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    Dogs allowed

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    Denise P.

    Such a good find in Little Tokyo. My hubby and I were craving Korean food and saw that they had a special for tteokboki on Tuesdays, so obviously we had to try that! The bibimbap was delicious and came out nice and hot. It was filling, flavorful, and such a good deal with the happy hour pricing. For a couple of dollars extra, you can add bulgogi but you can also get the bibimbap as a vegetarian dish. Both ways, you will eat a substantial dish. We also got the tteokboki, and the rice cakes had that perfect chewy texture. The sauce had the nice amount of flavor and spice, but be careful. If you say mild, it honestly leaned more medium according to our server. Food came out surprisingly fast. Service was great throughout our meal since we kept asking for water! Everyone left full and hapy. Ambiance is a vibe and it's a fun place to stop after spending the day walking around LIttle Tokyo. Would definitely come back, especially for that deal!

    Marcel M.

    Soooo goood! Visiting some friend in LA and we stopped into JinCook to get dinner -- what a great choice! The dumplings were so flavorful and the hot stone pot was so delicious especially with the crispy rice on the bottom. Service was great, would definitely come back. Food: 4.7 Service: 4.5 Ambiance: 3.9 Value: 4 Marcels foodie score: 4.3

    Sandy P.

    Their pork belly dish was delicious and very tender. Seafood pancake was our table's favorite item of the evening. Rose tteokbokki was a bit on the sweeter side and had a lot more sauce compared to other places. Staff was wonderful and they check on you periodically. They are running a BOGO 50% on alcohol.

    Mitchell L.

    Dined in for lunch with a group of 12 people. Luckily we took the two biggest tables there. There was a wait after we got there. Most of the booths were small and it looks like having more than 3 people would be tight. Parking: you can park at judge Aiso parking lot which is close by for cheap. Food: The food was delicious! We loved the crispy seafood pancake that came out hot. The short ribs were amazing! Fall off the bone and tender. The rose tteokbokki was tasty, super cheesy and the flavors mixed well. These are my favorites and must share with a group! Drinks: they have bogo 50% for all alcohol, but we might have missed something. Only our beers were 50% off and not the soju? Idk why. Also, if your group is more than 6 people they charge 18% tip automatically. They charged the tip based on the pre-discounted price.

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    Sarah T.

    Our group walked in on a Friday evening without reservations. It took about 15 minutes to get seated. Inside was minimal long restaurant with benches and tables. Food was so good. Soju was buy one get a second bottle half off, so we got all flavors they had. The lemon flavor was the worst, the green grape was the best. Every dish was good. If I had to order again, I would get the garlic suyuk again. I can skip the steamed dumplings if anything. The rose tteobokki wasn't spicy at all so anyone could enjoy it. The braised beef had tteobokki too and we added cheese. This is always a group favorite and I'm glad we ordered one to share.

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    Cindy C.

    This place was such a good find. Me and a few friends were hungry after walking around little tokyo so we decided to dine in here. Wow! Everything was sooo delicious! Even the drinks were yummy too. The food came out very quickly and the service was great. I decided to try the mushroom curry hot stone and it was my favorite dish of the night. I can see myself coming back just for the mushroom curry. So flavorful and unique. Everyone enjoyed their food and I can confidently say we were all satiated. Inside was a bit tight and it can get busy so expect a wait. Ambiance was a vibe.

    Daniella P.

    The food here was out of this world. Everything was so fresh and flavorful. The standout was definitely the pork belly rice in the stone bowl. I can't recommend this place enough!

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    Chuq Y.

