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The Prince Café
- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 4:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Valet
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Music:
- Music Videos
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Yes
- Coat Check:
- No
103 reviews for The Prince Café
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i dig this place a lot!!
really great, interesting interior. it looks like an old english lounge.
the service was great. i was skeptical at first. my boyfriend tried to order their plain beef dish but they didn't have anymore.. so he ordered the fresh snails dish, which i was surprised by.... i went for simple spicy pork because no korean will ever mess up spicy pork. the food was fantastic!!! and they have big bottles of Hite, mmm. the kimchi wasn't the best i've ever had, but everything else was excellent.
oh man, i love the prince. i have been here quite a few times so i guess a review was due. Prince is one of my favourite places to go drinking in ktown. it's not loud, and the place makes you feel pretty chill.
i tried a few of their dishes, and their spicy fried chicken is just delicious! they got two fried chickens, the whole fried chicken (which is still good, they are smaller so get the large size) and another marinated fried chicken. it's spicy. some of my friends were crying and couldn't eat more than a couple of pieces. I am korean, so i am used to that heat so i was fine. But i guess if you are not used to the korean red pepper spice, then get it mild. it will save your mouth =)
it may sound weird, but i think the Prince has the best chips and salsa. better than any mexican places =p.
who would have thought of chips and salsa in a korean place, but again, the whole decor of the place doesn't really strike you as korean neither.
chips are free so that's a plus. plus it's a nice snack while drinking.
most of the main dishes are pretty good. i havent tried one that wasn't bad.
Drinks: beer and yogurt soju. yogurt soju, hmmmm, i can't say much about it, you just gotta try it if you haven't.
Service: fine, again i speak korean, so maybe that helps a bit.
Parking: valet parking up front, i believe it's $2.
Decor: I love the decor of this place. it makes you feel like you are in an old restaurant with a lot of history. The fact that it's a korean restaurant, and you get chips and salsa just makes it more fascinating to me.
I came here with the promise that their fried chicken is delicious. Yes, yes it was.
Typically I find it difficult to eat in Koreatown because it feels very inaccessible to me and even more difficult when you can't speak Korean! We had no problem here except that we had a park a bit far. Everything we ordered was so tasty and we wanted more and more. With the help of the waitress, we picked another really tasty dish, too bad I forget. Coupled with some yogurt soju, we were happy.
At the end of the meal we were brought out a plate of fruits. After a spicy meal I wanted something sweet and juicy. The problem was that I had heard from my co-worker about some Korean places that trick people who don't know better into eating a plate of fruit and then charging them $100 for it. Odd, maybe I misheard? We took the chance and luckily it only costs $50. Jk. Free, whew...
My mouth waters thinking about this place, I have to come back again.
This is where I go when I want to pretend it's 1942, drown my sorrows in a gimlet and ignore everyone.
Next best thing to a time machine...
Came here after the Art Walk Thursday since it has such great reviews. It was definitely different from what I expected. Old and dark, surrounded by red booths, paintings, and lamps; I felt like I was in another time zone.
We ordered some beer and a couple of dishes. They gave us complimentary kimchi pancake, which was soggy and a fruit plate after paying the bill, which my friend said tasted stale.
Kimchi fried rice- Ok. Not good, not bad.
Kimchi tofu. - Good. (Only dish I liked)
Stuff peppers with pork and pork patties? (not sure what the dish is called)- Ok.
Sauteed Pork/Beef on sizzling platter- Ok.
Bill: 5 people, about $20/ person.
And I have to mention, set as a "Korean British" Bar and playing the current Korean pop music in the background such Big Bang was just plain weird. =)
Overall, better for the quiet mellow days or dates.
In the heart of Koreatown at the base of the historic Windsor Hotel (now an apartment building) you'll find The Prince. Much of the interior is leftover from the early Windsor Hotel days, with deep red leather booths, matching velvet brocade wallpaper, peculiar little prince lamps, and a mishmash of paintings and Tudor-style busts. The crowd is eclectic - a mix of Korean locals, Hollywood spillover, and displaced hipsters. The Prince serves a full menu, featuring many Korean dishes, but the main draw is its novel ambiance. Saddle up to the horseshoe-shaped bar, hunker down, and take in the scene. Being so spacious, it's perfect for larger groups, but be forewarned, the drinks are pretty pricey.
there are things you'll never forget like your first kiss, the first time you had alcohol poisoning, and in this case, the first time i had a kimchi pancake. at a korean restaurant with an english pub aesthetic no less!
food is reasonably priced and their menu is quite varied and although it isn't the best food in town it remains tasty. from the different dishes i tried (aside from the fabulous kimchi pancake) i liked the kimchi fried rice, and the sauteed pork as well as the vegeterian pad thai.
the item that everyone needs to order however is the yogurt soju and in spades. in fact if you come here for the kimchi pancakes and soju you'll be all set and happy.
