Yang Ban: Does Downtown Sport L.A.’s Best Korean Soup Spot?
When bragging that Los Angeles is one of the best food cities in the country, bringing up all of our ethnic enclaves is my go-to argument. The Thai food in Thai Town, Chinese in the San Gabriel Valley, Mexican food in Boyle Heights, and Vietnamese and Japanese food in the South Bay are unrivaled in San Fran, Chicago, hell, even New York. Sorry America. L.A. has the best, most diverse, ethnic food neighborhoods in the country, possibly even the world. But as great as each area of this city is for its own specialty, for those of us who live here there is something exciting about discovering something regional removed from its region. Whether it’s ramen in the valley (hello Jinya!) or dim sum on the westside (still waiting!), we seem to be willing to sacrifice a bit of “authenticity” for a bit less driving.
So when Lunch’er Dylan recommended Yang Ban, a Korean soup place in the garment district of Downtown L.A., that tinge of excitement came up again. Surely it wouldn’t be as good as the places in Koreatown, but even a decent Korean option for people who work in DTLA would be welcome- especially as the days start to get shorter and the air starts to get colder.
Posted at 11:55 am, November 28th, 2011 under Downtown, Korean, Yang Ban Sul Lung Tang.
