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Jinsol Gukbap
About
Jinsol Gukbap, on 3rd St in K-Town, specializes in Busan-style pork and rice soup (dwaeji gukbap) with a long-simmered pork-bone broth, plus boiled pork belly (suyuk) and kimchi-braised pork. This is the brand's original LA location; it's since opened on 8th St and in Buena Park.
Jasmine says
The Busan flavor local Koreans recommend on the down-low.
Insider tips
- Busan pork and rice soup, with broth simmered 24 hours in cast iron
- The first LA shop is where the brand began; there are locations on 8th St and in Buena Park
- Order: Dwaeji gukbap, pork and rice soup (signature)
- Order: Boiled pork belly (suyuk)
- Order: Kimchi braised pork belly
Jasmine’s notes
- Koreatown（3rd St）Busan-style pork bone soup with rice, the broth simmered for ages and the meat generous, under $20 a bowl, rated 8.8 by The Infatuation; there's salted shrimp on the table to adjust the saltiness.Order: Pork bone soup with rice plus a chive pancake; for a group, add spicy marinated pork ribs; on hot days, the cold noodle + short rib combo
- Address
- 4031 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
- Hours
- Daily 11:00–22:00
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