Chef Roy’s favorite Korean Spots
A-Frame from Chef Roy
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
Chego (from Kogi’s Chef Roy)
From Chef Roy, the same mind that blessed us with the Kogi truck, Chego’s a no-frills, open-kitchen’d strip mall spot serving up all sorts of Korean-fusion craziness, abetted w/ ultra-colorful decorations, ranging from Pee-wee dolls to fine-art paintings of phone booths, to leave-your-mark bathroom chalkboard walls.
The main offerings are multi-ingredient rice bowls, including the “Sour Cream Hen House” (w/ fried egg, Chinese broccoli, & sambal sauce), the “One Chubby Pork” (glazed, w/ kochujang, fried egg, & water spinach), and the egg/water spinach/fried shallot/creamed horseradish “Tiny’s Prime Rib”. For non-rice-bowl action, they’ve got sides like charred asparagus w/ blueberry jalapeno salsa, garlic, chilies, parmesan, and lemon; a crazy dessert called “It’s Been a Rocky Road” w/ chocolate ice cream, smoked almonds, caramel, brownie, and marshmallow fluff; and apps like the green onion/sesame/polenta-abetted “3am Meatballs”. If there’s just not enough stuff in the bowls, you can add on pork belly/chicken/kimchi etc, plus they’ve also got weekly “ADD specials”.
Chego
3300 Overland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 287-0337
Tuesday-Saturday (6-12am)
www.eatchego.com
