When I went there, I was expecting good service, since I was trying to share food with people from the store and needed more chopsticks, I asked politely and the lady who was working at the counter table gave me a frown and said, "because you bought a small item, I can only give you "2 forks" (plastic) or one chopstick, when I asked why, she said its because its too small. Dont come here if you get fed up easily, Not planning to come again. read more

I really, really want to give them 5 stars, because their squid was seriously the best squid I've had in my life, and I've had a lot of fried squid, in restaurants of a lot of different nationalities. Seems like fried squid is a near-constant across all demographics - previously, the best squid I'd had was at a place in Spain like a dozen years ago, but now the best squid I've had was here, just now. I want to, but I feel like I can't legitimately, because their ktacos were *terrible*. Seriously the driest, blandest ktacos I've ever had. I would totally come back here and order the crap out of that squid again, and probably try some of their other stuff, too, but no more ktacos (stick to Sura in LB for those). read more

Awoolim - the "menu" - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Kimbap is on point here. The bulgogi kimbap rolls are packed with delicious (and I must add, deliciously smokey) marinated bulgogi beef. The shikye (Korean rice punch) slushie is so refreshing and perfection in slushie form - this is genius really as the slushied punch stays ice cold without ice cubes diluting the drink. And the odeng sticks (fish cake on a stick stuck in a small cup of slightly spicy broth) are amazing and affordable. Overall this is our favorite place to get some snacks whenever we're at the Koreatown Plaza Mall. read more

When we shop at H-Mart, we always stop by and pick up some dduk gochi or tteokbokki. It's reliable, inexpensive, and tasty! A must try!

Plastic string came from noodle and compliant. Cashier and kitchen said " oh it I is ok!!!~~it is from the sea food! When they catch the sea food they used string!!!" Is this right answer to customer?????? If Health department know about this they need to close the store. read more

Awoolim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Fast, cheap and delicious Korean street food I've been coming to Awoolim since they first opened in the Koreatown Plaza Food Court and they never disappoint. Their menu is simple and streamlined, and you can choose from spicy rice cake, fish cake soup, bulgogi tacos, fried shumai, fried seaweed roll, calamari, rice slushies, and a variety of kimbap. I've had everything on this menu, and everything is tasty. My go-to items are the fish cake soup and fried seaweed rolls. Awoolim has even gotten better over the years because they've added to their menu since they first opened. Now they also offer takoyaki, chicken wings, and spicy rice cake skewers. The takoyaki is okay (but I'm not a huge fan of takoyaki to begin with) and the spicy rice cake skewers are basically their spicy rice cakes...except on skewers. I personally prefer the regular spicy rice cakes because I like the sauce as opposed to the skewers which tend to be the chewier and dryer side. The chicken wings are pretty good and have a kind of sesame glaze on them. I used to get Awoolim when I wanted a light snack or small meal but with their expanded menu you can really get a pretty good full-on meal here. On top of everything else, the pricing at Awoolim is definitely street food worthy, i.e. it's pretty cheap considering the amount and quality of food you get. Definitely try this place! read more

Awoolim - Full order of their chicken wings! - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Snacks that made me pass out for 3 hours (b/c carbs and grease) but it was worth it I think! I tried the fried shumai, the tacos, and fried glass noodles. Tacos are NOT worth it (you can get better cheaper tacos elsewhere), fried shumai was pretty delicious but small, and my favorite was their fried seaweed wrap with glass noodles--so dank. I wish I got to try the kimbap and ddukbokgi and basically everything else but I was only looking for a small snack to share with my sister. Was worth trying but not a place I'd go out of my way to get food from. Also don't get to-go if you want to eat it immediately because they already serve it in disposable plates/cups (to-go=wrapping it up in saran wrap which is so unnecessary lol). read more

Cashier was very rude and she push customer was holding baby and she even cursed at the customer read more

Awoolim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Whenever I crave shikhye, I come here for their shikhye slush and pair it with spicy pan fried rice cake skewers. The shikhye goes well with any Korean traditional dish. This food court has so many food options that it's so difficult to choose. My boyfriend and I come here when we're either disagreeing or being indecisive on what food to eat. We make multiple rounds browsing each stall. Awoolim is your go-to place for Korean street food in this food plaza. Unless you're getting just the shikhye slush, which they usually serve to you immediately after purchase, it takes a bit of time to get the food order, especially when this place gets busy. $5 minimum card purchase. read more

I love sikhye so I was excited when I found out that this place makes a sikhye slush! Omg, I just had to come and try it. It is awesome. Cool and refreshing and delicious. For $2.75 it's also a really good deal. read more

