Koreatown has been battered by the pandemic , with notable restaurants Jun Won and Dong Il Jang both closing permanently in recently months. Initially during the pandemic, Beverly Soon Tofu closed for a few months before reopening for takeout. There are too many uncertainties to keep going. Lee and her sister CJ both had a strong desire to maintain the business for as long as possible, knowing full well the legacy their mother had built over the decades. The two daughters have full time careers outside of the restaurant but were helping Monica operate it for the past ten years.
On whether Beverly Soon Tofu would reopen some time in the future, that depends on that status of the pandemic and the availability of another restaurant space. Beverly Soon Tofu will continue to serve takeout until its closure on September Follow Eater editors each week as they share their favorite dishes around town.
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More From Eater LA. Sign up for the newsletter Eater LA Sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for signing up! Both vessels are also used to make bibimbap Korean mixed rice bowl. The beauty of a ddukbaegi is that it heats evenly and retains heat for a long time. There are near endless varieties of the tofu hot pot: beef, pork, seafood, kimchi, dumplings, vegetarian, or a combination of the above. All restaurants will give you a choice of mild, medium or spicy, since the fire can be easily toned up or down, depending on the amount of gochugalu chile powder or gochujang chile paste added.
This joint has been serving its soon dubu on Olympic not Beverly for nearly 30 years. When it first opened in , there were only four flavors of the tofu hot pot on the menu. Since then, their selection has more than doubled. Other Korean favorites, such as bibimbap and galbi , have been added as well. Olympic Blvd. One of the first soon dubu restaurants in Koreatown, it was hard to find, located behind a column and impossible to see from Olympic. For decades, Beverly and SKD were dueling dubu joints across from each other.
Sure, they still do their flavorful pots of the soft tofu, but they also make fried rice and meat dishes on the tabletop griddles. They also have a second location in Little Tokyo. Western Ave. Alameda St. The most popular is the one on Wilshire Boulevard, since it is open 24 hours. We tried more than 25 alternative proteins.
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