Crazy Hook

This place is so cool it makes polar bears wear sweaters when they enter Crazy Hook!

I missed out a year or two ago when my friend's birthday was here due to a wedding. So, over the weekend, my friends and I came here for some beer and flavor soju. We got the 2000cc of Blue Moon because it was only my boyfriend and Byron N. who would be drinking the beer. It was about 4-5 glasses. It cost $28.99 and came with an order of a food item. You could choose anything on the menu except for the platters on the last page. We went for the Chicken Gizzard ($12.99) because I love me some chicken gizzard! It tasted really good. Came in a sizzling pan with onion slices and such. A bit oily than I'm used to but still good. In addition, we got the Kiwi flavor soju via suggestions of Sidney T. and though I tasted no alcohol at all, after my 3rd shot, things got blurry. I also convinced my friends to order the Ultimate nacho because of the reviews on Yelp. It was far from ultimate. In fact, it was nothing. There was less than 10 pieces of meat in it and a bed of chopped lettuce. Ugh.

We found parking on the street and came around midnight so the place was not packed at all and got seated right away. Service was good because they had a button you press if you need something. There's a projector and tv screens around so I imagine it's a good spot to watch games. The place is decorative in pirate theme. They played a lot of Korean music videos the night we went including Gangnam Style, my new jam thanks to Alex P. They played it twice that night along with the music video. People were actually dancing along. I'm looking forward to coming back soon!

3.5 stars

Towers of beers?!?

Before you start reading the rest of the review, just to warn you, this restaurant does let smokers smoke indoors, so stop here if you already lost your interest.

Came here for a coworker's farewell event, we just had to celebrate it the crazy hook way.

Decoration - Felt like I was in a pirate's ship. Fish nets and pirates everywhere!

Pros about this place
- BOOZE! Yes, they have tall beer dispensers that will make you go :O and flavored Soju that'll make you want to try all the flavors
- Korean food! You will thank their food after all the drinking you've been doing
- Great place with a group of friends and it's cheaper when you split it

Cons about this place
- Sticky floor. I don't know what to say to you ladies who wear heels...Just try not to trip.
- They do allow people to smoke inside, so if you don't like smokers or do not want to inhale it while you are drinking and eating, you will not like it here, unless you can put up with it.

We had a party of 12 and we were seated inside a room with another group of people. The other group smokes, but they were generous enough to walk outside to smoke instead of doing it inside. Oh...thank you! We had two 5000c beer towers combos, Yes, two! One Bluemoon and one Amber, which came with any two food. We got the dukbokki (rice noodle in a cut roll with this interesting red sauce, like a kimchi sauce), seafood pancake (so thick and so good!) We got 3 bottles of soju with a combo of any one food, and we got wings. The wings were okay. By the end of the night, we ended up eating and drinking with the random group who sat next to us. Bill came out to be around $172 of 12 people already including tip, so it was around $15 per person. Wasn't too bad. Can't wait to come here again with another event and hopefully bump into a similar group like these people we met.

I knew I was in for a good night when I found out I was going to a Korean pirate-themed restaurant/lounge what have you. Supposedly they have a really great happy hour and hopefully I'll get to partake in it one day.

Don't expect to be getting beer from a boring old bottle/can. Think Yardhouse. They are dispensed into a tall beaker-like contraption and you can drink as you please. Pretty cool idea if you ask me but I'm thinking it's because the wait staff is trying to make it easier on themselves by not having to come by the tables so often. I'm not sure if I was hit with the mango soju or not but I think this place serves up the best dukbokki I've ever had. We got the seafood dukbokki and that hot sauce was the best thing I've ever tasted. It was sweet but it was definitely spicy at the same time. Unfortunately, there wasn't much of the rice noodles so I ended up ordering a bowl of rice after and just poured the hot sauce over it. You get mussels, a bunch of squid and seafood pancakes inside. It's like you're fishing for seafood because the bowl is so deep.

Guess what? You can also smoke inside. It's like you're living in a darn ash tray. That's the one thing I don't like.

Wooohooo I love my Korean pirates! :)

This place is great, especially their happy hour which is M-F 5-8pm so when I worked in Downtown LA, me and the co-workers went here on a weekly basis (Thursdays and Fridays) and left buzzed and satisfied.

My favorite is the 2000-5000ccs of beer! It's definitely not cheap and not included in the happy hour special but well worth it if you have a group of 3+. Yogurt soju is a must try and tastes exactly like Yakult! YUMM! Their food is worth it during happy hour because the portions are huge but NOT worth it for full price ($10-13 a plate). They denote a spicy dish with a chili picture, and trust them, it's damn spicy. And on certain dishes, it's all you can taste so it can be alittle overwhelming. We love to come to this place with our friends and get plastered then take pictures with the pirates statues all around.

The servers don't really speak English so it can be a little annoying when you're saying more than "Beer" and "Soju" because they kind of give you a duhhhh look. Also, they used to allow cig-smokers to light chimneys and that got really annoying really fast, especially during a Friday/Saturday night. They even promoted it by putting ash trays on the tables INSIDE the restaurant. But I guess they got in trouble or something (because it's illegal to do that) so it's noticibly less sufficating in there.

Go here next time you're in LA and definitely give it a try when you're in the Koreatown neighborhood.

Totally a fan of this place.
- Easy to get seats for large parties on weekends too!
- $2 Valet Parking right in front by the alley
- Large Beer Pongs
- Great for bdays, include song and allow cakes
- Great for your Ktown dinner and drinks for the night
- Themed Restaurant, rRRRRrrrr!
- Service is awesome, they actually pay attention to you or hear you out even if you ain't Korean!

Cons
- Expensive for certain foods
- Decent good side of food
- Probably best for those that love spiciness in their life
- Parking, if its full you're crapped out of luck cause street parking is hard to find.
- Most staff knows english pretty well, only some are limited.