    I went here for some KBBQ on a recent work trip. The interior was quaint and reminded me of old school Korea. There were signs and wooden awnings inside that reminded me of classic Korea. We were greeted warmly by the staff and the restaurant was bustling. There were kids and adults at the tables, all enjoying their various dinners. We ordered, LA kalbi for me and I think my coworker had pork. We got four banchans including a couple of kimchi dishes, a spinach namul and tofu dish, and marinated onions with jalapeños. Overall, I'd say the food was on the sweet side. Sweet kimchi, sweeter than I prefer kalbi (though it was pretty tasty) and the onions were sweet as well. Otherwise, the food was good, and the service was also attentive. If you're looking for some Americanized Korean food, this may be your spot, especially when they sprinkle then sear cheese on top of the dishes. I'd come back here again, but I think I'd rather try other KBBQ first. It's worth a try if you are looking for a Korean meal in a pinch.

    Spicy Pork Bulgogi
    Cady N.

    Good, hearty Korean food in Little Tokyo. Love the complimentary banchan -- something a lot of newer Korean spots have quietly done away with. Interior is nice and staff are friendly. The one downside is the price. Most dishes run $20+, which feels steep when you can get the same quality in KTown or the SGV for less.

    Garlic SuYuk
    Shirley W.

    I've visited a JinCook at the Glendale branch, but it's nice to see that they opened one up in Little Tokyo. My favorite part about this place is that their restroom is SO CLEAN (for little tokyo!!). Never felt so comfortable in a restroom in LA until here lol. We visited during a Sunday lunch and it was not busy at all. Plenty of tables were open. We ordered quite a few things to share, we got to try the sweet potato cheese curry katsu, garlic suyuk, and the seafood pancake. Everything was so delicious! The garlic suyuk came out first and we all really enjoyed this one. The pork was so soft! The sweet potato cheese curry katsu was also really nice, everything was such a nice balance between the sweet potato, cheese, and curry was all a nice touch. The katsu was also very nice and crunchy! The seafood pancake was also pretty good too, very hefty. I would say it's a bit undercooked(?) so you can taste the batter a bit and everything inside of it, but I thought it was still pretty good since the top layer has a very nice crisp. Generally, portions are pretty huge so it's great we got to share everything. Overall, wonderful lunch here and 10/10 restrooms. Interior decor also very cute.

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    Kassidy D.

    Great food but okay service. It took a long time for a server to greet the table. After some time passed I noticed that it was just one person waiting the tables and this was during anime expo weekend. So huge respect to the person that was managing everything on the floor. I wished she checked in a little bit more for refills or other things. The tteokbokki was the greatest I've ever had in my life and I definitely recommend to try. We shared with everyone so me plus 3 other people. The curry katsu was very yummy too. My nose started getting all hot and runny because of it but it wasn't anything unmanageable. Check this place out. Now I want to come back to the area to try everything else!!

    Rose Tteobokki

    1st time coming to eat here. I was NOT disappointed!!! Food was excellent! Good hearty portions! Our waiter was very friendly and courteous - will def be coming back. The ambiance was nice, not loud and had good music. My waiter was Hendrik S. GREAT customer service!!!

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    Vera A.

    I went here in May of 2025 and got the pork soup and it was insanely good. Tasted home made and was a very good experience! I had to come back this September 2026 the day I landed in LA. I got the Rose Teokbokki this time and it is very good!! I am also obsessed with the kimchi, specifically the two on the right. The white jalapeño kimchi and the red kimchi.

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    Granny's Kitchen Southern Style Soul Food - Absolute heataaah!

    Granny's Kitchen Southern Style Soul Food

    3.7(507 reviews)
    4.0 mi•Central Alameda
    •$$

    I was in the area on assignment. So I had to find out the hard way about parking. If you can get…read morehere without a car, or have someone possibly keep driving around the block until you pick up your food, would be the play. The parking is a premium with them sharing a lot with other businesses. If you do decide to eat here, it's a small place, two tables at most. With all that our of the way, even on my first visit to this restaurant, the gentleman behind the counter treated me like I was a regular. That made a huge impression on me. No nonsense at all. I had to order the oxtail because I saw good meaty (thick) they were compared to a lot of places I've had oxtail from. The sides I chose were corn and Greenpeace. They were generous with the portions and I was grinning from ear to ear. I had to tell the gentleman behind the counter how I appreciate that his oxtail axial had a nice amount of meat and not mostly bone. He told me he butchers it himself and makes sure his customers are treated right. Just writing this made my mouth water and I really should make another trip back.

