: not too special. Just a typical udon Assorted fish soup: also a good portion and flavorful The service was really good. We asked for more broth or hot water for the assorted fish soup and my grandmother thought it was a little too spicy and they were kind enough to recook it for her The parking is valet parking. read more

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This place has a unique food choice on Japanese cuisine in a Korean style. I tried the best seller large sashimi salad which was quite a Korean food. It has a lot of salad leaves and some sashimi. Then it's to be mixed with rice and gochujang sauce. It's fresh and quite good. The bento and eel rice are pretty good too. The food is pretty fusion though, not very Japanese. Parking is valet only, $3 if I remember correctly. read more

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March 27th I went this restaurant for dinner with my wife by the way after dinner, I left some food so I need to take a box 2 times the receptionist and one waitress but never came and then we clean up right away. It's the need the money that's and then be don't lie fast read more

I've been here several times for dinner, and I guess for the most part it's been decent, but overall this restaurant can be best described as hit or miss. We ordered the Korean style sashimi "Live Fish" combo every time. The combo comes with a variety of Korean style seafood dishes and the portions are generous, but the sashimi was not very fresh the first time we came here, and the other times it ranged from good to just ok. For the unpredictable quality of the sashimi, I feel that like this place is definitely overpriced. Maybe we're just ordering the wrong thing here. The service was attentive and I would possibly come here again if I was desperate to avoid a wait, but we probably won't be back for a while. 3.5 stars... for some reason I can't bring myself to round down and select 3 stars. read more

My go to at a Japanese restaurant is a chirashi bowl so I had to try it here. The portion seemed pretty big when the food came out, but I was surprised that I was able to finish everything. The fish seemed fresh in my bowl, as well as in the sushi combos that everyone else ordered. The only option is to pay for valet in the parking lot. read more

Awon - chirashi bowl - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I can't go there because it's dirty and the service is the worst. 여기 횟집 지저분해요 화장실에선 똥냄새가 진동 돈쓰고 화장실에서 밥먹고 나온기분 서비스는 어휴 진짜 리뷰를 안쓸수가 없네요 위 리뷰에 스시만드시는분 계속반복 해서 머리쑤시고 그대로 음식하신거 봤더던데 다녀외서 리뷰보고 토나올뻔 했네요 우웩 스시만드시는분 담배피러 나가셨다 들어오신것 같던데 손도 안씻고 바로음식 만드시던데 ... 우린 식사 도중에 나왔어요 별 하나도 주고싶지 않네요 서비스좋고 깔끔한 스시 회 드시고 싶은분은 다른 곳으로 가세요 제발 ! read more

Awesome service and food. We ordered medium sashimi enough for 4 adults with soup. Free service stuff on top was more than enough. Strongly recommend!!!! read more

The most beautiful best tasting dishes come from chef Sky and I will be coming back soon. The entire staff treated us like family, held my baby for a while so I can eat and even made a special plate just for her she loved it!! Wonder place overall felt at home with loved ones read more

Awon - Love from my favorite family/chef SKY the best most creative chef I ever visit wherever he goes. - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

My friend brought us here b/c of the Hweh Dup Bap for him. But his fish was slightly frozen so he did not enjoy it. My other friend and I got the bento box lunches. - Salmon with Tempura - Grilled Mackerel with Tempura - Their rice was amazing - It comes with a salad (dressing was ok, but leaves were squishy) - Radish pickled in soy sauce Their banchans were great too: Kimchi, Pickled white radishes, Bean Sprouts, etc. Service was pretty solid. read more

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Japanese is not my thing. I will eat it as a social meal but not as a last meal. Lol The food here was very fresh especially the sashimi and very well presented. It certainly was a grand experience if you love sushi and sashimi. read more

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I went to the restaurant last night because I wanted to eat raw fish, and I was so surprised. The taste was even better, and the chefs' skills were amazing. The servers were so friendly. I went back for lunch, and just like before, the food on sale was large in quantity and delicious. The food that wasn't on sale was also delicious. The sesame oil buckwheat noodles were also really, really delicious. The sashimi set and chirashi sashimi and Omakase Sushi were the best~ read more

Haven't been in a while but I've always liked the big bowl of salad and seafood. Great on a hot day. read more

