J Korean

This Koreatown restaurant serves a homestyle take on hanjeongsik—an elegantly arranged traditional table spread that includes banchan, rice, soup and more. Starting at $50 per person (with more premium $70 and $100 options to come in the near future), J Korean offers a bounty of reasonably priced, tasty items at a relative steal. Each set includes multiple soups and stews; familiar cooked dishes like spicy pork bulgogi and bossam; plates and plates of banchan that you’d be hard-pressed to find at most other Korean restaurants; and a few sweet things to end your meal. Not every dish is great, but everything’s at least pretty good, and I found the meal in totality to be deeply satisfying due to the sheer variety and homestyle preparations. J Korean comes from the same group behind nearby Borit Gogae, which also offers a bountiful set meal, albeit at a lower price and more focused on vegetables. Best of all, it’s fun to try and sample every dish on the table, since every dish is carefully allocated so every person in your party can try a little bit of everything.