From Westways’, A Conversation With Chef Roy Choi:

What are your favorite L.A. eateries?
Choi: I eat at a lot of Korean places: Han Bat Sul Lung Tang, Beverly Soon Tofu, Olympic Cheonggukjang, and Shin Jung…

Han Bat Sul Lung Tang
4163 W 5th St
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Neighborhood: Koreatown
(213) 383-9499

Beverly Soon Tofu
2717 W Olympic Blvd
Ste 108
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 380-1113
www.beverlysoontofu.com

Olympic Cheonggukjang
2528 W Olympic Blvd
Ste 104
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 480-1107

Shin Jung
3450 W 6th St
Ste 101
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Neighborhood: Koreatown
(213) 386-9552

Welcome to A-Frame, a pointy-shaped gluttonhouse where utensils are frowned upon, opening this Thursday in Culver City with food from Roy “Kogi” Choi.

In this tall A-frame cabin (yes, it used to be an IHOP), everything is meant to be spread out and shared like you’re on a sloppy backyard picnic where somebody forgot the forks. (It’s the latest collaboration between Choi and David Reiss, who owns the Alibi Room―aka the only place you can get Kogi’s short rib tacos without chasing down a truck.)

You’ll want to grab a table at the front under the peak, where the view’s best of your fellow picnickers, and soon you’ll be eating Hawaiian-Style Kettle Corn, Cracklin’ Beer Can Chicken and Carne Asada Tortas with your hands. Then comes dessert: a Thick-Ass Ice Cream Sandwich or Fried Apple Pie with Cheddar Ice Cream.

And you’ll need a frosted mug of beer to wash all this down, maybe a Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale or a Ten Fidy Russian Imperial Stout―or go for the Anchorman, which adds ginger, agave nectar and lemon to a healthy pour of scotch.

A-Frame
12565 Washington Blvd
(west of Boise)
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-398-7700
www.aframela.com