Awoolim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

If your not sure what your craving to eat for a quick lunch than this is defintely the place to go to. It's an awesome assortment of Korean street food that tastes absolutely delicious. I recommend grabbing their gimbab, especially their katsu one because the portion of meat to rice is awesome. Their udon is only about a dollar per cup and they are delicious as well! If your craving for a refreshing dessert drink than you have to try their shikae slushy. A popular Korean drink served for dessert in a slushy form! read more

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This dduk ggochi was pretty good it tastes like authentic korean dduk ggochi that I used to eat after school when I was in elementary school this food brings me the memory! the fish cake soup also pretty good but little salty. Price is okay overall pretty good korean snacks. read more

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I was not interested in trying kimbap until my friend took me to this place. Now I can't stop thinking about it :( She got 2 kinds of kimbap and they were so good!!! I was surprised I liked it that much. They were filled with veggies, fish cake and egg. It's amazing how veggies can taste that great. I hate veggies btw.. Mmmmm!!! I liked it so much that I didn't realize I ate her lunch :P I couldn't stop thinking about kimbap and I actually went back to this place. I went back to get more kimbap plus fried shiumai plus oxen plus rice slush. Deluxe kimbap ($7.50): I got 4 kinds of kimbap rolls and I only like 2 of them. I like the ones with fish cake and roots; I didn't care for the processed tuna and beef. Fried shiumai ($3.00): this Korean fried shiumai is so tasty and good!! Oden ($1.00): a thin slice of fish cake on a stick, served with a broth. You can have it with/without green onion. It was too bland for a fish cake and I didn't care for it. Sik hey slush ($2.00 for small): I love Korean rice drink and this was the first time I got the slush. I wanted 3 cups of the rice slush. It was sweet, icy and refreshing. I liked the rice pieces inside the slush. Try drinking it while it's still icy. QUICK TIP: VALIDATE YOUR OWN PARKING USING THEIR PARKING STAMP. 4 stars!! Awoolin is yummylicious!!! read more

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The 5 star review is strictly for their slush shik-hye (traditional korean rice drink). No joke - if you like shik-hye you have to try their slush version. It's not too sweet and not too bland. It's the perfect combination of both and super refreshing on a hot day. They have two sizes: small ($2.50) and medium ($2.75). I ended up getting a medium and regretted it as soon as I drove out of the parking structure. I knew I shouldve ordered 2. By the time I headed out, I was already halfway done with it. They also have other traditional street snacks such as dukbokggi, odeng soup, kimbab, fried calamari, etc. Service is fast since kimbab rolls are pre-made and others are simply just pour and give. I'll have to come back again to try some of their other stuff, but their shik-hye drink will always be on the top my list. *I think tax may also be included. I paid $2.75 exact for the drink) read more

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Hungry, hungry hippo. Yelp told me there was a nice, recently opened restaurant across the street from where I had myself tortured. So I said, "Thank you, Yelp." If you parked on the first floor of Korea Town Plaza, you'll have to take the stairs or escalator down to their food court which is on the south end of the building. I ordered 3 of their best recommended dishes. I also kept in mind that these are supposed to be "street food" in Korea. I love street food. I gots me a third world country stomach that can withstand weird stuff. Glass noodles in seaweed (3 stars) Siu mai (3 stars) - I was disappointed when it didn't taste anything remotely like Chinese siu mai but duh! This is a Korean place. Sometimes I amaze myself. Going back to the food, it was more doughy; crisp on the outside and chewy inside. I thought there was going to be meat inside but I sure didn't taste any. Fried octopus (4 stars) - The only redeeming dish for me. Tastes even better when dipped in their spicy sauce. Shik keh (3 stars) - good slushie with the sweetness more towards the end. Maybe the sugar settled down. I feel bad for giving 3 stars because everyone else said this is an authentic Korean street food place. But. 3. Stars. It. Is. read more

Awoolim - L-R: fried glass noodles in seaweed, siu mai, fried octopus - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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If you're looking for some bomb kimbap, this is the place to go! I came in here on a rainy afternoon and got three different boxes of kimbap to try. I would stay away from the green one as it is super healthy tasting (unless you're into that), but everything else was so good. I got the variety pack with four different types- root, radish, tuna, and beef, as well as a roll that kind of reminded me of a crunchy japanese shrimp roll. I finished all three boxes in one day... which is a little ridiculous but well worth the carbs. I'm coming back here to get more kimbap! Too bad these don't last for too long, or I would stock up on these for days. read more