I'm still incredibly hungover from all the soju-bomb debauchery that went down last night. This place rocks - the interior is spacious and big, but it doesn't come with the rowdiness of the young k-town crowds.
This place is in a discrete corner next to a school and is pretty chill. If I lived closer, I'd probably become a regular. Service was good, especially because I called the waitress "unni" (charming Korean trick ;)
The oh-jing-oh (dried squid) was yummy. We got extra plates of free kimchi-jun (pancakes) which were alright but very mushy. The food here is kind of pricy. I'll have to try the Tong-Dak next time!
The valet guys were nice, too. $2!
Is it British? Is it Korean?
Um, who the hell cares, cause it's AWESOME.
Where else would I be able to sit in a dark, leather-ridden lair, amongst statesmanlike statues, drinking 'yogurt soju' that I refuse to believe was anything but drunken Orange Julius? Um, no-freakin-where.
Plus, it's so hidden, there's a good chance whatever time you have here will be what you make of it. Although I can't imagine that being anything but great. I spent about 15 minutes trying to figure out where the heck 7th street was (hint: it's not just past 6th, stupid Wilshire gets in the way), but OH hmm, guess I must be absolutely blind because there's a huge neon sign that says "PRINCE' on top of the building. Fancy that? The best part was, I was SO lost I wandered into the HMS Bounty by mistake - best mistake ever? I think SO.
But back to this royal non-Korean, Korean palace... I must admit I didn't have much to drink besides a few sips of that orange crack in a carafe, but they did start to bring us free panchan pancakes! Just because! Well, until we told them we had just eaten a farm at KBBQ and we might vomit on their tables if we ate any more. But mama told me never to waste food, so I took a small bite of the pancake out of curiosity, and it was BOMB!
Okay so yeah, it definitely deserves one (or five thousand) more visits, but I'm already in love. This royal haven rules!
It's amazing how little this place changes even though I hadn't been there for maybe two years. I'm not sure if I'd pick this as a date place but it is a good chill spot for grabbing drinks and Korean bar fare with friends.
I can't figure this place out and I am Ok with it! Came here on Friday for the first time. I was already tipsy, one might say, and was very confused after walking in. Is it a hotel?
The inside is about as old and charming as a place I've seen in LA. The red mafioso booths with a full on circle bar in the middle of a massive ballroom is kinda breathtaking. Especially since the doors you come into look as if they were made for when 5'10 was tall for a guy.
The Korean host who sat us right away was super chill. He even made some menu recommendations. Which brings us to the food. The menu is obviously Korean but it has hints of American food which I thought was really odd. They brought us chips and salsa to star!? You could get the beef kimchi as well as deep fried chicken or hamburger. We had the beef kimchi which was super spicy and good (not tons of meat) and the fried dumplings which were also good.
The drinks were a little pricey (just under 10 bones each for crown n coke and a house wine) but nice places in Korea town always are.
Overall I look forward to coming back. I didn't experience the 'anti white' that some reviewers have mentioned although the service was not amazing. Quick to get us the food but not very attentive to refill drinks and stuff...Look forward to updating.
This place truly rules the nation. It feels like it should be an interior in Eyes Wide Shut & has the best yogurt soju in town...
But the featured item I recommend are their hot wings. The Prince has the greatest hot wings LA has to offer. I'm a cat from Ohio & wings are important to us back there. So far, The Prince is the only place in town to satisfy my mid-West hot wing standards.
Sure the service treats you like crap - but to me - that's part of the charm.
Also convenient valet service...
The Prince is definitely one of the more unique bars I've been to in my life. Apparently, it used to be a British themed bar and was taken over by Korean owners. They left all the original paintings and decor so it still feels like you're in some 300 year old pub in Britain except now there's yogurt soju. By the way, the yogurt soju rules and you should try it.
