You'll be walking into a small cozy takeout shop. Their menu is simple and straightforward. I've tried their Spicy Chicken Stew, and it was tasteful! The heavy bone broth had mixed aroma of onion, carrots, garlic, and a spicy kick. The portion was large, so 1 order of the stew was a good enough size for 2ppl. read more

Jun Won Dak - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

My wife and I always try to go to a new spot at least once a week. We make a conscious effort to do so and we usually end up at about 2 or 3 new places a week on average. And up to this point in 2023, our favorite "new spot" is Jun Won Dak. (And we say "new spot" in quotations because we went to Jun Won Restaurant when they were tucked away in the corner at 414 S. Western.) After Jun Won Restaurant closed down (most likely because that was just terrible real estate), we completely forgot about this place until Rick Year of the Ox rapper posted a fun video about Jun Won Dak so we decided to give this place another try and it was definitely worth it. One of my favorite foods is samgyetang and they do it here better than anyone else in town. GENERGOUS portions, very reasonably priced ($24), and the flavor is above and beyond all the other places in town. It tastes slightly different from the tranditional style but in a good way: it tastes very extra herb-y . The owner explained to us that all the herbs that is used is importaed directly from motherland Korea. And you can definitely taste it in the broth. Rice is perfectly cooked inside the chicken and the chicken itself? FALLS OFF THE BONE! We also got the eundaegu-jolim (korean soy braised cod fish) which is also ironically the best you'll find in town. Even Jonathan Gold said so! VERY GENEROUS portions. Enough to comfortably feed 2. Parking: you can find street parking anywhere nearby. It's not that bad. Entrance: door is always locked even though it says it's open: there's a small bell by the door so ring it! Service: I was greeted by the son (mon & son owned & operated) and he was as friendly as he can be: great service! Note: Closed on Sundays, and closes at 7pm on week days! And yes, there's only 4 items on the menu but TBH, this place could and will do very well just with these two items that i tried on the meu. We'll definitely be back! Probably again very soon to try the other two plates! Ktown needs more places like this! read more

Jun Won Dak is mostly a take-out place, but there is a four-person table near that front that you can call to "reserve" if you really want to dine-in. The front door is usually locked, but you can press the door bell, and Jeff the owner will let you in. Soup takes about 15 minutes to prepare. Since the table was open, we decided to dine-in. We got the Samgye Tang (ginseng chicken soup) -- so good! The chicken, sticky rice, mushrooms, pine nuts, jujubes, green onions, and herbs just worked really well together. It was so comforting that I wished I could bottle it and take it out the next time I'm sick. The soup was big enough for two of us to share...although I really wanted my own! read more

I was really excited to try the galbi jjim given all the glowing reviews on this place, but unfortunately our experience fell short. I do want to preface this by saying that the portion was massive (enough to feed 3-4 people) and the meat/ingredients were of high quality, which isn't always the case at every restaurant. Sadly, we were barely able to enjoy the quality of the ingredients since everything was *extremely* salty. The short ribs were also pretty chewy and plain on the inside, as if they were cooked hastily and doused in the viscous sauce. They weren't fall-off-the-bone tender at all. Now I know seasoning can be subjective, but what we got was excessively salty, like borderline inedible, reach-for-a-glass-of-water-immediately salty. The pickled daikon banchan had the same problem, as if someone accidentally spilled an entire container of salt into it. I'm not sure if it was because we put in our order too close to closing time (6:10pm) or if was an off-day or what, but we didn't have the experience that others had on here. Really disappointing. read more

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hands down one of the best kept secrets in Ktown for some legit korean food. Jeff really cares about the food and the people. braised black cod is the best I've had. I grew up on this stuff, so to see a restaurant make it as good and as fresh as my dad did when I was younger is mindblowing. read more

Pros -friendly owner -pricey but huge portions think family style -quality fish Cons -street parking only -limited dine in -the sauce in the fish is too salty imo read more

I never leave reviews but this is so well deserving of one! I picked up the braised black cod for dinner today and it's absolutely delicious! One of the best meals I've had in a long time. Huge portion meant for sharing and I had to stop myself from stuffing myself after I was already so full. I can't wait to try their other 3 dishes. The ginseng chicken soup smelled amazing! read more

