은대구조림
Braised Codfish
The dish people name first. Black cod braised down with radish, carrot, onion and chili until the fish falls apart. One guest orders two at a time.
Koreatown, Los Angeles
Korean home cooking,the way it is made at home
A small kitchen on West 6th Street where the dumplings are folded by hand, the banchan keeps coming, and the fish is the reason people keep driving back.
4.6from 367 Google reviews
Hours
Monday to Saturday
10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
We are closed every Sunday. Every other day we open at 10 in the morning.
Our kitchen
Made the long way round
Mapo Kkak Doo Gee cooks hansik gajeongsik, Korean home cooking. Not the polished restaurant version of it, the everyday version: stews that sit on the stove, fish grilled to order, kimchi cut in the back, and a spread of banchan that gets refilled without you asking.
The dumplings are folded here, by hand, in the dining room. Guests notice. One review put it plainly: they make their own dumplings because they insist on good food from good ingredients.
The kitchen is run by the ahjummas, and regulars describe the room the way you would describe going to your parents' house for dinner. That is the whole idea.
It feels like eating at an old neighborhood spot, and I love that.
Kyungmo Jae, Google review
Good to know
01
Health grade
A rating from LA County
02
Payment
Cards, debit and contactless
03
Parking
Free lot, valet and metered street
04
Takeout
Takeout and delivery available
05
Access
Step free entrance and restroom
06
Transit
One block from the Metro station
What people order
The ones they come back for
Ask a regular and the same handful of plates come up every time. The full menu runs to 37 dishes, but start here.
가재미구이
Grilled Sole
Called out by a five year regular as the house specialty. Grilled to order, served whole.
알찌게
Broiled pollack fish egg stew
A Koreatown classic done properly. Rich, hot and not for the faint hearted.
설렁탕
Ox Bone Soup
Milky, slow simmered and gentle. A reviewer rates it above the well known seolleongtang houses nearby.
오징어볶음
Stir-fried Squid & Vegetables
Squid, peppers and onion in a bright chili sauce. Order rice and let it soak.
떡만두국
Dumpling Soup with Rice Cake
Made with the dumplings folded here that morning. Clean, hot and quietly the best thing on a cold day.
The table
The banchan is not an afterthought
Every meal arrives surrounded by side dishes, and they get topped up as fast as you finish them. Guests keep saying the same thing: it is hard for every single side dish to be good, and here they are.
Every banchan has real savoriness and texture. I have been to a lot of good restaurants in LA, but Mapo Kkak Doo Gee is the best.
Soo_J Yang, Google review
Kimchi is made in house. When a fresh batch of pogi kimchi is cut, they sell it by the tub. Call ahead if you want some.
Thirty seven dishes
The full menu
Thirty seven dishes, numbered the same way they are on the menu in the dining room. Prices change, so we have left them off here. Call or come in and we will tell you exactly.
Prices are on the menu in store. Tax is already included.
Call 213-736-6668Grilled and braised fish
- 01꽁치구이Grilled Mackerel Pike
- 02고등어구이Grilled Mackerel
- 03가재미구이Grilled Sole
- 04이면수구이Grilled Atka Mackerel
- 05은대구조림Braised Codfish
- 10고등어조림Braised Mackerel
- 35갈치조림Braised Hairtail
Stews and soups
- 08우거지갈비탕Beef Rib Stew w/dried Cabbage
- 09해물순두부Soft Tofu with Seafood
- 11동태찌개Pollack Stew
- 12김치찌개Kimchi Stew
- 13된장찌개Soybean Paste Stew
- 14만두국Dumpling Soup
- 15떡만두국Dumpling Soup with Rice Cake
- 19알찌게Broiled pollack fish egg stew
- 21돌솥수제비Soup w/Pulled Dough Morsels
- 22손칼국수Hand-rolled Noodle Soup
- 26설렁탕Ox Bone Soup
- 27북어국Dried Pollack Soup
- 28육개장Spicy Beef & Leek Soup
- 34부대전골Sausage Army Stew
- 36닭도리탕Spicy Chicken Stew
Rice
- 16돌솥비빔밥Vegetable w/Rice in Stone Pot
- 17열무비빔밥Young Summer Radishes w/Rice
- 18우거지콩나물비빔밥Dried Cabbage & Bean Sprouts w/Rice
- 29비빔밥Rice Mixed w/Vegetable & Beef
- 37볶음밥 (김치 / 치즈 / 야채)Fried Rice, kimchi, cheese or vegetable
Noodles
- 06잡채Noodles Stir-fried Vege & Beef
- 20비빔냉면Cold Buckwheat Noodles w/Vege & Meat
- 30콩국수Noodles in Chilled White Bean Soup
- 31비빔국수Noodles, Vege & Meat w/Hot Sauce
- 32도토리쟁반국수Acorn Noodle & Vegetables w/Sauce
Meat and pancakes
- 07오징어볶음Stir-fried Squid & Vegetables
- 23제육볶음Stir-fried Pork & Vegetables
- 24불고기Marinated Beef
- 25갈비Beef Short Rib
- 33마포파전Korean Scallion Pancakes (PAJEON)
To go
Packed to travel
Everything on the menu goes out for takeout, banchan included, packed so it does not spill. One guest drove twenty minutes home and said the food was still piping hot. Delivery is available too.
