Surak San Korean Restaurant

I went for lunch. The food and service is good. If you go alone you will need cash. They charge you 50 cents if you pay with credit card for a bill under $ 10.

This place is delicious! The portions aren’t too big but a few bucks will surely fill you up. I recommend the spicy pork and the spicy squid. My friend & I went and split these and could not have been happier. Then the kicker was a bill under $ 16!

Their anchovy noodle soup is very flavorful and tasty! Chewy noodles are always better than soft, mushy ones IMO and broth was great. Try their freshly made dumplings, I fell in love with their kimchee one, it’s slightly spicy but in a good way. Kimchee was great, all garlicky and fresh, make sure to bring mints with you, you’ll need it.

This place is Korean comfort food at it’s best!
Came here with a group of friends around 8PM on a Monday night.
The service was incredibly friendly and they were extremely accommodating and patient in terms of describing the menu items and offering recommendations for the vegetarians at our table. (Unfortunately, there is no vegetarian broth available for the kalgooksoos or soojaebi, but they do offer vegetarian dumplings and bibimbap.) The ajooma also made it a point to come out of the kitchen and ask us several times how our food was. Another awesome upside to this place is the fact that they offer you the option of having BOTH soojaebi AND kalgooksoo in your soup and your choice of dumplings (kimchee, pork, veggie, combo, etc) in the mandoogook or ddukmandoogook.
Our Korean feast featured:
Veggie Mandoo: These were completely meat free, with the option of having it fried or steamed. 12+ dumplings came out freshly steamed in a steamer basket for the table to share.
Ddukmanddogook: Quite possibly the most rich, opaque, white beef broth base I’ve ever seen. It came loaded with all of the traditional goodies, strips of egg, seaweed, beef and customer’s choice of up to 2 different types of mandoo.
Seafood Soojaebi: Came out piping hot with shrimp, crab, sea squirt and one unopened mussel. Any of the soup broths here can be made spicy upon request. The broth was really flavorful, with no need to adjust the seasoning. The soojaebi here retains a really nice chew and doesn’t over-​bloat if you are slow to eat.
Chicken and Vegetable Kalgooksoo: The broth base for the kalgooksoo is anchovy so it is not truly vegetarian, but they do offer a version with just vegetables. The chicken kalgooksoo could have used a bit more meat, but other than that the broth here is absolutely killer and the noodles also retain their texture and firmness while eating. (There is nothing sadder than a limp noodle.)
Overall, this place isn’t the fanciest, but it is homey, the prices are incredibly fair and the portions are huge. I’d recommend it for anyone craving a nice, unfussy, comforting Korean meal that’s easy on the wallet.
Give this place a shot!

Noodle craving strikes again.
The banchan is rather modest, but I don’t come here for that. I come here for the oyster kalgooksoo.
It is a family run place. One lady takes care of the tables, and two others run the kitchen. Nothing here is over $ 10.00 so it is very budget friendly. It is clean, tidy, and small, so it may not be very good for a large group.
I shall return because I like the food, and it’s less than five minutes from home!

This is a very disappointing replacement of Miljip. I was craving Miljip’s handmade dumpling soup and found that it changed into Surak san. I thought I’d give it a try but their dumpling soup was clear instead of white and had no flavor whatsoever, like they used water instead of beef broth for the soup. Their chicken kalgooksoo (handcut noodles) were ok, but there was nothing special about them. I’d much rather go to Ma Dang gooksoo for kalgooksoo.

Noodle dishes in a very Korean atmosphere.
When I walk in the door here, I feel like I’m back in Seoul. Can’t explain why; it’s just very Korean… Like the way the waitress signals that your food is coming by bringing you a long thin box from which to select a pair of steel chopsticks and a Korean-​style spoon.
My favorite dish is the jjeol-​myun, cold noodles and a little shredded cabbage in chili sauce spiked with sesame oil. It packs just the right amount of heat. They have several different versions of guk-​su including kong-​guk-​su, which is a great alternative for folks who can’t take chili. Lots of options for vegetarians with lots of both cold and hot/​soupy noodle dishes. The women in the kitchen make the food with real care, so it doesn’t come out instantly.
Noodles come with just a few ban-​chan and a small bowl of doen-​jang soup.
This might be the western-​most Korean restaurant on Wilshire, and perfect for some lunchtime Han-​shik (K-​food) or a casual dinner.

New & improved, Surak San replaces the old Miljip Noodle house and brings with it some mighty fine Korean comfort food.
They don’t mess around here. Food is simple, tasty, and affordable. Their specialty here is Kalgoosu (noodle soup) and another dish called Sujaebee, which is hand torn pieces of dough thrown into a soup. God, it’s so good I had it twice this week :) I had the kimchee sujaebee and the broth was spicy, garlicky, and the dough flakes were so chewy… Serious Nom Nom Nom!
I’ve had bibim naengmyun here and let me tell you, this sucker is HOT! It caused me to sweat and this usually doesn’t happen, but I loved the torture anyways.
Banchan’s very minimal here but I’m okay with it. I like this location because it’s on the outskirts of ktown and closer to my house.
Btw, the lady owner is really nice! There’s a $ 10 minimum for credit cards and since I didn’t have cash, she let me pay the next time I came in. Small things like that really make a great impression.
Needless to say, great service = nice tips!
Check it out!!!