I would definitely come back here if I was in K-Town but I don't think I'd go too far out of the way for it.
I went to the Prince just to see what it is all about. Two movies that I have seen have scenes that have filmed here - "Thank You For Smoking" and "China Town". That right there is saying a lot since I am anything but a movie buff. the Prince has nice high-backed red booths, a call bell to signal your server when you are ready, a full menu, and atmosphere up the wazoo. I love it.
Went there for a friend's bday.
PROS:
1) Red pleather seats
2) Dimmed lighting
3) Huge plates (2 ppl sharing and be stuffed)
4) Good beef kimchi, mussel soup, and squid
5) Authentic staff (don't speak english well)
6) Well-priced soju
7) Waiters come when you push that 'flight attendant" style button
8) Complementary french fries
CONS
1) Huge plates (2 ppl sharing and be stuffed)
2) Complementary french fries
3) Authentic staff (don't speak english well)
4) Waiters come when you don't push that 'flight attendant" style button
Overall, a reasonably priced place for a its class. Don't expect anything amazing.
P.S. if they had carrot juice or grapefruit juice, it would have hit the spot (and earned them half of a star. Oh well.
This might be my favorite bar in Ktown. The weird melding of Korean restaurant and English pub is great and adds a different ambiance to the usual Ktown experience. There are always quite a lot of non Koreans in the place, although they seem to congregate more towards the bar, while Koreans hangout in the booths.
Ahh, the booths -- they're comfy and give enough separation from the neighboring parties -- definitely gives you a sense of space and privacy.
The dim lighting helps give it an intimate feeling.
Once you get seated, the waiter brings over some tasty nachos and salsa. We usually also get served a complimentary kimchi jun. My favorite dish here is the fried chicken, which I usually devour with kimchi fried rice.
The only complaint I might have is in their music selection, which usually seems to be K-pop. Doesn't fit the vibe of the place. If you're seated in one of the corners with the speakers, you might get sonically bombarded.
The intent was to meet up here on our way to Beverly Soon Tofu, but we enjoyed the atmosphere so much, that we ended up hanging out here for the rest of the evening.
This is a nice little off-beat spot to kick back some drinks. The staff and maybe half of the clientele is Korean, but the Prince has an old-school Hollywood feel since it is located on the first floor of the Windsor hotel and is decorated with psudo-British furniture. Intrigued? I thought so. Try it!
I've been coming here since back in the day. On most nights, there is an awesomely strange mix of music. At first, I thought dining to K-pop and Korean B-boy jams would be unappetizing, but now when I come, I find that I'm disappointed when they aren't playing them. The Prince has an unusual mystique that feels completely uncontrived, and the food is really good. I always try to go with my Korean friend so he can translate the back page, which has the more adventurous offerings. I hope this place doesn't change.
If you are looking for good customer service avoid this place. For a place that was pretty much empty on a Saturday night at 10pm you would think they would love to have a big group coming in to purchase drinks, especially due to our current economic crisis.
We barely sat down and were told we could not to order, another person in our group went to the bar to order and the bartender walked the other way, and never came back. A woman in our group was waiting in line to use the restroom and one of the workers came in and bypassed the line, without asking and used the next available bathroom
Needless to say they lost all of our service and we're all making sure to let our friends know to avoid this place!
During my single days, when visiting LA/KTown, my buddy Charlie would take me to this place for whole fried chicken and beer before we hit the clubs.
The chicken was always good and juicy. There was also a fun pool hall nearby on 6th and Kenmore called Renaissance. Wonder whatever happened to that place?
Great, tucked away place for a sly date. Korean Lounge decorated like an Olde English hunting lodge. You can smoke after 11pm. Skip the 'sweet potato fries' (Idaho julienned spuds with white sugar on them. Funny, but not "sweet potatoes".) Go for a drink and a dark corner. Interesting music, excellent service despite language barrier.
my favorite hang out spot in ktwon.
you must try this place just for their freakn chicken. words cannot describe it.
this place is so much better than OB Beer for all reasons (service, food, price, ambiance)
ps. they serve draft beer now.
A typical evening at Prince:
Give your keys to the valet, pay him $5. Enter the door and go down the steps into a comfortably shabby "English pub." Cross the worn red carpet~ do you want a booth or a seat at the bar, or do you want to go into the back room and play pool? Your friends are at the bar, eating and drinking~ you join them, take shots with the bartender (who is a cute fobby girl, like the bartenders at every other bar in Ktown)...
