E-Moon Oak Restaurant

When you’re craving Sul Lung Tang and Han Bat is closed, this is the next best choice. This place is a very simple and nice little mom and pop restaurant. Everything on their menu is pretty bomb, but their Sul Lung Tang (ox tail soup) is on point. The broth here is amazing. You can tell that it was slowly cooked for a long time. It’s milky and super rich, but not too fatty. I highly recommend that or Galbi Tang (beef rib soup) or Yook Gae Jang (spicy beef soup)! They are all really delicious!
This place is nice and affordable and the portions are pretty big. I love that the food comes out pretty quickly. This is definitely a great place to go after a long night of drinking, if your sick, or if your just looking for some genuine Korean comfort food. Best part is, they open early and close pretty late.

E-​Moon Oak’s sullungtang = B
Han Bat’s sullungtang = A+
E-​Moon Oak’s sullungtang is a little more watered down than Han Bat’s; Han Bat’s is very rich and flavorful.

For sul lung tang, either the kimchi or the radish needs to be amazing to compliments the soup. The radish was okay, nothing special. The kimchi was a little better but doesn’t have that wow factor.
I also got the galbi tang, which tasted better than the sul lung tang. The broth had a clean taste. The food came out pretty fast.

So i hear Han Bat Sullung Tang is the place to go to for sullung tang but due to time, decided to try E-​Moon. For $ 9.95, it’s not bad at all and always great to support a small mom and pap restaurant. Located inside a strip mall and with parking in front it’s a good alternative to Han Bat. The bow is big enough to satisfy your taste buds but won’t leave you feeling too full for dessert.
Don’t expect all of the banchan like traditional restaurants. The staples are provided radish and kimchi and they are tastey. I read a few reviews regarding service not up to par unless you’re not Korean or speak Korean but what do you expect it is k-​town after all. Went around 8:30 am and there were a few tables and a few large orders to go so it must be popular to locals for sure.

Small mom & pop spot, so it’s not ideal for large groups.
Open late.
The broth was milky and clean.
The kimchi was pretty good and not overly salted.
It felt like I was being taken care of by my friend’s mom.

Love it. Feels very nourishing. Great Kim-​chee to.

My friend’s been raving about this place and their yookgaejang. I quickly skimmed over the reviews and to my surprise, found a debate between this place’s and Han Bat’s sullungtang. Since I’m a huge huge HUGE fan of Han Bat’s, I obviously had to try the sullungtang.
Came here on a Sunday night around 7:30 for a table of 4, no wait, feels like a very casual worn in old school Korean restaurant. We ordered 3 sullungtangs and 1 yookgaejang. The yookgaejang soup was good, but since I was never a fan of the dish in the first place, I most likely won’t crave it.
Now, my thoughts on the sullungtang debate: Han Bat, hands down.
I like that Han Bat’s broth is way heartier and milkier, and they give better meat pieces. Now, I’m not saying E-​Moon Oak’s was bad, it was still good, I just prefer Han Bat. The only thing that I liked about this place more was there were a lot more noodles. And they were more like phở noodles than glass noodles. The portions are bigger here though, and I like that they give the option of multi-​grain rice instead of just white. Another perk is that they accept credit cards, haha!
Note for sullungtang newcomers: you need to add in salt, green onions, and either eat/​add in kakdugi (radish kimchi) sauce, and season it to your taste, otherwise it will be very bland!

Been here multiple times, usually on Sunday morning super hungover from the night before. They’re super nice here although a little slow on the water but that’s my fault for being hungover. We usually get the Galbi and the Sullungtang. I prefer the Galbi but the sullungtang is good too. Would continue going here, highly recommend for hangover soup to pick you up.

