Soban Los Angeles

MINDFUL COMPASSION


Thank you for hosting - please follow them for future workshops. 감사합니다

This is 조재환 Cho Jae Hwan & 조순호 Cho Soon Ho.
They are the sweetest Korean couple & they also supply us with a lot of our 나물 (namul) for our banchan!
They harvest everything with love and care + bring me snacks (even though I tell them not to.)

Today, they surprised me with some 비름나물 (amaranth greens)!
They also bring us the 쑥갓 (chrysanthemum greens) that goes into our fish stews, as well as 열무 (young Summer radish) that becomes water kimchi, and more.

Thank you all for supporting our small business, which in turn, allows us to support others in our community. 🫰

매실 청 🍯
Preparing the maesil for fermentation

해물 두부전 🥞 Seafood Tofu Pancake

Soban has been selected as one of “The 38 Essential Restaurants in Los Angeles” by

Thank you for allowing us to be a tiny part of your memories - whether it be a gathering, celebration, or even just a comforting meal. We’re thrilled to be a small, humble corner in LA’s vibrant food scene. We hope to continue to serving you traditional Korean food made with love - 감사합니다

매운 갈비찜 - Spicy Galbi jjim
Cut table side ✂️

It takes about 2.5 days to prepare our Galbi jjim. We first make the braising liquid with over 16 aromatics and our veggie stock (consisting of allium skins, scallion ends, peels, etc).
Each order comes with 1.25lbs of ONLY center cut short ribs that we braised twice. We take the extra step to chill and skim off all of the fat from the braising liquid, which results in a clean, yet flavorful sauce that isn’t greasy.
When ordered, it is braised again and then finished with rice cakes, jujubes, carrots, mu (Korean Radish), the reserved braising liquid, and date cheong (fermented date syrup).

맛잇게 드세요! (Eat deliciously!)

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반찬 🌱 banchan is the spice of life ✨

Thank you 📸
For the amazing pictures, great conversations and everything you do for the community

간장개장 🦀 Ganjang Gejang
24 ingredients go into this single dish

Mix a little white rice + sesame oil + seaweed in the shell 🤌
#간장개장

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Seollal Dduk Guk Party/Workshop/Cooking Class

Come have tea + snacks
Learn how to make your own 떡국 for 설날!
Traditional Rice cake soup eaten on Lunar New Year!

💕 물김치 💕

Romanesco Kimchi

HWA JEON 화전 with 생강청 (Fermented Ginger Cheong)
Using beautiful Blue Borage (aka star flower) from ✨

A little R&D 🌺
They’re like lil pan fried rice cakes!
#화전 #소반 #한식

돼지 감자 (dweji gamja which translates to PIG POTATO) 🐷 🥔

Looks like ginger - tastes earthy, a little sweet, notes of artichoke.. but we love them for the crunch :)

Sunchokes aka Jerusalem artichokes - just cleaned really well with a brush and roughly chopped - Lightly tossed in kochujang, a little cheong for sweetness, kochugaru, sesame oil, and white balsamic vinegar.

Not a conventional banchan, but it has grown to be one of my favorites.

#돼지감자 #반찬 #소반 #한식

Baechu? More like BAEchu ✨
Got these beautiful purple napas (aka Baechu 배추) from

The most classic + popular variation of kimchi is made with Napa cabbages. Chilies were introduced to Korea in the late 16th century - so kimchi was made for over a thousand years without any chilis.

This is a 물김치 (mul kimchi) which translates to water kimchi. The natural anthocyanins (known to have antioxidant features) make the cabbage naturally purple - which translated beautifully to the kimchi.

#김치 #반찬 #소반찬 #한식

“The 38 Essential Restaurants in LA” by Eater LA

Thank you so much ✨

Come by & try our seasonal banchan! ❄️
We have Sunchokes aka 돼지 감자 🐖🥔
And some beautiful white kimchi fermenting from -
Apple & Pears are in season as well - we’re making a 매콤달콤 seh- kom dal -kom banchan with them (a little spicy + a little sweet)

Book a reservation via Resy!

#한식 #소반 #반찬

Open regular hours for 12/24 & 12/25!
Lots of availability for Christmas Lunch :)
Make your reservation via Resy or give us a call 🎄

This is a dongchimi kimchi - 동치미 김치
Traditionally a winter kimchi made with mu 무우 (Korean radish, similar to daikon) - they are harvested before the winters become too harsh in Korea.
This one has a natural pink tinge.
Light, refreshing, & delicious!
Mama grew them at her home!
#반찬 #김치 #동치미 #소반 #한식

너무 감사합니다 🫰🇰🇷

The brilliant actor - welcome back to Soban! 🦀🍖🐟🥒🌶️🥬
너무 방갑습니다.

#한식 #소반 #팰리세이드 #오스카 #송강호

is coming to LOS ANGELES!
(SWIPE for the HOTTEST album NEVER made - I may have gotten a little carried away 😅)

Come meet her on Tuesday 11/28
RSVP by sending us a DM or email us at [email protected]

We will have some complimentary snacks + some of our Specialty Dishes for purchase as well! 🦀🍖🥬🐟

너무 멋지다!
There’s not really a comparable word in English for ‘멋지다’ - but it’s kind of like cool + handsome/good looking put together.

I guess our customers have good taste 😉 She drives this pristine E9 everyday! I forgot to ask the year- but my guess is 1968-1969?

#소반

Lunch with mom -
Didn’t opt for the full banchan spread, but delicious nonetheless 💕
은대구조림 + 김치찌개
#소반 #소반찬

곶감 "gotgam" -Korean dried persimmons are an autumn treat. Ripe persimmons are peeled, cored, and left out to sun-dry for several weeks. This natural process results in their unique chewy texture and concentrated sweetness.

#곶감 #감 #가을

한복 Hanbok have been around for over 2000 years. Characterized by it’s distinctive features and vibrant colors - Hanboks are a testament to the importance of tradition in our culture.

This is probably the best “costume” we’ve seen thus far!
*swipe to peep the kicks 👀*

#한복 #할로윈 #소반 #한식

Officially Autumn 🍁🍂 가을이 왔어요!
사모님이 직접 농사지은 맛있으는 무~~~~김치!!!!드시러 오세요!
That means more root vegetables, persimmons, and interesting Asian greens are in season!

Some daikon my mom grew & a picture of her friends’ persimmon farm. The hachiyas are dried to make 곶감 (very similar to hoshigaki)

#소반 #야채

“The 38 Essential Restaurants in LA”
By just updated

가합니다! 🦀🍖

Mom 🤝 이정은

국문광 from Parasite

와주셔서 감사합니다 !

#파라싸이트 #국문광 #이정은

Thank you for naming us #9 out of the 40 best restaurants in Los Angeles.

Great to be on a list with so many great restaurants -

of is someone I look up to, as someone who successfully took over their parents restaurant.

Also .sei 🇰🇷🇮🇹 & 🇹🇭🌶️ are our go-tos on our day off!

🦀간장개장
Soy marinated raw crab
#개장 #간장개장 #고반

No filter iPhone shots ✨
My favorite - 은데구조림
Braised black cod, kabocha squash, potato, daikon, onions, scallions, rice cakes

#한식

Mom at her friend’s farm :)
Hope everyone had a great Chuseok

#한식