This place was open in downtown L.A. in the past but COVID almost destroyed their business. They have been in business for 30 years and the current location is mostly for takeouts except for one table. However, the owners are really nice and the food is excellent in flavor and size. My wife had leftovers for two more days. Highly recommended!! read more

Jun Won Dak - My wife with Jimdalk - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Gracefully adorned with chestnuts, jujubes, and pine nuts, this delicious galbijjim is the gbj of all gbjz. If you need to pick something up for a dinner with people you like/love, do not hesitate, this is it. It also passes the "in-the-fridge-overnight" test. Where others will form a thick crust of solidified fat atop, this one does not, serving as proof of artisanal care in prep. The eundaegu jorim is also the most superiorest. The buttery fish flakes off and melts in your mouth as you rush to combo it with a tender and juicy bite of radish. Both are rice killers in the best way imaginable. All price points are extremely reasonable for the portion and quality. Each dish easily feeds 2.25 people. read more

Best black cod jorim in town. Their banchans are amazing. Everything tastes s~~~o good. They were well known for their home style cooking for years from Jun Won Sikdang days. Call in the order and pick it up 30 minutes later. Big portions. read more

10 stars. We ordered their spicy braised chicken which came with rice, kimchi, cucumber dish and the best broth I've ever tasted in my entire life. I want to talk about that broth though. It's a delicate clean chicken broth with korean medicinal herbs imported straight from Korea. It has a unique taste that I've ever tasted before. When it hit my tongue, I felt like my tastebuds started breakdancing in my mouth. Very very special. The braised chicken is a huge portion-- like 4 meals for 4 adults! It's super tender, has the perfect amount of spice and paired with potatoes, carrots and onions. For only $35, I felt guilty & felt the need to make it up by leaving a 30% tip because how in the world do they survive with providing huge portions with the quality to match? The kimchi was perfect and the cucumber side dish was phenomenal-- slightly pickled and incredibly crunchy. If there was a contest for crunchiest pickle dish, this would definitely win 1st place. The owner was the nicest & warmest man ever-- he took the time to tell us about the restaurant, their journey through covid and their values as a restaurant (which is providing quality food with the quantity to match-- at accessible prices). He checked on us often and made sure our side dishes were filled & even offered to give us extra rice. The standout thing about the service was the felt human to human connection. Please give them a try, you won't regret it read more

Jun Won Dak - Spicy braised chicken - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Great food, the quality and freshness were excellent. Service was great as well! It's a great place for take out, but you can eat there. There are two small tables. read more

Jun Won Dak - Came with the chicken broth soup! So good! - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Jun Won was one of my favorite restaurants pre-pandemic, and I was devastated when it closed before things had a chance to open back up. My family had been ordering take-out galbi jjim and eundaegu jorim whenever we could, and found that the homestyle Korean food was almost as comforting and delicious eaten at our own table. I was thrilled to learn that Jun Won would finally be reopening, albeit in different form, as Jun Won Dak, just a stone's throw away from the former restaurant space on Western. Jun Won Dak, or Jun Won Chicken, is a take-out operation with a streamlined menu, run by mother and son team Jung Ye and Jeff Jun. If you live nearby and order enough to feed ten people, like my family did, you might even be able to call in delivery. (We've also known the owners for quite a long time, so this might be special treatment--Jeff brought the order to my parents' house himself.) The menu is made up of four rib-sticking Korean specialties: galbi jjim, eundaegu jorim, dakdori tang, and samgye tang. There are also rotating specials, which you can track via Instagram (@junwon_la)--I see they ran some gaejang for a few days in December and hope to catch that one next time around. We tried three of the four, everything but the samgye tang, a chicken ginseng soup. I've always loved Jun Won's eundaegu jorim, a dish of spicy soy braised cod. This was as good as ever, hot and homey, with buttery cod and meltingly soft discs of radish in plenty of spicy red sauce. The galbi jjim, or braised short rib, was another classic done well, with tender, flavorful hunks of beef. I liked the dakdori tang, or spicy chicken stew, too, if not quite as much as the others. I'm glad to have Jun Won back in my life and look forward to my next taste of the Juns' wonderful cooking. read more

Must try their Samgyetamg. It's a whole Cornish hen boiled in hers and ginseng. It's a therapeutic food when you're under the weather. It's a dish my mom used see to frequent make for me when I was sick but this restaurant puts in precious effort to their ingredients including fresh chestnuts. Eeundaegoo Jorim was delicious too but price was a tad high for the amount of food this one star off. Enjoyed both dishes very much. read more

