Yangban

"A Los Angeles-based restaurant where chef Katianna Hong uses steaming to optimize texture and flavor, creating dishes like matzo ball mandu and broccoli banchan with ginger-soy-yuzu vinaigrette." - ByAmiel Stanek

"A Korean-American restaurant in Los Angeles where contestant Katianna Hong is a chef and partner." - Eater Staff

"A genre-bending Korean American restaurant in Los Angeles, known for dishes like matzo ball mandu, gochujang braised black cod, and Yangban fried chicken wings. It opened in 2022 and is currently temporarily closed for renovations." - Rebecca Roland

"This modern Korean American restaurant in Arts District has shifted its style of service and dining room decor a few times, but has settled on something decidedly upscale. The very dark room beckons well-dressed artsy types who won’t flinch with chef Katianna and John Hong’s remastered Korean banchan and other dishes. The galbi-infused dry-aged ribeye could be one of the finest steaks in Los Angeles. Yangban has had quite a journey from casual Jewish-infused deli to its current form, but the results make it one of the best Monday dinners to get in Downtown." - Eater Staff

"Stop by Yangban on a Friday night, and it’ll probably be dark, blasting R&B, and full of people who look like they’re going to be out until last call. In other words, this semi-casual Korean restaurant—hidden in an alleyway just off of S. Santa Fe Ave— is the perfect place to kick off a night out in DTLA. In addition to some of our favorite fried chicken wings in town, Yangban’s inventive menu blends Korean flavors into dishes like bolognese, mole, and duck confit. Start with the myulchi caesar salad and some gochujang tiger prawns, then order a few of the larger entrees that catch your eye. " - brant cox, nikko duren, garrett snyder, sylvio martins