This is my favorite sullungtang in town by far. The restaurant feels very home-​grown and the food is amazing. I highly recommend the ox tail soup over the other ones — the meat on that is extremely tender.
A little tip: don’t let people see you are adding salt to the ox tail soup. The main lady may frantically run up to you saying «no salt no salt!». It’s endearing in many ways but I think the soup tastes better with a little more salt. :)

If you’re looking for real, authentic Korean food-​this would be the place to visit. While the space itself is small, the atmosphere is homey.
There are a variety of things on their menu, I reccomend having the and the. Both are made with ox-​bone soup and are great breakfast or dinner options. I have been visiting this restaurant with my family for many, many years and it is a great place to visit for a simple but satisfying meal.

My favorite place for yukgaejang anywhere in korean town or LA. We always come here and have always had delicious food and good service. Great authentic korean soup. I highly recommend it.

So far, the best sullungtang I’ve had in Koreatown. The broth is milky and has a body to it that results from beef bones boiled for hours on end. It’s flavorful even without adding salt, but you definitely do need to add salt to achieve optimal flavor so don’t skip that step.
We opted for takeout and the serving size was generous, with noodles, green onion, salt, red pepper paste and rice, plus 3 containers of kimchi to share between the two of us.
The offer other soups in addition to sullungtang, like galbitang (beef rib soup) and yookgaejang (spicy beef soup), which I’d love to try if they’re as good as the sullungtang.
Parking is plentiful since it’s located in a large shopping center with its own lot. Note: the restaurant is located in the small cluster of buildings that’s closer to Western.
One caveat: the kimchi (and kkaktugi — radish kimchi), while tasty, wasn’t as good or as consistent as other sullungtang places.

Sad to say my most recent visit here was not good. The food was still tasty but everything else was meh.
I came in at 11:15pm and they close at midnight. The moment I walk in, it seems like the ladies are talking to each other trying to decide whether or not to turn me away. They let me stay.
I order the combo meat sullungtang and notice an increase in prices – $ 10.50 for korean soup? Pretty expensive! The soup was good but too many noodles (rice noodles, I prefer glass), and I asked for purple rice and was immediately declined.
When I got the bill I was charged $ 11:50… So they added on a dollar for no reason? I asked about it and she said «plastic» or something. Couldn’t really understand her accent.
Anyway, not as good as my past experiences and I don’t think I want to spend $ 12 for a bowl of soup in the future.

So it seems like there is a clear E-​Moon Oak vs. Han Bat divide and I have to say I am definitely on the E-​Moon Oak side.
I was never that big on sullungtang but I’ve been here twice in the past few days (probably more if I wasn’t too lazy to make the drive haha). The broth here is PERFECT. You can taste that it’s been simmering forever, and has that healing quality you can just taste. It’s milky and delicious and rich, but doesn’t seem as fatty as Han Bat’s version.
Also, I LOVE how much they give you when you get it to-​go. Just under $ 10 for a very generous portion that could easily last two meals. You get a huge container of the broth and meat (they don’t skimp on this! thank youuu), a container of rice (I like the purple rice more!), and two containers of kimchi (ggakdukki and regular cabbage kinds), then individually packaged containers of salt, green onions, red pepper paste. I’ve only gotten this to-​go but they package it so well for you and make sure you have everything you need.
PS they are super fast with take-​out orders. I’ve called five minutes ahead of pick up and they still manage to have everything bundled up and ready for me. Definitely found a great new place to go for hangovers/​sickness/​cold days/​Korean comfort food.

Prices looks obviously recently raised by a dollar or 2, but can’t fault that to this mom and pop joint. Gotta blame the Man. Place is part of a plaza and really isn’t all too hard to find. Just park in the large lot and look around. Ajumma will come by and help you soon.
-=-Galbi Soup-​=- Not gonna fault this place for what it is, but you really gotta be liking soup and soup only if you are gonna appreciate this. You look down at your bowl of liquid and wonder if you’ll get your fill. The 5 cut bones of galbi meat will leave you wondering if you are gonna have to order another, and at $ 12 bucks a pop, well then again no. The side bowl of rice is a good start to soak your juices into. The broth is good. Total meaty brew. The limited banchan selection might annoy you, but I respect my ajumma’s too much to demand fish cake. LOL.