Awoolim - So much kimbap - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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So most of my memories of good Korean food growing up were "bun shik" style food or rather Street style food. So all that Korean BBQ that people think is what the average Korean person eats in Korea is way off. Anyhow, I love Street style food. And when I walked into the Korea Town plaza and looked through all the restaurants... This one was the only that had Street style food. Yes other places had tteokbokki but they were off the more gourmet type while the ones here reminded me of the Korean street food when i was visiting Korea a long long long time ago. I have had their tteokbokki and it was yummy! The kimbop was yummy! The oh-dang reminded me of the same dish that I in Korea. And the service is great! They greet you as soon as you get up to the counter and by the time you pay... You only have to wait a short while before your food is ready to eat. So far everything that I've had to eat had been good. Nothing has been bad. Always a 2 thumbs up! Will I be back? Oh most definitely! I think in the three weeks I've been in LA... I've been here 4 times already. Lol read more

This place is SO GOOD! Cheap, fast, tasty~ no complaints here! They have a variety of different kimbap for only 5$. The filling to rice ratio is perfect! I tried the ssam kimbap (lettuce, meat, korean pickled radish, jalepeno....) delicious! Also ended up ordering a second round of kimbap the spicy tuna (tuna mayo mix, jalapeño...) both so damn good. I really regret not ordering some rolls togo. With the kimbap I ordered a small bowl of dukkbokki (3$) spicy, chewy, and I appreciate how it's not a giant bowl of mush. A lot of food court spots just let it sit in the heated container which turns the rice cakes literally into mush. But this place a worker was constantly stirring, adding more freshly made dukkbokki. The odeng is a bargain! 1$ for a cup of odeng broth & a stick of odeng. 3$ for togo. Great to sip the broth after eating the spicy rice cakes. Lastly the shikkeh slushie! While I was in line the lady before me ordered 5 (!) togo. Totally understand why. It tasted just like the shikkeh my grandma use to make. Sweet and refreshing. This is such a great addition to the food court in korea town plaza. I am such a sucker for kimbap+ dukkbokki. And ordered the two from a lot of korean restaurants in Ktown and I have came to the conclusion that awoolim does it the best for 1/2 the price. Love ittttt!!!!!!!!! read more

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Love the bite sized portions and the small price. I got to try couple of their dishes and loved it. It did fill me up and was very tasty. The rice roll in hot sauce was the best and the fish soup was so hearty. Can't go wrong with any food here. read more

I love this place... love the spicy rice cake on a stick and the fishcake soup. Simple and yet So yummy always.

Awoolim: Food Adventure in Your Own Backyard From time to time I will surf Yelp for something random to inspire me, to venture out and explore new uncharted food offerings in my city. All to often I think we all get stuck in our ways. We want our omelets and french toast on Sundays. Our kale salad for lunch on weekdays when we are being good, our carnitas quesadillas when we are being bad. Hot wings on our cheat day. Patty Melts with seasoned curly fries and onion rings with ranch dressing and garlic aioli on our other cheat day. Ok, that's my other cheat day. And I applaud this to a degree, I really do. We should know what we like by now. If we are not certain about the foods we enjoy then what the hell else can we be certain of? Other than death and taxes of course. But by no means should be we constrained by these predilections. No. Experimentation is the cornerstone to enlightenment and if you are to be well educated about anything what more enjoyable a subject to master than food. Which brings me to my jaunt to Awoolim in the Food Court in the Koreatown Plaza. Located just east of Western Ave., north of Olympic in Los Angeles, CA. When you enter the underground parking lot you automatically feel you've crossed the threshold of a new land, signs are in Korean as well as English. The mall itself is not unlike any mall you have seen - though I can't remember the last time I was in a mall that had its own supermarket. There are tons of businesses I had never heard of like Apple Avenue, Bel Ami, Max & Pinko but that is obviously the fun of it all. It's not the youngest and spriest of the K-town malls. It's more like the grandma with the tennis ball walker, but that is it's charm. I like old. It makes me feel young by comparison. Their was not a Caucasian soul around and when I entered the food court my eyes darted about like a cat following a dangling string. I leapt from station to station sniffing the noodle soups, the steamed dumplings, the BBQ meats, and even though I knew I came to see my Awoolim I was sincerely tempted to strike at many others. But I stayed the course and remained true to Awoolim, my muse for the day. Awoolim offers the experience of true Korean street food from Seoul. That is what I had been told and that billing was what brought me here and I couldn't wait to sample as much as possible and at around three bucks a plate, I could and I did! Street food fascinates me. I think it was all the sabrett hot dog, souvlaki, and Chinese street carts growing up as a kid in NYC, and then my three months in South East Asia as an adult, that re-ignited my burning love for quick and curious eats. Awoolim certainly delivered on that need and scratched that flaming itch. My favorites were the Kimbap, which is the Korean version of sushi rolls. The one pictured below is with Bulgogi (seasoned BBQ meat) but they come with a variety of different fillings. Another darling little nosh is Kimarhee, a tempura fried seaweed roll stuffed with rice noodle (also pictured below), but what makes the awesome bites they serve up all come together under one house party is the Fish Cake SAUCE, Tteokbokki. And I found myself involuntarily dipping everything in it! Tteokbokki, I f*cking adore you! The sauce is sweet. It's spicy. It's tangy. It's got the hint of fish and the salt of the sea and the flavor has got the power of tsunami. Drink it, b*itches. You will thank me. My belly hugged me for hours after I left. *** Honorable mention: The Sikhye, a sweet, lightly fruity rice drink. It's really refreshing and I wish it were more readily available. Awoolim, I offer you a sincere bow for giving me a lesson on Korean day to day tastes and comforts. I dig 'em. I really do. read more

