Yang Ban Sul Lung Tang Restaurant

Yeah, this place is bomb! It’s really a hidden gem finding a tasty restaurant like this not in Ktown, but in DTLA (fashion district). Love coming here on a cold or rainy day (this doesn’t mean that during the summer times it is emptier, since Korean people have this «eat hot soup on a hot day so you can sweat» idea going on). Honestly, how wrong can you go with sul lung tang? From my personal experiences, yes there is bomb sul lung tang, but then again, I’ve never really tried bad sul lung tang either. But this place is good, and their other dishes are just as great! I always either choose the sul lung tang or yuk ke jang whenever I come here (always SUCH a dilemma, 1^st world problems). Their kimchi is really good also (which is so important when eating sul lung tang!). Service is what you would expect from any busy Korean restaurant. Don’t expect super friendly service, but enough for them to get the job done (fine by me).
The reason why I don’t dine here as often as I would like are because:
(1) The parking sucks! SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS! They do have a plaza across the street where you are able to park (I think? Or do I just park there illegally?) but the issue is, there are ususally a lot of cars already there which means you either need to double park (which I don’t recommend), or you need to get lucky. There is also street parking, but again, you would really need to get lucky.
(2) It’s always packed! I only get one hour for lunch, so the wait time needs to be pretty minimal for us to even consider dining here. The line does go quickly, but it really is such a hit or miss to eat here.
On a random note, I think they rent a small space out to a water company, where people can bring their large containers and refill it with water? I’m not sure how this part works, but it’s weird when you’re dining and there’s a person right next to you filling up his water container (and if it’s those big containers, he’ll be standing next to you for a good amount of time). The advantages of having really good food? People overlooking past the weirdness that may come with your restaurant.

Good sul lung tang~ :)

Pretty legit sullungtang in the fashion district. Was pleasantly surprised. I went during lunch, perfect location for those around dtla. Go early for lunch. This is where I will go to get my fix during workdays!

Had this delivered for lunch at work and it was a lot of food.
The Galbi Tang ($ 18 after $ 2 off Wednesday Lunch Special) was really good. Flavorful broth and four chunks of tender Short rib meat. Definitely cooked right as there was a slight pinkness that you want for a tender fall apart piece of meat. The soup broth was tasty too and not flavorless or bland at all. If you need seasoning, they provide hot sauce but really the scallions they provide in the soup are all that’s needed.
It also comes with a small cup of glass jap chae like noodles, rice, and two sides of kimchi (cabbage and radish).
While the Galbi tang was good, the spicy yuk gae jang was probably the better of the two. It is robust in flavor and perfect on a colder day.

Got the sul lung tang, not much meat in it and so so soup. Galbi tang has 3 cubes of meat, no rib bones. We usually order here because its the only one that door dash delivers from but if you had a choice i’d rather eat at e-​moon or han bat. Just A-​ok.

Lunch on Friday, 9÷18÷15
It’s a small little restaurant that can be easily missed. They have their own parking lot as well. We came on a hot day so it wasn’t too busy.
This place is known for their beef broth noodle soups. I usually order the spicy one. It looks really spicy because of the bright red soup but it’s not that spicy to the taste. They serve two ban chans: kim chi cabbage and kim chi turnip/​radish. The noodle soups come with a bowl of rice either brown or white. The beef soup with glass noodles was delicious. I finished the entire bowl along with the bowl of white rice. It was definitely hot inside this small restaurant even though the AC and fan were turned on.
I haven’t had a chance to try other items since I only come here for the spicy beef soup with noodles. Also, I’m not aware of similar restaurants that serve sul lung tang so this is my go-​to place when I feel like having it.

She’s not a looker but she sure can kiss! I have no idea what Yang Ban Sul Lung Tang means but I know what restaurant means, and this place is good. I ordered the spicy beef bowl that comes with shredded beef, fresh veggies, and noodles. On a spice level, I’d put it at average so it’s not too much for the sensitive bitches out there that can’t handle the heat.
Parking is left to the streets and meters but once you get in, you might have to wait for a table. It happens quickly. Order your food at the front first and then they will give you a number. When a table is available, they call you by number. The soups are amazing and you can get beef, chicken, or ethnic stuff that I wouldn’t try.
The prices range from $ 9 to $ 12 and it’s a lot of food so be warned. Can’t wait to try other bowls.

I come here almost weekly.
After today, I refuse to go back.
I ordered sul lung tang and brown/​mixed rice.
After I scooped my rice into the soup, noticed tiny black specs floating in my soup.
At first I thought they were black pepper flakes. Then I saw more and realized they were tiny BUGS!
I called the server over and informed her.
She immediately apologized and said, «I’m so sorry. the bugs are from the mixed rice. We washed it many times but the bugs are still there.»
So that means this wasn’t an isolated incident or an accident. She knew this problem existed!
She gave me a new bowl of sul lung tang and white rice.
A table next to me ordered brown/​mixed rice. To my horror the server brought out the bug infested rice to the customers. WTH!!!
I stopped eating and told the server (so everyone else can hear), «how can you serve other customers that mixed rice when you already know it’s bug infested!!!»
Only then she apologized to the table and took the rice away.
I paid for my meal and walked out. Accidents can happen but knowingly and willingly serving bug infested food to customers — not OK!
I’m never going back.

Best Sul Lung Tang in Downtown LA…
Every time I’m in downtown, I’m there.

Legit sul lung tang and radish kimchi. The overly helpful waitress scolding the non Korean hubby about using too much of the organic sea salt at the table was a bonus (not so much for him, but it amused me).
Cash only, fast service and most importantly savory beef soup.