Great for Bday gatherings. They take RSVP. The front more secluded room fits up to 30 people. If you have more people, they can reserve the outside long table closest to this room.

Food: Spicy foods. Rice cake dish is good and other more korean dishes. Not much main stream food except for chicken wings.

My new favorite place!!!!

Their happy hour is daily (that means weekends too!) from 5-9pm and pretty much all the food is 50% off.

We got the sweet pita chips and pickles to start. Both were really good and the waitresses refilled them without us asking!

We got the spicy rice cakes with chicken, kimchi pancake, and pirate sampler. The pirate sampler had mozzarella sticks, chicken wings, and potato skins. They didn't give marinara sauce of the mozzarella sticks. No sour cream for the potato skins either. The chicken wings were so good and crispy and hot but everything else was average. Kimchi pancake was good too, it was covered with mozzarella, which was a little strange but it worked out. The rice cakes were SPICY but so, so good. Wish there was a little more though. Half of the dish was onions and bell peppers.

We decided not to drink so our bill was only $20 for 4 people!

People were smoking inside so don't wear your nice clothes unless you want them to smell like an ashtray.

my girlfriends and I had a girls night out so we decided to try a new place. We came here for happy hour, which is 50% off food everyday from 5-9pm.

We ordered a couple items:
-cheese corn (pretty tasty)
-chicken wings that came with onion rings (normal, nothing special at all...and at $12 for the regular price it is definitely not worth it but since happy hr is half off it makes it alright)
-the chicken tapoki (it's a spicy korean rice cake dish...not great at all... I could taste the chili powder and I've definitely had wayy better)
-strawberry soju and yogurt soju (strawberry was pretty good but the yogurt tasted like soap!)

The theme was pirates and lots of netting up top which was cool but overall I wasn't impressed with the food. Parking around the area was also hard so if you don't get lucky enough to find free street parking after the meters stop collecting, then I suggest valet for $2

A pirate theme cafe minus sexy Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.

The place was kinda fun with all kind of happy people during happy hour. I wanted to join the happy crowd but missed the happy hour by few minutes.

Soju and shrimp rolls appetizer. I remember buying the same soju for 1/4 of the price at a Korean market. Shrimp rolls were pretty tasty. I like anything with shrimps =P

Fun place to people watch. Service was whatever...our bell didn't work. I am thinking about coming back here next Halloween wearing my pirate outfit.

3.5 stars.

Crazy Hook is somewhat yummylicious!!

Get Your Drunk On with Pirates! Come Here for Happy Hour!

'cause I sure didn't. Missed it by 5 minutes. What a coincidence the waitress took 10 minutes to answer the dang bell. Happy hour is almost half off most of the items.

Appetizers look decent. We had the shrimp rolls. They were all right. Not bad at all.

Soju..16 bucks for a small? wo.

This place has some cool ways to get drunk. They also allow smoking.
Happy hour looks like a deal (over at 8 PM). So if you want to get your drunk on, then this is the spot.

If not, then this is expensive bar food fo sho. EXPENSIVE. So, try and make it to the happy hour. As this is primarily a late night place, there is no trouble finding seating before 8.

AOK, and I might come back to hang or chill with friends. It's an ideal place for that.

Crazy Hook is a Korean pirate bar on a not-so-happening stretch of Wilshire Boulevard. It's decorated with yard sale pirate statues and giant pictures of Captain Jack Sparrow, found in lazy Google Image searches and printed onto cloth banners. Rope and netting hang from the ceiling, and the theme is repeated in almost every aspect of the decor. (Between pirate paraphernalia, flatscreen TVs hang on the walls, but hey, why not.) It's a lot of fun, and I'm not sure why ironic white people haven't laid claim to the place.

Oh, right. It's also supremely Korean. The music is strictly provided by bands with names like 2NE1 and Shiny, and if you go on a festive night, you will hear a Korean pop "Happy Busday" song every half hour. The menu consists of Korean bar favorites, and when you want service, you press the good-old button. Your servers will not be busty wenches, but skinny Korean boys in their twenties. The crowd is likewise almost 100% Korean. Expect lots of Korean chatter, loud drinking games, and a hefty dose of cigarette smoke.

But if you're Korean, or if you feel comfortable in a Korean habitat, Crazy Hook is a great place to spend a revelrous night eating and drinking. There's always plentiful seating, and stuff is pretty cheap. It requires zero advance planning and there's no hassle or crowd once you get there.

I haven't tried much of the food, but I've liked what I've seen. As soon as you sit down, you get things to snack on that go great with beer - sweet fried wonton crisps, and pickled cucumber and radish. You can order food a la carte, but there are so many ways to combine it with your alcohol that price-wise, you're better off getting a set deal. To give you an idea, a 3000cc tube of beer with your choice of any one dish goes for $41 with tax, a few dollars cheaper if you opt for the bottom shelf. I've had the sweet and sour chicken stir-fry, and it was pretty damn tasty, with moist breaded chicken and lots of vegetables and sauce.

And yes, about that 3000cc tube. If you wander into Crazy Hook, you'll notice that most tables feature cylinders of beer hovering over the heads of the seated. The cylinders are equipped with little spigots that allow you to fill up at will. It's a fun way to drink, and 3000cc is good for about ten full beers. You can also get larger and smaller sizes, depending on how much beer you can handle. I like the Blue Moon, which comes with a bowl of orange wedges, but there are a few other options on the menu. Nothing fancy, but serviceable.

I've only been to Crazy Hook a couple of times, but I have a lot of fondness for the place. I love the atmosphere, and the food and drink are good and cheap. Every city should have a Korean pirate bar, but I'm willing to bet we're one of the lucky few. We should all take full advantage.