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The Kimbap

4.4 (898 reviews)
ModerateKorean
Open • 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Casual
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Good for kids

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Tramy V.

Yummy! Quick, fresh, with lots of variety! Enjoyed the tuna and my daughter loved the fish cake! Great balance of ingredients! Affordable take out! We'll be back again! Nice service! There's also plenty of seating if you want to dine in!

Tuna kimbap
Amy D.

Love making this one of the stops whenever I go to la! The restaurant is so cute and small and you can't sit down but that's ok since your day is probably going to be jam-packed anyway. Everything I've ever gotten here has always been so good!!! Also the container they pack it in is so cute and small!!!

Interior. Pick up only!
Karen P.

Easy, in and out service. I walked here to get some Kimbap for dinner to-go. For two people, I got four kimbap singles: - Spicy Squid - Sausage - Beef - Kimchi They all pretty much tasted similar with just the protein swapped out. HOWEVER, the spicy squid is indeed very spicy! They do warn you on the menu. I'd say it's notably spicier than sriracha. The spiciness comes from the jalapeños AND the squid itself. My favorites were the beef (classic. Can't go wrong) and the kimchi (liked the tanginess of it). If you like sausage, you may like the sausage kimbap but it wasn't that noteworthy to me. The spicy squid was a bit too spicy for me. Four single rolls were too much for two people for dinner. Next time I'd only get 3 single rolls, maximum. Super affordable meal. Staff was very sweet and packaged the items carefully. I will be back!

Special tuna kimbap with no rice. So fresh and delicious!

Today, my husband asked the owner if they could make a special kimbap for us with tuna and no rice. They kindly made it for us, and it was delicious! It wasn't greasy at all, and the tuna tasted great. It was even better when we ate it together with tteokbokki. Thank you so much for making this special order for us. We really enjoyed it! Thank you for the delicious food! We'll enjoy every bite!

Beef Kimbap, Kimchi Kimbap and Turkey Sausage Kimbap
Charlie O.

Kimbap is one of my go to fast comfort foods. This place was suggested to me by my Korean friend who works up the street. This place consistently delivers great quality Kimbap! Quick and delicious. Tried three different types Beef, Kimchi and sausage. All good. If you want a free drink just post and tag em on Instagram.

Kaelyn R.

Ordered from doordash. Based on the app the food was prepared right away. All this food was $22 before tax and tip, which is honestly not bad at all for the portion and quality. I ordered the mixed twigim with squid and rice noodle rolls. They were still crispy when they arrived and came with two sauces and two pickled side dishes. One roll of kimbab is about $6-8 bucks. They have more complicated rolls for closer to $11 but either way its such great value. Recommending this to the office and will order from them again.

Luke L.

*** Take-out only *** The Kimbap is a small grab-and-go shop in Koreatown and the shop only specializes one item - kimbap (aka Korean seaweed rice rolls). [Parking]: While the parking lot has a valet parking sign, visitors can tell the valet person that you are here for the Kimbap and you will get free 10-minute parking. [Options]: They have 15 different kimbap options with 3 super spicy options (spicy chicken, spicy pork, and spicy squid). Single portion = 10 pieces and double portion = 20 pieces. Special kimbaps with dotted box on the menu have one set portion with 12 pieces. The shop recommends kimbap should be eaten within 3 hours after purchase. Some of popular items include Super Spicy Pork Kimbap, Bacon Kimchi Fried Rice, Tuna Kimbap, Mayo Shrimp Kimbap, Super Spicy Squid Kimbap, and Beef Kimbap. They also sell other miscellaneous items like rice cakes, fish cakes, dumplings, fried dishes, rice dishes, soups, and noodles. *** Super Spicy Pork Kimbap (12 pieces - $10): They were not lying about being super spicy - it was DEFINITELY spicy. I was able to tolerate the spicy level, but it was slightly spicier than Sriracha sauce. Oddly enough this kimbap tasted more like a wrap rather than traditional kimbap. (4/5) Tuna Kimbap (10 pieces - $6): I love this kimbap - I could tell these kimbaps were freshly prepared and they were some of best kimbaps I have had. (5/5) *** Overall I like tuna kimbap over super spicy pork kimbap. There's no question this shop sells one of the best kimbaps in SoCal. 4.5-star on kimbap and bump up on easy parking and fast grab-and-go ordering process.

Nathaniel J B.

Been a while but finally got to try first hand and did not disappoint!! Great many kimbop options to choose from but luv luv luv both the traditional beef and spicy bulgogi!! Don't sleep on the mayo shrimp either!! Chewy spicy noodles was a pleasant surprise with a side of odeng soup!! Spicy teuk boki was delicious too!! Definitely recommend but keep in mind to go only dining area seems to be closed?

고기 Beef KIMBAP
Stephanie D.

this was so authentic i could sense it from outside the door. VERY cute packaging and very sweet ownerssss. as i write this review, I am taking my first bite: my answer is YUMMY!! very flavorfull very good quality. loved it! also very fast and accessible parking

Minah L.

One of my favorite little eateries for quick, nutritious, and delicious food. They offer 4 kinds of vegetarian kimbap: avocado, mushroom, kimchi, and perilla leaves. We got all four single rolls for about $26 so it's a great deal. It comes with a special soy sauce that tastes amazing. If we had to choose, the avocado kimbap is our favorite. This is a takeout spot but service is fast. If it's the weekend and parking is difficult to find, you can call ahead to place an order.

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Freshly made kimbap. Our go to are the mayo shrimp, avocado, and beef. We were surprised they are opened on New Year's Day.

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My family always enjoys the kimbap from here, especially the tuna one. They're stuffed with ingredients-great value and delicious!

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Ask the Community - The Kimbap

Is dine in open?

To go only at the moment. But there are a few seats outside the store for dining outside

Instead of white rice, do you have multi-grain/brown rice options for the sushi roll?

Some Kimbab have vegetarian option. However, after came to this restaurant multiple times, I don't think that they have multi-grain or brown rice option.

The vegetarian options on the menu seem to all have fishcake in it. Does their fishcake not really contain fish?

Fish cake is made from ground-up fish, which is not vegetarian unfortunately!

Any vegan options? Thanks

I'm sure you can ask them to make veggie kimbap for u . They can just add veggie and roll it

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