My feelings towards whatever historic preservation fieldwork I'm doing are largely dictated by the available eats in the area. Long days in Pico Union were good. Days in West Adams, not so much.
I agreed to a project in K-Town largely because of lunch options. Sadly I'm not organized enough to compile a list of restaurants, but at least my first random choice worked out well.
Nae Go Hyang is in the block-long Oxford Square strip mall on the south side of 8th between Oxford and Serrano. It's a crowded jumble of signs, most of which I can't read for obvious reasons. Some Peeping Tom action had to suffice when picking a lunch spot.
Most people were eating big stainless steel and ceramic bowls full of noodles and soup in different colors and textures. Turns out Nae Go Hyang essentially specializes in buckwheat and whole wheat-based goods. They mixed chewy buckwheat noodles with julienned veggies and a pickly sweetish red sauce at a good tolerance level for me. The leek and veggie pancake was super tasty too, especially for all of $5.54. Big shared buckets of kimchee and tongs are part of the deal.
So far, so good on this work project. At least the eating part.
Nae Go Hyang
3516 W. 8th Street
Koreatown
213.381.0022
Way to go on scouting out a good place to eat! What were the whole-wheat items? That's pretty rare for a Korean place, although the buckwheat noodles are typical -- I think that's bibim naeng myun.
Posted by: Cicely | October 01, 2008 at 10:57 PM
That place is amazing. Did you know that they make their kimchi daily? It is fresh everyday and they even sell it for only $5. Best of all, no MSG in any of their dishes.
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