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    King Tanghulu

    4.4 (19 reviews)

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    Fresh Strawberry Tanghulu (bottom)  Purple Seedless Grapes Tanghulu (top)
    Hannah H.

    I was spending the day in K-town and stumbled across King Tanghulu! It was the perfect sweet treat to add to my day. King Tanghulu is a small shop in the parking lot of a plaza, where you can easily grab-and-go. I got the strawberry tanghulu and my friend got the purple grape tanghulu. Compared to other tanghulus that I have tried, I loved how soft the crust was on the fruits. It wasn't too hard, where it was tough on the mouth. The owner was also very sweet and knowledgeable about his products. I would say the price of each tanghulu was on the more expensive side, but the quality makes it worth in my opinion! I paid $6.50 for the strawberry and my friend paid $5.50 for her grape tanghulu. Parking: I was lucky and found street parking, but street parking may be hard to come by in that area.

    Cyl C.

    Note: This is based on a Too Good to Go order :) Date of visit: July 15, 2024 Experience: I have been wanting to try this place after seeing videos of this location opening in downtown LA and lately I have been craving this treat, so I was super excited that Too Good to Go had an option to buy items from them before the day ended. It was hard for me and my husband to find the location the first time around, but was able to find the place after a quick search on Google for how the store front looked like. The shop is in the corner of a plaza near Thai BBQ and there is a parking lot outside of it that had a security guard out, so not sure if people have to pay for parking or something since we said that we were just here to pick up something from the shop. When I went in, there was one worker and a small glass display case of the fruit skewers. They had stawberries, cotton candy green grapes, purple seedless grapes, whole mandarin oranges, and grape tomatoes left. The worker gave me one of each for my order, which surprised me since I was thinking I would only get one or two for the price I paid. So my favorites were the strawberries and cotton candy green grapes. The whole mandarin oranges were a bit sour and the purple seedless grapes were not that sweet. The grape tomatoes I was hesitant about since I'm not a fan of tomatoes, but weren't too bad. Would come back to see if I can try some of their other skewers I wasn't able to indulge in, but definitely a great treat to try out based on your fruit preferences :)

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    Kevin C.

    Ordered a variety of fruits to try; strawberry, green grape, purple grape, and orange. These are a very great novelty snack worth a try and to share with friends. The candy hard shell is tough to tap but fun to crack down on with each bite. The fruit that have been candied are very beautiful, bright, and juicy, extra sweetened by the syrupy exterior. The owner at the counter is very friendly to chat with and patient with ordering; all of the tanghulu are carefully wrapped by him and packaged in very neat packaging. The location is in a street corner and the little store is in a small center of this corner, very simple with obvious and clear signage. The display case shows the tanghulu to choose from. I went later in the evening and there seemed to be just a few left so best to get there sooner, many other fruits had sold out!

    Sammy L.

    Got a too good to go bag and it was a great deal! Fruit was very sweet and pick up was easy. Staff were very friendly too. I've always managed to find parking in their lot or on the street. The shop is small and there are no seats. You just quickly grab, pay, and go. Will definitely come again!

    Fresh Strawberry, Whole Mandarin Orange, Limited Time Cotton Candy Green Grapes, Purple Seedless Grapes

    Fresh fruit, sweet and candy - if you love these, then this is the location you must try. This place has seasonal fruits like kiwi berries that a lot of other tanghulu places don't. Also, the workers here are super friendly and service is excellent. I've never had any issues here. I've been to similar tanghulu places where the workers look like they don't wanna be there and aren't really helpful and the fruits aren't fresh (i.e., grapes usually have a crunch but was more mushy). I highly recommend this place! Try it for yourselves!

    We got the strawberry and grape tanghulu on 8th st SUPER GOOD! They also have a one of a kind video game booth to check out! Recommend
    Hokage L.

    SUPER DOOPER GOOD TANGHULU we got strawberry and green grape. Today we ate like kings!!!!

    Korean Royal White Strawberries - Green Grapes - Purple Seedless Grapes - Fresh Strawberry Whole Mandarin Orange - Grape Tomato
    Elena M.

    Picked up some amazing Tanghulu!! I received 6 skewers all the flavors that were available. The service was superb the worker was friendly and welcoming. I tried the strawberry , mandarin, purple grape , green grape, white strawberry and the tomato. All were pleasantly sweet and the tomato one actually paired well with the sugar coating . It's a must try when I'm around Lafayette Park. Yes it's a small place just a lady and her Tanghulu in refrigerated glass case and it wasn't hard to find at all. I got lucky with parking right across the street for free. I will definitely be coming again. So glad it's close by as well. FYI came here May 31 2024 just didn't get around to review this place.

    Fresh Strawberry Tanghulu Limited Time Cotton Candy Green Grapes Tanghulu Whole Mandarin Orange Tanghulu
    Mailie ..

    Really good and the fruit tasted very fresh. It is a bit pricey though, each one was about $5-$7.

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    The fruits were very good and sweet and then my dad gave me another one and oh boy it taste good.

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    Very cute little place. The treats were good. Totally recommend. The service was great

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    The owner is super nice and the tanghulu is delicious! Definitely recommend going to this place everything is very high quality.

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