    It was great this is my second time getting it it literally taste like yo grandma or auntie made it…read morethe only thing I didn't like was I ordered for delivery and got a call from them saying they had no chicken breast so I said okay send two thighs he said okay and then sent the hardest chicken breast covered in bbq sauce ...'it gave really old and been sitting there I wish they would have just sent the thighs they were fresh

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    R & R Soul Food Restaurant - Oxtail entree

    R & R Soul Food Restaurant

    3.2(841 reviews)
    13.1 mi
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    Tammy RULES!!! My wife and I will eat here just to hang out with Tammy the waitress because she…read morefeels like family. L.A. had a reputation years ago for rude waitresses in Soul Food Restaurants and I think "In Living Color" did a skit on it. Tammy eliminates that bad rap. The oxtails were enough for two people. The food, especially the yams, collard greens and dressing have that legendary "Mississippi Mary" flavor from Crenshaw back in the day. If you know, you know. That lunch special she had back then saved my life many a day. Sweet Tea? Mph, mph, mph!

    Very disappointing to say the least. Never really had complaints about the food so I decided it…read morewould be a good idea to order the catering trays for a get together I was having. The first red flag was when I cane to pick up my pre-paid order I had scheduled for a 1pm pickup. It was not ready and I was told to wait. At 1:30pm I was still waiting and I complained that I ordered and paid days ago, and that this was making me late for my get together. They told me that it was coming out and preceded to hand me a tray to take back to my car one by one. I was in a rush and only verified that all food was accounted for. I should have verified the food was actually cooked! Both the mac n cheese and yams trays were horrible! The mac n cheese was just cheese sauce on macaroni and not baked. The yams were dry and tough as they were not candied at all! My guests barely touched it. Maybe the dinners are still okay but I definitely don't recommend their catering trays. I'll go support another soul food place.

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    Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen

    Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen

    3.6(1.8k reviews)
    8.9 mi
    •$$
    Family-owned & operated
    Free parking

    We came to eat here before the Chris Brown and Usher concert. It was about seven minutes away from…read moreSofi Stadium. They do have a parking lot, but it is small and can get full so when we arrived it was full. We did find street parking though. They have one side where you can order to go and pick it up, and then the right side will be where you enter and get the seating. There are two seating rooms and a good amount of seats. Not a ton, but still pretty good. They have one restroom that is pretty big and also clean. The menu is pretty straightforward. There's only two pages. They look the same but one side is gonna have a lunch and dinner special. The other side is gonna have a Sunday special. You can only pick from the plates, and you can add additional sides à la carte, but for the main entrées, you cannot add them additionally. So for instance, my man got the oxtail dinner plate. Which comes with three sides, which are actually very generous. Honestly, I figured that would've fed us both which it could have. But I wanted the fried fish, but there is no option to add that separately. You would have to just get another plate of it. So for the first plate, we got the oxtail. That came over a bed of white rice, which we didn't know. It was very good very filling. We also got a side of mashed potatoes with gravy, which was so good nice and creamy. Then we also got the sweet potatoes and that was delicious. Reminded me exactly of Thanksgiving. And we also got the mac & cheese, which I don't normally like mac & cheese but there's looked good. I wanted to give it a try and it was good. Very cheesy. Then for mine I got the fried catfish plate. You have the option of getting fried or steamed I think. And you have the option of catfish or swai fish. For my sides, I got the corn, okra, tomato. That was very good. Then I also got the red beans over rice. Which was so good. I've never had red beans over rice except for at Popeyes and this was like a 10 out of 10. Then we also got the collard greens which that's the only item I was not a fan of. I probably give that one a one or two out of 10. It was just very bitter for me. Our friends also got their own plate, my friend he got the steamed fish and he said it was really good. They also got a side of cabbage which I also wanted to get. They said that was really good so I should've gotten that. The sweet tea was good. It did have a hint of lemon on it if you did like lemon sweet tea. Overall, for the price point, this was really good and big. I can't believe you get three sides. I definitely feel like one box can feed about two people. Wait time wasn't too long and the servers were really nice. I do like that. The food comes in to go containers already because we had leftovers and that way we did not have to ask for to go box. I would definitely come back whenever I'm in the area again.