Found this place through instagram. Came in on a Thursday afternoon for lunch. This restaurant is more of a to-go/carry out place. Very small place. But it does have 2- 2top tables or put them together for 1- 4top table. Def make a reservation if you want to dine in through their instagram page @junwon_la. Just DM them, they respond back very quickly. So the menu is comprised of four dishes. Very large portions so it's recommended to do family style and share as opposed to individual entrees. The order comes with the most delicious panchang aka small plates of pickled and fresh vegetables. Also a side serving of korean plain white rice. We ordered the entire menu lol. We ordered: 1- Samgye Tang (whole Cornish Hen stew) This stew is a korean style Chicken soup with a variety of vegetables and rice. The hen is cooked to perfection with the meat being sooo tender that it falls off the bone. This is full of old school home style flavor, perfectly seasoned. Not too salty and not bland. If you're feeling under the weather or run down, this is the perfect dish to heal your body and soul. When we finished all the meat and veggies, I poured the broth into my bowl and drank it cos the broth was that good lol and I refused to let it go to waste 2- Eundaegu-Jolim (Black Cod Fish) out of everything we ordered, this was my favorite dish. Holy Moly, the Black Cod, was cooked so well that it was super tender and moist (sometimes Cod can be chewy or tough if you cook it too long) that you cannot pick it up with chopsticks or a fork. You need to eat this dish with a spoon. The sauce is savory and rich with a variety of vegetables. Such a great price considering if you go to Nobu, they give you the same fish but in the tiniest portion and sometimes their Cod is bland in flavor. But not Jun Won's. You can taste the Korean comfort seasoning in the dish. The portion was enough for 3 people to share. 3- Galbi-Jjim (short rib beef) The beef was cooked to a medium temp. Very juicy and delicious. The sauce flavor is a perfect balance of sweet and savory. This is served over a bed of mixed vegetables and rice cakes. Again perfect portion to share with 3 people. 4- Dak Tori Tang (Roasted Spicy Chicken) I ordered this to-go (we ordered too much food and I also didn't realize how big the portions were lol) This is the entire Chicken in a rich red spicy sauce, served with a variety of roasted vegetables. This dish is above average spicy, which I love. But if your palate can't handle spicy then let the chef know, they can prepare it to your liking. It comes with a side portion of white rice which pairs well together. 5- ok drum roll please, the Panchang (small plates of fermented/ pickled/ fresh vegetables) are a BIG WOW. Known to be the "extras or supporting cast" in the performance is actually "main character energy" in the scene. We were given kimchi ( fermented red pepper cabbage), (sorry don't know the korean names for the rest) sliced pickled radish, pickled mung bean sprouts, red peppered snap peas, and pickled garlic cloves. I honestly could just have the panchang on its own with rice and be completely satisfied. On a side note, I found this place on Instagram and went on yelp to get more information. Was disappointed that it didn't come up. Then I googled the restaurant and found a link for it on yelp. When I clicked on it from google it took me to the Yelp page. I've heard this from my food blogger friends that yelp won't feature small businesses because the business won't pay them to be featured. Yelp, if this is the case, then shame on you! You have the power to change that. Use your power for good and support small local businesses. Also, be aware, to give yourself an extra 10 mins to find parking. This place is located in the heart of Koreatown. There is meter, neighborhood (no street permit-YEAH!) and a parking garage 2 blocks away read more

Jun Won Dak - With owner and chef of Jun Won Dak - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Hidden gem! Very authentic and delicious food. Nice that they use high quality black cod instead of farmed fish like other restaurants. Great price too. read more

Jun Won Dak aka Jun Won. Pandemic closed one of the most authentic K cuisines restaurants recognized. As the late J Gold, LATimes, Michelin Gourmand, Eater LA, LAPD, City of LA all recognize. Jun Won was a pandemic casualty but out of the ashes comes Jun Won Dak. Mom and Jeff cannot be kept down. They smartly transformed to a togo operation. Concentrating on 4 main dishes and a powerful 2 banchan combo. Just right amount of spice. Samgye Tang - Chick Soup rivals well known Buil. Generous portions. Clean and pleasant small space. Only one table so take out. They close at 7 but last order is 6:30p. Support your Mom and Son places. My GF approved. Give it a try! :) read more

