Soot Bul Gui Rim
A preview of coming attractions:
Our meal started off right at this Koreatown favorite. The top photo reveals our first round: unmarinated short rib, beef tongue, and the de rigueur pork belly. Glimpses into our second round in the bottom photo: marinated short rib (and we also threw on some fresh garlic and jalapeno).
Lately, I've been having a hankering for charcoal Korean bubbaque. With all of the Korean bubbaque places in Los Angeles, only a small percentage use charcoal. On this past Easter my nose took me (you can literally smell this place a block away) to Soot Bul Gui Rim which is known for being the best all you can eat bubbaque places in the city ("awesome" said one reviewer): what makes Soot Bul Gui Rim stand out from all the other all you can eat places is the use of charcoal briquettes and the high quality of meat.
Come, delight your senses in the world that is Soot Bul Gui Rim:
So, for the first round we were limited to the three choices. I thought that the unmarinated short rib was more tender than at Cham Sut Gol ($24 there) and the pork belly was much tastier than at the over rated, in my opinion, Honey Pig (don't even get me started on Honey Pig!).
I really liked the marinated short rib; at most places I feel that they put too much sugar in the marinade and what I'm left with after barbequing is candied meat. At Soot Bul Gui Rim the marinated meat was more on the savory side. And with our second round we also got a dainty...
Have a heart - literally:
You know, Dear Reader, I fail to understand why people do not eat heart more often? It's like a really tasty and uber tender filet mignon.
Ooh, look at the flames:
Below, photos of some panchan - a lovely bean sprout salad and a healthy dose of kim chee:
Take a full tour of the panchan and the dipping sauces:
I forgot to film one dipping sauce (the chili garlic paste) which was fabulous with the pork belly.
And finally, my thoughts on charcoal Korean bubbaque:
Soot Bul Gui Rim
233 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90020
And finally, my thoughts on charcoal Korean bubbaque:
Soot Bul Gui Rim
233 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Labels: good times, Korean barbeque, Koreatown, offal, Soot Bul Gui Rim
posted by Bon Vivant at 8:39 PM
6 Comments:
This place was great once we got the grill under control. And I really liked that they offer heart and tongue, two meats I don't get to eat often enough.
Honey Pig is forever connected in my memory with ordering wild boar.
6:57 PM
this is soot bull gui rim 2 right? i've been here before - love it. i love that they offer offals - my favorite thing is tripe and intestine. what raven said... i'd love to try honey pig next too.
6:32 PM
For a place called "Honey Pig" I think that their pork is so-so or below: it was tough and had no flavor. It's very popular so maybe I just hit it on an off night.
6:07 PM
did you hear what happened yesterday at SulRaBul in Ktown? Very sad. I think you mentioned that you were going to eat there someday - me too.
8:54 AM
It's a terrible tradegy but word on the street is that the restaurant is still open for business.
We went there just over a week ago. Raven is going to be my guest blogger for the review. I wanted to kill it (bad pun!) after I heard about the shooting but through the Korean grapevine I heard that the incident was caused by a love triangle so we decided it had too much drama to give up.
1:32 PM
I'm soooo craving Kim Chee now. I wonder if I have an old jar hidden at the back of my fridge? Hey Bon Vivant, you have any recommendations for a Korean joint in the Bay Area?
7:06 PM
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