Discovery of the Day - Mussels for $5.40
I stumbled upon a $5.40 super treat while in K-town today. At Han Kook market when you enter, the restaurant to the right has delicious mussels in a white creamy sauce sprinkled with orange fish eggs and chives (excuse my non-foodie language, I really don’t know the names for these things). It’s similar to a dish that’s frequently found in Japanese restaurants. I enjoy dislodging the mussel and slurping/chewing it. Anyhow, I was really surprised to find this dish in a Korean grocery store restaurant. It was quite tasty and a great deal. Seven or so mussels (in shells) with a miso soup for just $5.40. I only ate four of the mussles and I was full. I had also ordered a $4.50 tasty smoothie (strawberry, banana, kiwi) at the froyo/pizza shop on the left side of the plaza. And I had a great swedish chair massage at Kim’s Chun Ki, which is a Korean department store of sorts and is further down Olympic Boulevard. The yelpers here rave about Kim’s.
Han Kook Market (LA HK Market)
124 N. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004
323-469-8934 or 323-469-0674
Kim’s Home Center
2940 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 386-4882
I wish I had brought my camera.
you are def more adventurous eater than I am. I don’t think I have ever eaten a mussel.
Comment by MK — September 22, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
I’m pretty sure you have. Mussels are not that far off the beaten path.
Comment by UnHip LA — September 23, 2008 @ 4:13 am