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Always good here! The chicken and also the galbi! Can't decide, so I get both and if it's salty then just add water no big deal, I can see why it gets salty when you take it home but I just reheat it with little more water and it's perfect. Taste even better when you reheat it and save it for later. Also love eating there Also if there is a table available, they treat you like family. read more

It's the best dakdoritang (닭도리탕) I have had anywhere. Excellent flavor and not too spicy. The portion was huge and well worth the $35 price tag. It came with rice, kimchi, and a bowl of samgaetang broth (삼개탕). All delicious! I will go back for this and for the two other items on the menu, galbi jim (갈비찜) and eundaegujorim (은데 구 조림). I like places with few menu items that they do well. Service was excellent too. 99% of their business is takeout so they only have two tables for dine in. Both were taken so they set up a table in the back alley just for me. The server kept checking in to make sure I had everything I needed, which was very nice. Overall, I loved this place. It looks like a very small family run place that's been around for 28 years or so. Highly recommend! read more

Jun Won Dak - Dakdoritang (spicy sautéed chicken) - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Amazing food. Definitely the best food I've had in a year or two. The owner let us dine inside for noona's birthday The chicken stew (닭도리탕) was so good that I caught myself getting greedy mid meal. The marinated fish was so soft and flakey I've never had fish that good in my life. & the chicken soup warms your soul, it reminded me of home Fr fr. Service was amazing, food was amazing... what more can I say? Definitely going back. If you don't like this place, You don't like yourself read more

Jun Won Dak - Chicken Soup - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I came here about a month ago and got the Dak-dori-tang (Spicy chicken stew). I've been eating it about 3 times a week for the past month. I ordered it again just now, it's basically the crack cocaine of chicken. read more

It's great to have Jun Won back to K town! Jun Won was definitely missed. Samgyetang was so good! read more

Jun Won Dak - Outside - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Amazing food and service. Highly recommended. The owner is very friendly and the galbi jjim is better than Sun Nong Dan's read more

Jun Won Dak - Galbi-jjim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Absolutely delicious. It's very rare to see a restaurant with little reviews in ktown and had to try it. After reading other reviews here, discovered that it was an staple ktown that closed thru the pandemic. I'm so glad they opened up a new store front! We got the beef rib, which I absolutely loved. Sweet and hearty, a perfect blend with the rice. My roommate and girlfriend loved the cod, very similar braise and goes well with rice. My roommate got the chicken stuff rice soup and it was healthy, nice, and simple. We will always order the fish, for sure. I'll get the beef rib if my girlfriend lets me it is a lot of food. Actually had 2 more neighbors come help eat since the 3 dishes were a lot and we had a little bit of leftover. Really loved the umami from the pickled Kim chi(cucumber?) probably the best in ktown. I could snack on that all day. Service was very friendly, the owner, mentioned it's a lot easier now since there's less overhead. It's takeout only so no ambience, just extremely friendly service. Can't wait to try more! read more

Jun Won Dak - Beef rib - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Do not be fooled by how small this place looks. It is the best Dakdori and Eudaegu I've ever had, period. This place also won Michelin 2019, and various awards for one reason: their food. We ordered both the dak dori and eudaegu, minimum spicy. Have you seen ratatouille? The scene when food takes one back to childhood? I had that happen to me. The owner is also very friendly and accommodating! Amazing homey experience! read more

This is primarily a take away place and has one table and Jeff (he and his mom are owners) could not have been more gracious, warm, and gave us such a great meal experience. It was really special. There were four of us and we ordered the samgaetang, gabli jim, and the braised black cod. We are all pretty hearty eaters and couldn't even come close to finishing it all. All the dishes were authentic and super delicious. The kimchi and the cucumber banchan was also really top notch. Cannot wait to eat this food again and thanks to Jeff and his mom for making us feel so welcome! read more

The owner and her son were very friendly and the food were good and great. They were certainly know what they are doing.