3.5 stars!
Came here for dinner on a busy saturday night with my girlfriends. After reading the reviews, I was really excited to compare the sul lang tan with that of Han Bat down the street.
I would have to say that the aunties here are super duper nice! Although none of us could speak a lick of korean, they did their best to communicate with us and was very kind.
I ended up getting the combo sul lun tan and was slightly disappointed. I think i expected fewer pieces of meat and more noodles, but it was a bit underwhelming. I believe Han bat gives a heftier portion for the price.
The banchans were simple but the daikon kimchee and the regular kimchee was so delicious.
My friends all got different dishes and i have to say that the spicy thin slice beef noodle soup was probably the winner amongst all the dishes.
I can definitely say that this is probably a good post drinking place for hangovers etc. But, on a day to day basis, i probably won’t crave the items served here.

We were in the mood for some sul lung tang after a drive from SJ to LA. Han Bat was closed so we came here instead. It’s very Korean inside, but there is some English on the menu… which was greatly appreciated. We could barely communicate with the waitress, but it wasn’t too bad.
There’s a story on the menu about having some soup after a long journey… completely appropriate in our case. I enjoyed the sul lung tang. It was nice and bland, just what I wanted (no sarcasm!). I brought Hai L some galbi tang. It seemed too seasoned for my preference, but I think he liked it. Parking was also easy, which is a major perk in my book!
In the rivalry against Han Bat, I like HB better but for connivence and a sul tang quick fix, E-​Moon is a yummy alternative.
NOTE: If you’ve never had sul lung tang. Don’t forget to slowly add salt and onions to taste, or else you’ll be disappointed.

Don’t kill me but I thought the sullungtang at E-​Moon Oak was a whole tier better than Han Bat Sullungtang. The broth was milky and thick; I could feel the nutrients and collagen soaking into my bones even as I was eating the soup. They were generous with the meat and the soup came with white noodles, although I’m sure you could substitute for glass noodles. The bowl of soup was a little pricier than Han Bat, but I think the few extra cents is more than worth it for a phenomenal bowl of soup
The galbitang was also impressive, with large meaty bones, glass noodles and a sweet and salty soy sauce based sauce to dip the meat in. I didn’t even think you needed the sauce, because the meat was perfect by itself.
The soup is accompanied by either a bowl of white rice or purple multigrain rice. Ask the server for the purple rice though, because the default is the white rice.
The radish kimchi and the cabbage kimchi were also both perfectly fermented and delicious. Another marker of a great sullungtang restaurant.
It’s located right next to BCD, but I’d skip BCD anytime to get this really hearty bowl of broth. They take credit card, too! The ladies who work here don’t speak much English, but it’s ok because they’re super nice and understand both hand gestures and broken Korean.

What do you do if you have a Sul Lung Tang craving and Han Bat is closed? Look on Unilocal and come to E-​Moon. I didn’t find the service here as great as some of the other Unilocal reviews. But to me that’s just regular ktown service.
I tried 2 things. The Kalbi tang which is huge and comes with a loads of meat. This has more flavor than the Sul Lung Tang. But I prefer Sul lung tang over the Kalbi tang. There is something nice about the richness and simplicity of the dish which makes it comforting.
Its not as a thick and rich as Han Bat but its definitely bigger and more filling.

E-​MOON OAK RESTAURANT is a small hole-​in-​the-​wall restaurant hidden within one of the many strip malls on Western Avenue. It’s actually pretty easy to find since it is located near the intersection of Western x 9^th.
FOOD:
Even though everyone recommended the Sul-​Lung Tang (Beef Soup) at this place, I still went with my favorite Galbi Tang (Beef Rib Soup). Galbi Tang runs for $ 9.99 at this place and they have a good amount of meat in their soup. Remember to add a small amount of salt to bring out the delicious flavors of the soup.
SERVICE:
The ladies weren’t very attentive, but they did come over when I waved for their attention. I think they were more entertained with my attempt to order and say «Thank You» in Korean. Haha.
PARKING:
Self Parking. Been here several times and never had problems finding a parking.