Haemaru

I've been coming here for years but somehow I thought to myself why I haven't wrote a review for this place yet. i guess you only put the time to write sh!t abt a place lol. ofc you want to warn abt the place that's why wink winkthis place is my goto breakfast place. servers are always so caring and nice. i get the bfast special because I got sick of paying $22 for a sullungtang at Han Bat.smell of their sullungtang is so nostalgic it reminds me of my grandmother. don't you hate the feeling of when you are about to go pickup your food but having to think about the server's attitude towards you or watching me how much I tip etc. I never felt that way about this place.

To start off with all the good things: easy parking, fast service, clean tables and chairs, and friendly staff. We got the small galbijjim to share with two people. It was 6 smaller ribs with mushrooms, potatoes, rice cakes, onions, and carrots. It was definitely a small size for the price and was a bit over spicy. Sauce was okay. Would come back to try the soups instead.

No frill Korean soup restaurant. The dining area is pretty big and clean. There wasn't a wait when a friend and I went for a late lunch on Saturday. We both got the Yukgaejang and it did not disappoint. The spicy beef soup comes out in a stone bowl and is piping hot. We also shared a mung bean pancake and it was huge! With 3 large patties, can be shared with a family of 6 for appetizer. Downside is that they only have 3 types of side dishes: kimchi cabbage, kimchi radish and seaweed. They also share $1 per togo container.

Service was pretty good, I went early in the morning when I was hungover so they were luckily pretty fast at bringing out the food. I asked for a refill once on banchan and they loaded up on that. Ambiance was normal, I was probably to a second customer if that day and I was just trying to survive so didn't notice too much. Food was the only part that was slightly off. I would give them a 4.5 if that was an option. The rice was a bit soggy but could be a one off thing. The broth wasn't as flavorful as hanbat or Lee ga but they open early and you got to do what you need to do to survive a hangover

Food is good as always. Service is good and they checked in to see how we were doing. The chopsticks and spoons are in the wooden box on the table. We ordered the imyeonsu gui (grilled fish) and bibim naengmyun. The fish came with rice and side dishes. Fish was seasoned well and perfectly grilled. The bibim naengmyun was spicy! I love spicy food and had a good share of bibim naengmyun growing up, but their bibim naengmyun was the spiciest I've ever had. Be aware of the spiciness when ordering bibim naengmyun. If you can't do spicy, I recommend the mul naengmyun instead. They have tvs on the walls and they're all different showing Korean food lol made me want to return to try the other items on the menu bc of that! They have valet service at night time and there's plenty of parking spots on their lot during the day time.

First things first: beautiful big parking lot with free parking, no valet. A luxury in ktown.The food was good but it didn't stand out to me. I got the normal beef sullungtang, which had plenty of beef for $15-$16. The banchan was delicious, though I wish it came with fish cakes!My friends ordered other soups including the hangover soup which was filled with veggies. These spicier soups were very flavorful and made me wish I ordered one of theirs instead. Be careful though, they definitely have a kick to them!

Back at another Korean mom n pop shop! This is my first visit here and not my last for sure. My SF friend told me about this spot that she wanted to visit in LA and who knew the meal would change my life. I love the bossam they serve; it's a first for me to see radish wrapped kimchi served alongside with boiled pork belly. It was beyond so good that I dream about this dish every so often. It's actually my first time trying all the other 3 items. The Sullungtang was surprisingly thick and strong in flavor than I had expected based on the picture. It's not bad though as someone who grew up in a Chinese household that drink soup every meal. You can even adjusted flavor of the broth by adding salt and scallion. The Yukgaejang was the opposite of the Sullungtang, it has a strong flavor but the texture was not as thick. And last but not least, the savory Mung Bean Pancakes were not bad but to be honest not my favorite. It only tasted good when you dipped it with the sauce they provided. It might have caught me at a bad timing since this dish came near the end of our meal and I was stuffed by that time. Might have to re-try soon. As for parking, it can be a challenge!! Thankfully I came on a random weekday during lunch and the shared parking lot was empty. They do have one of those valet booth guarding the shared parking lot but it didn't seem to be operating that day so lucky us-- we didn't have to pay for parking! There is also street parking in that area as well.

Had a party of 14 Saturday for lunchCalled days in advanced for reservation but at arrival the place was empty Can't speak to the authenticity of the food but service was lack luster Bill was over $500 and we tipped 10% was harassed to leave a larger tip despite explaining service was sub par at best... Granted there were about 3 servers and we were the only ones in the restaurant for majority of lunch Water was refilled once after being flagged down (it's Korean style where its JUGS and we refilled our own cups) Never got a refill on the banchan Wasn't asked if we needed anything else Disappointing to see pics of acorn jelly and broccoli as sides but was only given three KimchiRadish Jalapeño onion Food was brought out in half hour intervals which is fine it's a large group Galbi was super fatty Sauce for the bossam was brought out at the end of the meal Walked up to counter to pay and to get to go boxes lol servers never even had to take the 10 steps to our table We didn't even ask to split the bill to make it easier on them Don't know about you but demanding a LARGER tip ruins any dining experience in my opinion Take the two minutes to add it to your menu instead of harassing your customers Also woman who demanded a higher tip wasn't even the one who served us water lol

korean soup for breakfast...finding haemaru with morning specials from 8am to 10:30am...fairly empty in the morning and plenty of empty tables...taking a seat browsing the menu...a group for ajusshis seated near by drinking in the morning and getting into a yelling match in the morning...disregarding and back to the menu...taking the beef sullungtang ()bone broth soup) $13.99 and haejangguk (hangover soup) $13.99....both a favorite in the moring....service is little slow...typical sides of kimchi arriving...food taking a little long...sulluntang was very basic, but decent....the hangover soup was spicy, but decent as well....little over $35 total after tax and tip for 2 bowls of soup in the morning....

DELISHHHHHH. Amazing service!! Yummy pork broth, yummy seafood pancake. So much food, so good on a cold winter night.