...get absolutely hammered on Black, watch two ajummas at a nearby booth almost get into a cat fight, their dates drag them out, you take more shots, start subtly pouring your shots into the anju when no one is looking because you can't drink anymore, pay the bill, which has somehow ballooned into a $200 tab, and stumble out the door...
ok i totally like this place. Its totally unassuming, filled with old folks and full of good food. I recommend the tong dak (fried chicken), kim chi fried rice and dduk bokki. The portions are pretty generous, the tables are big and its rarely crowded. If you're not looking for a "scene" i would totally recommend coming here.
awesome seafood pancakes
She could have been cold and mean and said to me, "You must be frank! Go fuck yourself and take a bath!" But nobody as magnanimous as Stephy could do so if she tried.
Instead, she took me in, clothed me, fed me a square meal of wine, and set me off with a jug of bourbon and a creative spark that's allowed me to do as I have on Yelp. Without her and Yelp, I'd probably still be on my downward spiral of Myspace comments and kudos.
A year and a half later, after the night of yogurt soju carafes and cigarettes at The Prince, Stephy leaves us. She single-handedly cultivated a community of debaucherous animals and good friends and for this I am grateful.
For me it started that night at The Prince with shots and cigarettes and good company.
Thank you, Steph.
Cozy, lovely ambiance with red, round booth style seating. The ceiling lights around the bar and the wall paper throughout is red and gold. Kitchy, cool, comfortable, dim lighting, you also get the feeling of being semi-private when it's not crowded. Our server couldn't speak english that well, but he was nice. Drinks a bit pricey, $9. They poured mine on the rocks, so I took the ice out. I mentioned it to the server and the bartendar also came over to clarify, the next one was fine. The bottle prices quite high, in the hundys.
Though we didn't have to use them, there are the service buttons that are common in korea town are built onto the back of the booths, they are not on the tables. They also have bar food here like korean pancakes, chicken wings, onion rings, etc. Comp chips and salsa. A movie scene in "Chinatown," the Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway classic was filmed in this bar. Street parking, located just east of the Ambassador Hotel construction site. Street parking can be limited in this area, there is also valet.
After Crazy Hook went racist on our asses, we took our business over to the Prince where they *tried* to pull the same stunt but shuffling us to the back room. But the back was occupied so after some confusion, we settled near the front of the bar, taking over two booths and a table.
The poor waitress didn't know what to make off my request for flavored soju but eventually we got some lemon juice to go with the soju. Ah, it was like soju lemonade!
The others drank a ton of Hite. We were eying the menu but we already had a huge meal. Otherwise, I definitely wanted to try some of the things they had.
It was a bit odd though The Prince gives you chips and salsa to munch on. A Korean British bar that serves chips and salsa? Weird, but good.
What's cooler than a British-themed Korean pub?
N O T H I N G.
I will never go to this place again! The owner is RACIST!!!!!!!! I recently went for a party, and majority were non-koreans, except for me and a friend. The owner got flustered and asked the whole group to go to a private room, secluded to the very back, but everybody wanted to stay in front and sit around the bar. So, i asked him in korean why he wanted our group to go to the back. His response was the non-koreans were making his Korean customers leave. What a F*CKING RETARDED RACIST ASS! When i pointed out that the comment he made was racist he tried to deny it. He made such a huge deal that they were too many people, and that Prince wasn't a club.
For people who still want to go to a racist establishment, i recommend
not to go in a big group. You'll just scare the Korean customers away.
The only reason I went in here was to see the AWESOME decor for myself. I actually live near the Windsor so it is right there, daring me to walk through the red doors every day. I went alone, I am not Korean, I am white, I am not wealthy, I don't drive a $60,000 car, I drink rum & scotch, and have only had tong dak (which I love). I didn't eat there, but if you are any 5 of the above this place is lame & semi-racist (now I know how blacks in the 60's felt; everyone just kind of quivers away from you & speaks in a hush- which was funny cause I obviously don't speak Korean). Anyway, I wish I could make some Korean friends who could get me to enjoy this place.
