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    Good Food

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Mapo Galbi

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Mapo Galbi , a “dak galbi” specialist in Koreatown. He says you can order beef or pork belly, but you are there for the chicken dak galbi, a spicy Korean stir-fried chicken.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jul 31, 2015 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Mapo Galbi, a “dak galbi” specialist in Koreatown. He says you can order beef or pork belly, but you are there for the chicken dak galbi, a spicy Korean stir-fried chicken.

    Mapo Galbi

    3090 W Olympic Blvd

    Los Angeles, CA 90006

    213-487-2274

    Read Jonathan's LA Times review and find all of his restaurant recommendations on the Good Food blog.

    Music: "Blue Rumba" by Rolley Polley

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    The full episode

    3 of 7
    Sugar's History, The Gravenstein Apple, Is a Burrito a Taco?
    1. 0:00James Ponsoldt and Jason Segal Dish on Pie
    2. 2:53Diep Tran Serves Pie Advice
    3. 12:29Jonathan Gold Reviews Mapo Galbi You’re reading this
    4. 19:24A History of Sugar, from Child Labor to Cotton Candy
    5. 30:05Looking Back at LA's Oldest Restaurants
    6. 39:43Is a Burrito a Taco?
    7. 47:31Market Report
    Back to Good Food