"Thrill-seekers head to this longtime Western Avenue strip mall joint for wriggling pieces of live octopus (though you'll need to reserve in advance), but the real everyday draws here include affordably priced rice bowls and generous family-style seafood combinations centered around heaping platters of mixed sashimi that feature halibut, tuna, and salmon - or all halibut, a variety preferred by many within the Korean diaspora for its chewy texture."
"For solo diners or the budget-minded, the hwedupbap offers a refreshing, distinctively Korean interpretation of raw seafood over rice. Lettuce and white rice combine with vibrant fish eggs, cubes of mixed sashimi, pickled radish, strips of gim (dried seaweed), sesame seeds, and strings of daikon - which diners can then season to their own liking with sesame oil and gochujang."
"Each set includes your choice of either halibut or mixed seafood sashimi, plus individual portions of clam soup, a collection of mixed shellfish over rice, spicy cod and radish stew, a portion of grilled salmon, and deep-fried sweet potato sticks. Build your own raw ssam with the provided platter of lettuce and perilla leaves plus sides of doenjang, garlic, jalapeño, and rectangular strips of gim."
Hwal A Kwang Jang serves distinctive Korean seafood meals including live octopus and lobster by reservation. Everyday offerings focus on affordable rice bowls and generous family-style sashimi platters featuring halibut, tuna, and salmon or all-halibut. Regular clientele tend to be older and mostly Korean-speaking. The hwedupbap presents raw seafood over rice with fish eggs, mixed sashimi, pickled radish, gim, sesame, and daikon, finished with sesame oil and gochujang. Sashimi courses arrive as multi-course sets with clam soup, mixed shellfish over rice, stews, grilled fish, and sides for building raw ssam. Lunches can be had for under $40.
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