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    Good Food

    Jonathan Gold

    Jonathan Gold says there is no such thing as eating too much pork in Koreatown. Wako Donkasu specializes in tonkatsu, traditionally a pork cutlet that is breaded and fried. The restaurant's menu includes fried cutlets of pork, chicken and steak.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold says there is no such thing as eating too much pork in Koreatown. Wako Donkasu specializes in tonkatsu, traditionally a pork cutlet that is breaded and fried. The restaurant's menu includes fried cutlets of pork, chicken and steak. Wako Donkasu has two locations in Los Angeles:

    2904 W Olympic Blvd

    (between Normandie and Vermont)

    Koreatown

    213-387-9256

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    6. 36:21Jonathan GoldYou’re reading this
    7. 41:45Battling the Health Department
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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    The full episode

    6 of 7
    Crack Pie, Mark Bittman, Good Food at The Moth
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:47Your Stories Told Live
    3. 13:48Tax the Bad, Subsidize the Good
    4. 21:41Crack Pie
    5. 26:46The Top 10 Scoops in LA
    6. 36:21Jonathan GoldYou’re reading this
    7. 41:45Battling the Health Department
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