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I love this place! Great prices, great food, & the best frozen shikhae. I love coming here for kimbab and fish cakes. Highly recommend the anchovy kimbab and bulgogi kimbab. I go through 2 easily. I'm not a huge fan of fish cakes but I love it here. The broth is so delicious and is so perfect with the fish cakes. Frozen shikhae is the perfect dessert after! read more

Awoolim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This is another food stand inside Koreatown Mall. I was super excited to try Korean Street Food & wanted to try everything on their menu. The prices were very cheap, and serving sizes are for individuals... aka street food style. I ordered the Korean Tacos, and I'd hate to say it, but they weren't the greatest =( It was too dry for me, and the taste was a little bland. I added hot sauce, and it wasn't even that hot. On the contrary, you get 2 Tacos for $2.50, so it was worth trying. Nonetheless, I'd give them another shot & try out different items. read more

Awoolim - Korean Tacos: 2pcs for $2.50 - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I just tried the SHIK HYE SLUSHY: so so good!! It's not too sweet. It's perfect. Can't wait to try their other items. read more

Awoolim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I've been looking for a go-to ddukbokki and kimbap place and I think I finally found it! Cheap, quick, delicious, and FREE PARKING WITH VALIDATION! Free parking in LA? In an underground lot? I'll take it any day! I came with one other friend and we ordered a medium ddukbokki, ssam kimbap, and fish cake kimbap. //DDUKBOKKI: The rice cake was boiled perfectly! The only thing I didn't like about it was that the sauce was definitely not spicy enough - but the rice cakes themselves had a really great flavor and were the perfect amount of chewy. //SSAM KIMBAP: How much you like this kimbap depends on how much you like perilla leaves, which are leaves used to wrap a lot of food in korean cuisine. They tend to taste bitter so if you're not used to the taste, I recommend that you don't get this. But if you're a fan, then definitely try it! The best part is that there is very little rice and LOTS of meaty and vegetable stuffing! //FISH CAKE KIMBAP: My favorite!! So flavorful and I love that there are giant chunks of vegetable and fish cake instead of using rice as filler! While a lot of other kimbap places pile on salt and sesame oil, this kimbap didn't feel oily at all and the quality of the ingredients inside made it burst with flavor! The total came out to be $14.20, which was a steal considering how satisfied we were with our meal :) With the free and easy parking, really fast meal, low prices, and delicious food, I will definitely be back! read more

Awoolim - Fish cake kimbap, medium ddukbokki, and Ssam kimbap - all really delicious! - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Yum yum nooom noom on their delicious Korean delicacies.... my favorites are the spicy rice cake, calamari, and tacos.. they are so nice too. unlike some of the spots in the place that just stare blankly at me like my brown face shouldn't b munching in Koreatown.. read more

Awoolim - Squid - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Wow! its like street food. small portions small prices! Try it all try it now. I loved the squid legs. I loved everything but they ran out of dumplings. i need to try the dumplings out. So good. read more

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Legit street vendor like Korean snacks such as you'll find in Seoul located in the food court of Koreatown Plaza. I tried the small dduckboki, odeng and tonkatsu kimbap for $9.xx. The dduckboki was good despite not having anything except dduck but it was a bit too soft. The odeng was tastey along with the soup they give. The tonkatsu kimbap was a bit dry but I liked that they don't add a lot of filler (rice). A good spot to get your Korean snack on with free parking with validation in garage. I usually never get food from any food court but here is a whole different story. read more