    Where do I start I wanted soul food dinner after traveling from northern California a flight that…read morewas 1 hr 30 minutes, left LAX and headed to Dulans restaurant on LaBrea & Manchester. I ordered 2 dinners short ribs the Sunday special & a vegetable plate at 12:21 my number was 908 they started to call numbers that were higher than minds so I went back over to ask the window where orders are taken the young lady said they forgot to put my ticket in, I asked since they forgot could I get piece of chicken for the inconvenience she asked the manager who had went to help the kitchen and she said no. At 1:21 1 hr later I got my food, and to my disappointment when I got home the food was not good the yams i don't even have words for, the greens no seasoning and a lil under cooked, the succotash the okra not cooked well again no seasoning and a lot of end pieces, the black eyed peas no seasoning very bland, the cornbread was very thick. So sad the state this restaurant is in, they need to revamp too much going on door dash orders, online orders, dine in and orders at the window. So with that said this will be my last time going back to this restaurant.

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    Dulan's On Crenshaw

    Dulan's On Crenshaw

    3.9(1.1k reviews)
    6.3 mi•Hyde Park
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    Family-owned & operated
    Outdoor seating

    beautiful location plenty of indoor seating…read moreparking is a bit tough friendly staff great home cooking

    May 26, 2026 | Los Angeles | My friends first introduced me to food from Dulan's on Crenshaw years…read moreago! Recently, my friend & I met up & had lunch while catching up! She's been going to this location for years! Veggie Plate | You select 3 sides, which arrives alongside 2 pieces of cornbread! I usually select my 3 favorites! Sweet Yams, which make me do a little dance each time, it just hits & I highly recommend! The Mac & Cheese is cheesy goodness! The Cabbage, savory & hits home! All wildly flavorful & delicious! Something New | On my most recent visit, I tried the Rosemary Glazed Salmon! New flavor, tasty & freshly made; know that it will take 25 minutes to cook! My favorites are still Baked Salmon & Fried Fish! All three are flavorful, tender & mouthwatering! Cornbread | Honey buttered, sweet & savory! It's an absolute must! That cornbread is a full-on win! Absolutely delicious! One bite is not enough, as another bite easily follows! Haha! Sweet Tea | Delicious, sweet & refreshing! Yum! Customer Service | Excellent, friendly & helpful with the menu! We even had a few laughs! Hahaha! There was also an amazing guy who checked on us constantly! I handed him a tip as we left! He was awesome! Seating | It was my first time returning since the remodel; it's been years! I was amazed! The restaurant is so spacious, loved the personal images framed on the walks, the artwork & the whole vibe was amazing! We dined inside & I found myself constantly looking around!! There is also outside seating on the patio! Fun Note | Years ago, friends had attended an event! Dulan's was amongst the food served! Afterwards, my friends stopped by my place with a plate, just so I could try it! Haha! I was amazed at the first flavorful bite! I've also returned with friends & introduced others to Dulan's over the years! Overall | Yes, please! Upbeat environment, flavorful dishes & excellent customer service! It's a win! Let's go!

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    Fried Chicken Lunch Black-Eyed Peas Cornbread Muffins Corn and Okra. Fabulous!! The fish was fried to perfection.

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