I am soooo going to be disowned for sharing this one, BUT how can I not, it's one of the coolest finds in Koreatown. It's called The Prince and it is a bar/restaurant (but for this review's purposes a "bar") that is simply so odd and novel that it immediately graduates to awesome.
British-themed and Korean run, it is a total random done right scenario. You see, it used to be the old Windsor hotel lobby bar, but no one ever changed the decor (thank goodness) and that is a huge part of its charm. In the decor you will find framed pics of 19th century landscapes and dignitaries, unbelievably tacky gold and red wallpaper, along with sea shell shaped leather booths and quite a weird array of music choices.
Ooh they also have these neat little Pavlov-esqe dingers on the booths so you can call over your server, which is pretty nice since most places are like Who do we have ta kill ta get anotha drink ova here?
Not the cheapest bar in town, but as you order round after round they bring you weird little dishes of food and nibblies. Last night we got a $30 fruit platter (I know, what?) along with our mighty large bar tab.
Like I said Random.
It's a great place to hit before or after Soot Bull Jeep (amazing Korean BBQ) on 8th and you can valet your car at The Prince and then just walk to the restaurant. They don't seem to mind, just smile and tip em.
So try it out if you are in the mood for a cool off the wall joint, just don't tell anyone there that I told ya, cuz ooof, it could get ugly! :D
PS: Try the Yogurt soju. Sounds nasty, but it's really good. Even tastes good if you mix the lemon and yogurt soju's, just be warned of the next day hangover, ouch.
Back in the day, I used to feel like the least Korean person at The Prince because my Korean language skills suck. Sure, there was the occasional non-Korean, but they were usually accompanied by Koreans who could act as their guide. Except for that creepy middle-aged white guy at the bar who's clearly suffering from an incurable case of yellow fever. Hey, loser, this isn't Pattaya! The waitresses here won't even consider dating you, unless you drive a BMW and can buy her a Louis Vuitton bag.
Anyway, the last time I went to the Prince, the majority of customers were not Korean. This new breed of hipsters who have invaded the bar seem so pleased with themselves that they have "discovered" this bar that every Korean living within a hundred miles radius has known about for god knows how long. Now, I know how the Native Americans must have felt when they learned that Columbus "discovered" America. It's ironic that the unique cultural pastiche that made The Prince so appealing to these hipsters in the first place is being ruined by their ever growing presence. Soon, they'll start complaining about how The Prince has no longer feels authentic, without ever realizing that maybe it was partially their fault.
Cute, kitschy English retro atmosphere! I had a great time with a group of friends drinking, talking about the place's decor, the random Korean tecno music...
But what I like more than its atmosphere is the SPICY food! I didn't believe it when I was cautioned about how spicy the food is here. The waitress kept making sure that we knew what we're in for when we ordered a shit load of food with the chili pepper signs.
Come on, how spicy can this thing get? I thought....bring it ON! and bring it on they did! We're a huge fan of the spicy fried chicken, it's a little sweet and ALOT spicy that it will bring euphoric tears to your eyes. The kimchi and pork stir fry is another delicious and piquant hit to the intestines and the death of the taste buds.
Oh what a night!
The Prince: a bar for multiple personalities.
The decor: A mix of 60s groovy and olde English pub. Soft ample booths are spaced close enough and "open"; great for big parties/conversation between them.
The attitude: a cross between a mafia Italian "social" and ...well, a Korean speak-easy. Reservations are accepted.
The clientele: multitudinous. Old drunks (guilty); retro-wearing beauties(ahem); hip dudes; casual locals. The works.
The first impression: had smoke blown in my face by the drunk Korean gentleman next to me. Nice ambiance. :) And I don't smoke.
In my peripheral vision, I saw that he was staring at me, waiting for a reaction. I'm too classy for games, old boy...and my bar skills proved it. "Three shots of silver patron and two scotches," was the next thing out of my mouth. The cute bar-girls showed me love --even more so after the ample tip. Old boy sank in his chair and grumbled as my bevy of cute guy-pals gathered for their treats. Which brings me to...
The M.O: This ain't the old country; sugar-mama don't play.
The food: good Korean pancake, decent kimchi and rice...hell, there's even some bugs on the menu.
The music: perhaps Korean...not loud enough to notice over the laughter and conversation.
The result: Between the smoke and the whiskey, my voice had changed into a sultry growl. Drank old guy under the table. Somehow this bar had transformed me into a "tough as nails" broad. And i liked it.
