Hwal A Kwang Jang — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Wow... talk about a literal hole in the wall restaurant. I've lived in LA for 30 years but I've never heard of this place. First off, the vibes of this place is pretty unique in a Korean way. The interior is pretty cramped, they play Korean music from the 70s & 80s, and the servers help you so long as it doesn't inconvenience them too much. It definitely helps if someone in your party can speak Korean, but it's no guarantee that you'll receive great service. Even if the service can be bad, the food is absolutely amazing. I need to know where they get their fish from because the "fresh" sashimi I get at Korean markets don't come close to what this restaurant serves. I can never go back to eating market sashimi again. I'm ruined. The portions are absolutely massive as well. My family of 4 got the Combo C but it was way too much food for us. We ended up taking almost half of the sashimi home. Definitely get a serving size less than what...

Great place to satisfy my korean seafood cravings.

Most recently, hubby and I came here for my birthday lunch and ordered the Sashimi Combo. I love Korean-style seafood/sushi because of all the great sides that come with the meal. Think of it as Korean-style omakase, if you will, with each dish coming out as a surprise! I was so busy gobbling down my food that I forgot to take pictures of most of the food, but there was salmon collar, corn cheese, clam soup, spicy fish soup, plate of raw oysters, abalone, surf clam, octopus, sea squirt, plate of sashimi: salmon, yellowtail, halibut, tuna, sweet potato fritters, and I know I'm forgetting more! Everything was fresh, service was great, looking forward to coming back for another...

Regardless of the food quality, service here deserves zero star. The server gives the worst attitude ever. We had 4 adults and 2 small children and there were two tables like that already sitting and eating but the server tells us that she cannot give us a table because we have 6 person in our party. When I pointed the table with 6 people, she finally gives us a table. Then when we ordered she goes “that’s it? You are not ordering alcohol?” And gives us a bad look. I have never experienced this type of service before. If they only want customers who would order lots of alcohol, it is ok. But they should not treat customers who dont drink alcohol this way. Worst, worst experience. Our 8 yo got so upset how the...