I don't 100% love this place BUT I gotta give it to them. I hate going to Korean restaurants because 1. Their service sucks 2. Their prices are so ridiculous for something I can make at home. However, I was with my mom in ktown so what's a girl to do. This place is decent, we ordered the maewoontang and fish roe bowl combo. The fish roe bowl was ok. They give you a ton of roe but the seasoning flavoring is lacking (yes. It's a mild dish but can still lack). The tang surprised me, it was delicious and a lot of fish that my mom and I shared and was plenty still. Overall, food was good. The service surprised me, the ladies were smiling and hussling and bustling which was pleasant. They were polite and quick which I really appreciated. The restaurant is clean. Parking is valet on the weekends but like $3. Overall good. Would visit again if necessary. read more

Awon - Fish egg bowl - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Hadlunch the chirashi bowl with tempura.Had aprivate booth.So *ooo and private! Great for meetings orifyouneeda bit more privacy. Greatservice read more

Be careful! Ripped off! Right on the dot at 2pm they charge dinner price even 'Take out' menu. I called 2:05 pm for take oit, they charged me DINNER Price! Omg..... read more

Parents came in town from the midwest and they wanted to go eat live fish. Since they were treating my friends, they ordered the largest combo that had around 7-9 courses which costed $250+ Key notes on why I'm giving it 2 stars: - all the food was provided within the first 15 minutes and we all felt as if they just wanted us to hurry up and leave - The haemooltang at the end had the cheapest kind of fish, tasted old and like dishwater - the fish and all of the fish is sliced too thin or way too narrow I've heard theres other live fish shops around ktown, so I will not be returning read more

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Quality of sushi was not good. They were not awful but definitely not the freshest. Sushi rice was not very good either. I expected better quality food for $100 for lunch for 2 (with no drinks). I also didn't appreciate having to pay $3 for parking. Extra star for great server. read more

waited for 10 minutes at the table... nobody took my order. had to get up and get someone's attention to order. restaurant wasn't even busy at the time. service nonexistent. i live nearby so i tried it out but definitely won't be returning. the food was mediocre. read more

Nice ambiance and the food is very good. Highly recommended this place and service is awesome

This place is great if you're in the mood for some sushi or bowls but don't want to go all out at pricy sushi restaurant. It's pretty good value for the lunch sushi sets and their portion sizes for their bowls are VERY generous. The fish is decently fresh considering the price and there is lots of variety so you get to try many different types of fish. Service is decent and this place is just overall simple, in a good way. Love coming here for a quick and casual lunch! read more

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Haven't come here for a while. Came to town and had to stop by for lunch. First surprised at the price of Hwe Dup Bap then ag as pain nowadays everything, the price went up. Had Hwe Dup Bap and it was as delicious as it used to be. Couldn't complain about price. Rice with assorted fish roe, sushi combo, Al Tang (fish roe stew) (to name a few) are really good here (and more) This is one of the must stop places when I come visit K-town. read more

Awon - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Nice, cleanplace, and they provided many sidedishes. comparing with other restaurant, it was a reasonable price.

Stopped by for dinner with my cousin and the place was relatively empty so got seated pretty quick. My cousin decided to order the hwe dup baap and I ordered the al baap since I love fish roe! I was shocked when the hwe dup baap came out because the sheer size of the bowl. There was tons of veggies in it that made it very fresh and refreshing tasting and they give you a bottle of their sauce so you can decide how spicy you'd like to make it. The al baap was good but I think next time I would go with the hwe dup baap because I loved all the crisp veggies in it. Service was fast and friendly and they have a small parking lot but it does fill up. read more

Awon - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Seems authentic considering it's nearly impossible to order on your own unless you speak/read Korean or Japanese. The menus are complicated. I'm a purist with sushi so I will say the nigiri cuts are generous, they give you the extra side pieces to Otoro!! Our friend also ordered this amazing and MASSIVE Hwe Dup Bap a raw fish/salad/rice bowl which I wish I had gotten myself but like I said, was very difficult to get thru the menu. Next time I know but highly recommend that! It looks like enough to maybe feed 2 with added sides (but ofc there's banchan and miso soup provided) read more

Awon - Sushi mostly. Otoro and salmon and a lil bit of aji - Japanese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

It was a surprise lunch bought and delivered by our neighbors,I had never had before,a California roll or lobster roll was the most I have ever had and I don't consider it true Sushi...but I ate them with my son,and was rather pleased with it,there were 2 of each,the smoked eel was my favorite one,and the yellow crunchy round disks,a side to eat with the sushi was my favorite side,I wished there were more of those!A delicious Japanese miso soup too,it wasn't salty,had an amazing flavor! I would like to try other items from their menu some time...But all in all, I really enjoyed it! read more

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