Food

Kangnam, the restaurant

Kang Nam Restaurant in Ktown, Los Angeles
Kang Nam Restaurant in Ktown, Los Angeles
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to eat at Kang Nam Restaurant. The restaurant is located on the western side (not exactly the “happening” side) of Los Angeles’ Koreatown. The joint has its own parking lot (free) right across from the restaurant and a valet parking area behind the restaurant for $2.

I of course didn’t pay for valet as 1) I’m too much of a cheapskate to pay for such a novelty/privilege and 2) I managed to get a parking spot in the restaurant’s non-valet lot.

I’m sure valet parking would’ve come in handy during rush hour but fortunately for me, I wasn’t there during rush hour!

Vegetable udon noodle soup
Vegetable udon noodle soup

It’s a pretty big restaurant. And the interior was pretty nice. It’s not a hole in the wall place. They even have a patio however when I was there, it seems like they were in the process of renovating/fixing their patio.

In regards to their food, I had only ordered one item (udon noodle soup) so I suppose I can’t speak as much as I’d like to about their food…

What I can say though, is that unlike many other Korean restaurants, they actually have vegetarian options in their menu. Based on my own order and from what I saw in other customers’ orders, they give good portions of food.

What I wasn’t too crazy about Kangnam was how my bowl arrived with black “stuff” on it. It appeared dirty but I wanted to give the place the benefit of the doubt that they perhaps use black cloths to wipe their bowls dry. (If this was the case, great, but a bad idea nonetheless.) The plastic glass I had happened to be chipped on top and that turned me off a bit. Not a big deal because I figured such a glass would have experienced wear and tear from constantly being cleaned by a machine. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t bug me though.

Although most of the customers were older Koreans, it’s safe to say that this is a family friendly restaurant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0vBuye_JLk

Oh, and I just had to embed a performance from Kangnam, the singer because I honestly did think of Kangnam when I first learned of this restaurant. lol :p