Yangmani

Yangmani offers the usual tantalizing beef and pork selection, but it specializes in fattier organ meats like beef intestines and tripe, which crisp up wonderfully on a tabletop grill. While gopchang barbecue is now widely available in Koreatown, I’ve yet to find a better preparation of them than Yangmani. Distinctive banchan like an Asian pear and red onion salad and steamed perilla leaves add a unique component at the Koreatown location, as does a supplemental steamed egg soufflé topped with bright orange fish eggs. (In comparison, the Rowland Heights location offers more familiar banchan.) To maximize the number of cuts you get to try, I recommend ordering one of the combos—otherwise, you’ll either have to be really hungry or come with a party larger than two or three to try more than a couple meats. If you’re not the type to go for offal, the Chef Cut Combo ($130 for two) includes galbi, ribeye cap, boneless short rib and dry-aged rib eye.