The next stop: Gotta work this new persona... "To the Brass Monkey for a Tom Waits duet, " I croaked. "Hey, old guy...light my cigarette?"
I love ugly and kitschy and the Prince speaks to the very depths of my little tacky soul.
All I have to say is you come here to drink until the little-colonial-man-in-a-white-wig lamps are HOTT and considering that they serve liquid evil (aka soju. okay, ow, just saying the word makes me hurt), that happens a lot faster than you'd think.
Overall a fun place, and unless you really like sweetened lime juice, don't order a gimlet here.
JOLLY GOOD DAY CHAP!
Seriously, this place is depressingly good. The wait staff is great, and it wasnt insane in there. it was low key and sweet mother of God there were WHITE PEOPLE THERE! What? White folk in a Korean Bar? YES
I LOVE DIVERSITY!
Anyways, the food is a little above average and the price is decent. What you really come for is the Korean Gimmick. Us Koreans LOVE gimmicks. Its like a way of tricking the white man into giving us their money or something.
This place has that old English pub feel and has super gaudy lamps that scream AWESOME
Cherio mate,
nom nom nom
James
Deep red English decor. Crazy wallpaper. Soju soju soju. Cigarette. Chips and salsa. Koreans. Soju soju soju. Cigarette. More people I don't know. Soju soju. Cigarette. Soju soju. Hey, I know a guy who has a shirt with the wallpaper pattern on it. Soju. Let's go to a party!
Yeah, that's about the extent of what I recall.
Somebody mentioned in their review in that this is the oddest and weirdest cafe he had ever been to.
Same here!
First and foremost, it's not a dive bar. Whoever suggest that category for this place should be lectured on the differences between a normal bar and a "dive bar". Heck no on this place being a "DIVE" bar.
This is just too funky of a place to pass up whenever I stopped by at Soot Bull Jeep (down the street, about 3 minutes walk). It's a cafe/bar nestled a few steps down to a basement like setting. Sort of reminds people of TV's Cheers.
The music of Korean K-pop rap playing in the background of a suave looking place that is better and cleaner than your local Buca Di Beppo is just plain weird. Reminds me so much of a mafia hangout because of a Godfather like Italian restaurant settings. What's even weird to support that notion is that they also have a big private conference room in the back next to the restrooms.
Sleek old fashioned charms still exist at this place. After reading Stephy's review in that it used to be Windsor Hotel's lobby cafe/bar, I can sort of see it and imagine the funky times of the yesteryears.
The drinks that are served here are just plain dirtaay! Just how I like 'em. One of the bartender seemed to like to make mix drinks not stirred, which is a good thing in my books. So that the drinks don't get diluted for me.
They do have a full menu of some cool traditional Korean snack meals. So far for the past few times I had been here, I am able to bypass the meals and just gotten the drinks which suits them fine. The reason I pointed out in that this place is not a dive bar because of the fact the drinks can cost you upwards of $10 or more on certain mixed drinks.
Yes, not very cheap at all if this was a dive. Of course with the cool looking decor of the place, it's not much of a dive looking either.
They do have a valet parking. The only hard part is finding the sign to the place. There is a huge "The Prince" sign on the top of the building, but you will have to look deeply for the sign in the front. Watch out for the stairs going in as sometimes it can be very dark in the front entrance way.
It's a good fun place to relax and chill out in a old style bar that kept its old charms and decor. Nice lively crowd to boot with attentive service. This is one of few places I would suggest coming here just to visit at least one time.
I came here for the fried chicken, but I stayed for the array of banchan they served up. I've forgotten the taste of fried chicken as done in Korean restaurants and thought it was time that I refamiliarized myself with it. The final diagnosis didn't look too good. First off, they don't use batter and from the look of the chicken, it seems that fried chicken means trading in a deep fryer for a frying pan. So what I got was something that vaguely resembled a rotisserie chicken that's only seasoned with salt. All was not lost, yet, however. They served their "whole" chicken, which isn't a complete bird by any means, mind you, with the aforementioned set of banchan. Now, the selection is a tad modest but on the plus-side, the little rice-wraps and sauce just keep on coming. It's up to you.
The place was kind of dead when I came in and I ended up watching their TV while dining. I might come back to take on their soju bong one day. How's that for a random way to end a review?