Simple concept. A few soups done incredibly well, rice, kimchi and kkakdugi (radish kimchi).
The restaurants that keep it simple are usually the ones that succeed. Judging by the customers that kept coming in and all their take out orders in the time I was eating, this place is no exception.

My go to lunch spot in DTLA for yummy Korean soup. Tried most of the soups here already and I would say go with the Galbi-​Tang.
Sweet ahjumma who are constantly surprised that a non-​Korean like me know so much about Korean soups! :)

So bomb! Galbi tang (beef soup) is so clean tasting but so flavorful! The yookaejang spicy vegetable and beef soup. Pretty good.

Great place for sullungtang when I don’t want to go all the way to Koreatown! this place is located in DTLA, and parking is pretty easy to find (street parking).
The restaurant itself is very clean and service is fine. When I went, there was a young girl there who spoke english which was helpful. The food came out quick and was very tasty! Also, their to go comes with everything you need and they package everything separately which is wonderful! I my takeout in the fridge and it became all gellatinous – a really good sign of high quality sullungtang!
Very happy I found this place! Unfortunately, even though I live close by, I can’t take advantage of their delivery since I don’t speak korean and when I called asking for delivery in English I was hung up on. Oh, korean Halmonis…

The lady welcomes you to her humble, functional joint with hot barley tea. We ordered oxtail soup and galbi soup with mixed rice. The soups came presalted, but the lady brought broth to adjust it. I grew up with most restaurants providing salt for your own addition. She asks to let them know in the future if you’d like it ready unsalted for your personal touch.
The oxtail was 5 hours undercooked from the tender perfection that my family has come to know as Korean oxtail soup. The vermicelli noodles were perfectly al dente. The radish cubes and black pepper saved the day from an un-​notable kimchi. Come if you’re looking for something warm and willing to test the waters of a b-​rated restaurant. The prices are not cheap, but parking is ample.

God I love LA Korean food. CHEAP, GOOD, QUICK, and just the best SIMPLE banchan.
$ 10 all in for some morning suh lung tang and bomb ddukboki. What else can you ask for? Sure it’s in a pretty ghetto area of the wholesale fashion markets, but man this is Korean food at its simple delicious core.
If you’re ever over here in the area, definitely check it out Yang Ban rivals my favorite in Han Bat, but probably won’t have a line.
Awesome stuff.

I love it!
I like yock gae jang.
and Gal bi tang!
And kimchi to.
My best Korean restaurant!

So disappointed! I was extremely psyched out about coming here with my friend and trying their Yukgaejang (spicy shredded beef soup) since I’ve never had it before.
Located near the fashion district in downtown LA, the area was pretty ghetto. Made Koreatown suddenly look super nice…
Shockingly there was a wait even at 12:30PM on a weekday. I’m guessing all the people working in the area come here to eat? Since there aren’t many Korean restaurants in the neighborhood.
Needless to say, the soup was way too tame. Not spicy at ALL, only mild. According to my Korean friend, it’s suppose to be pretty spicy! The broth flavor itself was not bad, but the lack of spiciness really ruined the meal for me. I actually was so depressed I asked a waiter if it was possible to make it more spicy for me (risking a wrath of anger), and he said he could only give me sliced jalapenos… which obviously wasn’t the solution I was looking for (barely did anything to the soup as you can imagine). You could call me obsessed, but I even tried eating the jalapenos! The shredded beef wasn’t too bad though, pretty tender. My friend ordered bookuhgook (dried fish soup) which is apparently a hangover cure soup and wasn’t impressed at all with the taste either; it didn’t have enough pepper taste and she’s definitely had much better.
Meal came with kimchi and radish kimchi. They were okay.
Service was reallyyy lacking… the ahjummas were too busy and had annoyed, tired looks. If we asked for something they would frown and respond a bit harshly.
–Credit card minimum is $ 10.
–Street parking is available!
VERDICT:
2 stars means I’m not coming back :(Food was overall disappointing and nothing to come back for. Apparently they are famous for their sul lung tang, but with this experience I highly doubt it could be better than Han Bat Sul Lung Tang.

Pretty good ! The sul lung tang was better than average, yuk gae jang was good, and the kakkdugi (radish kimchi) was perfection.
It was really busy when I went for lunch, but the staff was still friendly and efficient. we got our food a lot faster than we expected. Prices are reasonable as well. Only down side is the location, parking is a bit of a hassle, even though there is a shared parking lot right across the restaurant. But hey, its in dtla. So it’s expected !

Get out the splash guard. I didn’t, and I had a mess all over my face.
In an industrial zone, but around the corner for wholesale shops… comes Yang Ban Sul Lung Tang, or YBSLT as I call it. Walk inside the door, or welcome to Korea. Transport away. Minimal wall decorations, minimal décor, but clean.
Friendly, and fast service. The gal spoke so fast, and wanted to take my order even quicker. After vacillating over the original (with brisket slow cooked for 24 hours), or the spicy beef soup… it was the latter that won the battle, but I clearly lost the fight.
Yook Gae Jang: A very red soup, I had red on my forehead, red on chin, and red on my cheeks. It wasn’t that I attacked it with reckless abandonment, I ate slowly and a wee bit cautiously, yet still — I looked like an Cherokee warrior.
Spicy, yes, but not too bad. It had shredded beef, thin rice noodles, green onion, and a few incidental mushrooms. Fantastic, and a big bowl. I mean BIG.
Served with white rice, and AYCE kimchee, for $ 8.78 — it’s a winner.
Tip: Street parking is available, or a paid lot across the small street is available for $ 3.