Korean street food vendor! It's in the food court of the Korean plaza and was very popular amongst the locals. I just had to try it. They sell really cheap stuff like fishcake in soup, or dduboki, kimbap, etc. Lots of stuff, the fishcake and dduboki were delicious. The food gets served to you real quick and it's nice for a quick bite to eat. I thought the quality was great and you can tell it's good when you have lots of Korean people lining up to eat here. Check it out, even if you're not hungry, you're bound to find something you are going to want to try. read more

Awoolim - Fish cake in soup and spicy rice cake - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Couldn't post my review earlier because at the time they didn't have a Yelp page... First, I must say the customer service here was one of the most worst experiences I've had. Second, the food was just horrible. I had the donkatsu kimbap and spicy rice cake which was horrible. The kimbap was so dry and the meat inside felt like I was chewing on rubber. The rice cake was so overpriced and the sauce was so dry because it was cooked for so long. I took a bit of the kimbap (recommended by the cashier) that tasted so horrible so asked the cashier to see if they can switch it to a regular kimbap and she said sorry we can't do that... So she's basically saying sorry you just have to eat the nasty kimbap I just sold you!!! Wth! Just had to put it in the trash can and never went back and will! read more

Awoolim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Bunshik food at its finest! They have a small selection of the most popular Korean street foods. Cheap, fast, delicious!! read more

First time here in Korea Town. I was looking for something really authentic. I must say their simple menu was on point. It's like your actually eating Korean street food ! I will definitely be coming back the DDUK GGOCHI (fried rice cake) was amazing. And we also ordered the Fish Cake in Oden Soup. The Garlic Soy Chicken Wing also very delicious and tasty juicy. read more

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Good cheap, quick food in the Ktown plaza! Food came out super fast. Split medium sized ddukbbokki, bulgogi gimbap, and odeng with a friend (came out to ~$5 each). Ddukbbokki was a good spicy level, the odeng was warm and refreshing with the soup, and the bulgogi inside the gimbap was nicely cooked (not too dry)! Overall for the price of the food, it was a pretty decent snack/small meal! read more

Awoolim - Ddukbbokki (medium size), gimbap with bulgogi, and odeng. - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I now have two favorite kimbap places. My favorite here is the sausage and ssam kimbaps. The gheem mahlee is also delicious, as is the cheap odeng soup. read more

Awoolim - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Sik-hye slushy tasted sort of like a less sweet Horlick slushy. The tteokbokki sauce is SO good and the tteok was perfect in texture/chewiness. Crispy seaweed rolls were fishier than seaweed normally is and I don't like seafood, so I wouldn't order it again, but if that fishiness isn't off-putting to you, I'm pretty sure this would be the perfect quick snack - savoury, spicy, crunchy, sweet. read more

I was really excited to try this place but was quite disappointed. Everything we ate was majorly underwhelming and a bit on the bland side. My dad is a chef and I may be a bit spoiled food wise but if a place is good, it should be good regardless of what you're used to eating right? I'm glad I tried it but I won't be coming back again. On the other hand, PAO JAO in the same food courts makes THEE best spicy shrimp dumplings. If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend!!! I just remembered the best part of our meal was the rice slushies so try those! read more

Awoolim - Dumplings on the right from Pao Jao across the food court. - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Best ttukbokki ever!!! Taste "most" closest to Korea's street ttukbokki! Owner gives out so~ many samples and they all~ taste gooood~. Especially their Sweet Icy Rice Drink! Service is amazing. They are all very nice! Definitely will come back here to eat!!! Menu prices from $1-$7. (Inside Korean Town Plaza Food Court) read more

Awoolim - Best ttukbokki ever!!! Taste just like Korea's street ttukbokki. - Korean Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Simply put it's food court food. Takiyaki was 98% fried dough, one tiny piece of squid in each. Their spicy rice cake was okay. Calamari was also just okay, had a little weird chalky taste. Best by far was their garlic soy chicken wings. They had a good tempura crust crisp to the wings. Sauce itself however was slightly bland. Expected better. read more

Love their kimbaps here! Great rice to ingredient ratio!! Also, my favorite slushy shikhae!! Must get the shikhae :)

Like others have said, they offer Korea street vendor foods like fish cake on a stick and kimbap rolls, even the sweet rice drink (shik-hye). I've tried their assorted kimbap and some things in there was unfamiliar to me and so I tried their tonkatsu kimbap the second time. I was surprised to see tonkatsu kimbap because I haven't seen that since being in Korea so I had to try it. There's no sauce but they really should have. Other than it beinf dry, it's pretty good. read more