One of the most authentic korean restaurant in ktown! I ordered daegu-jorim (braised fish) for my family, and everyone enjoyed it! The portion is enough for 3 people, and it is served with 2 bowls of rice, kimchi, and korean style pickled cucumber. I am going to try other dishes sometime soon. read more

Jun Won Dak - Braised fish - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love this restaurant. We have eaten at their restaurant for over 10 years until they closed down during pandemic. Finally they opened this to go place. The owner Jeff is one of the best guy I have ever seen. His mother makes the best food, the braised black cod(은대구조림) , spicy chicken stew(닭또리탕) and Ginseng chicken Samgyetang (삼계탕) are so delicious. Good amount of food. I haven't try braised short rib(갈비찜) yet, I will try next time. This is not fancy place, only good for to go. I would strongly recommend this place to all my friends. read more

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When your family's favorite restaurants closes due to Covid and resurrects themselves as a take out only restaurant - SO GRATEFUL. The food is just as delicious as always. So happy to see Jeff and his Mom hustling in the kitchen again and to be able to eat their food! If you loved the original, you will love the new Junwon. Pick up can possibly be hard as there is no dedicated parking but they do have a "pick up" spot directly in front of you are fortunate to grab it. I didn't have any issues finding parking and I hope you have the same parking karma! Welcome back Junwon. We've missed you. read more

GOLD STAR !!! The food was delicious. Highly recommend this place. Quality of the ingredients are amazing. Service were VIP level. read more

Jun Won Dak - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Amazing chicken!! Best dakdoritang ive had in ktown easy. They also have cod which theyre very well known for too. Will definitely be coming up from OC to have this chicken again family business too , the owners are awesome ! read more

Jun Won Dak - Dak doritang - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Don't tell my grandma in Korea, but this is the best samgyetang I've ever had. The broth is so flavorful and perfect, the chicken falls off the bone, and the rice stuffed inside the chicken is the perfect sticky rice consistency. Even the garlic bits in this soup are soft, sweet, and cooked to perfection. The dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken) is also so tasty. Even the breast pieces are not dry at all! The cod is less spicy and more soy sauce/sweet flavored. The fish was perfect! Kept falling apart and was so sweet, no fishy taste whatsoever so you know this fish is made with fresh ingredients. Portions on all so big! And service so nice. Feels homey and comfortable. Side dishes: the egg plant is so soft and has a good sesame oil taste. The kimchi also top quality. We took home all the leftover banchan! Reservations: call to make a reservation! They have just one table area inside, but I love eating stews in store personally. In the future, I will definitely be getting the samgyetang to go whenever I feel like it. Parking: kind of hard but there's metered street parking if you circle around. read more

Jun Won Dak - Top: dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken), bottom left: cod, bottom right: samgyetang - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

What a wonderful find in Koreatown. Small mom and son restaurant, and you can feel the love they put into their food. We had the Black Cod and the soup with a stuffed Cornish hen. And of course there were several banchan items and rice to accompany everything. Everything is made from scratch in the kitchen and was very fresh, well-seasoned, and wonderfully tasty. We will soon be back. Give this great restaurant a try! read more

Small menu but boy do they do those items well. Tried the galbijim and samgyetang both were hands down the best I have had in ktown area. Delicious food. read more

Jun Won Dak - Galbijim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This is where I go to pick up food for my mom when she needs a special meal that will cheer her up. She is very picky so it means a lot when she says this restaurant is Korean Mom Approved. She said this is the best cod in Koreatown and the beef is seasoned exactly how she likes it. Everything from the kimchi to the broth in this restaurant is well executed, delicious, and authentic. Plus the people are very nice and treat you like family. We love this restaurant. If you ever feel a little bit down, try the soup, it will give you a boost. :) read more

Food 10/10 service 10/10 More than worth stopping in for ginseng chicken + black cod , didn't get to try the other two dishes but will be back to try asap. Owner was super nice and welcoming read more

My husband and I have had all four items from this place and we love it all. We ordered the spicy chicken stew and braised short rib since we had the braised cod and ginseng chicken stew last time. Each dish easily feeds 3-4 people so we'll have leftovers for days. I'm not sure which dish is my favorite. It's all delicious and each meal is made with lots of care and love. read more

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Unbelievably delicious food. In a city full of amazing restaurants, Jun Won Dak manages to stand out. The service is outstanding and the portions are huge. Can't wait to go back. read more

JunWon is the fabric of Koreatown! You will love every dish - samgyetang (herbal chicken soup), galbee jjim (braised galbee) and other special dishes. Mother and son duo who have shaped the Koreantown food culture with decades of homemade comfort food. Michelin rated for consistent, absolutely amazing food! You will be addicted! read more