Call to place an orderWhat guests say
367 reviews, 4.6 stars
These are real reviews, left in the reviewer's own words. Most of our guests write in Korean, so the English underneath is our translation.
4.6
367
조미료가 최소 들어간 한국 가정식! 밑반찬까지 다 맛있기 힘든데 반찬 하나하나 감칠맛 나고 식감도 살아있어요! 남편은 이집 은대구조림 항상 두개씩 시켜먹어요. 이모님들 갈때마다 너무 친절하게 해 주셔서 친정간 기분까지 들어요! 엘에이 여러맛집 다녀봤지만 마포깍두기가 최고예요!
Translation
Korean home cooking with barely any MSG. It is hard for even the side dishes to all be good, but every single banchan has real savoriness and texture. My husband always orders two of their braised black cod. The ladies are so kind every time we go that it feels like visiting my own parents. I have been to a lot of good restaurants in LA, but Mapo Kkak Doo Gee is the best.
Soo_J Yang
Google review, September 2025
한국에서도 맛보기 어려운 엄마 손맛을 느낄 수 있습니다. 사장님들은 정이 많으십니다! 보리차, 반찬, 국물 등등 살뜰히 챙겨주시고요, 좋은 재료로 좋은 음식 만드신다고 만두도 직접 빚으시기에 다음 날 가서 떡만둣국 시켜먹었는데 맛있었어요.
Translation
You get the taste of your mother's cooking, which is hard to find even in Korea. The owners are so warm. They look after you with barley tea, banchan and soup, and they make their own dumplings because they insist on good food from good ingredients, so I went back the next day for tteok mandu guk and it was delicious.
Tan MinSeo
Google review, November 2025
친절한 사장님과 따듯한 분위기에 집밥이 생각나는 곳 입니다. 부대찌개 너무 맛있고 도토리국수도 시원하고 새콤하니 입맛을 살려주어서 너무 좋았어요. 밑반찬 하나도 다 맛있는 찐 맛집
Translation
Kind owners, a warm room, and food that makes you think of home cooking. The budae jjigae is delicious and the acorn noodles are cool and tangy and wake your appetite right up. Every last side dish is good. The real thing.
YS
Google review, November 2024
집밥 같은 음식 땡겼는데 진짜 집에서 먹는 거 같아서 너무 기분 좋았고 맛있었어요! 분위기도 넘 따듯하고 이모들도 너무 친절해서 편하게 먹고 갑니다~
Translation
I was craving home cooking and it really did feel like eating at home, so good, and it made me happy. The room is warm and the ladies are so kind that you can just relax and eat.
Esther Kim
Google review, September 2025
The ahjummas that run the restaurant are a family and always welcome you with open arms and the friendliest service. The ambiance is very cozy and comfy and makes you feel like you're eating at somebody's home. I have been coming here for the past 5 years and the food has stayed consistently delicious.
Yeet M.
Yelp review, December 2023
This place is a staple of Koreatown. It has been around for decades. They are really known for their fish dishes like eundaegu jorim and imyunsu gui and obviously their kkakdoogee, the radish kimchi. They give a lot of banchan.
Ed L.
Yelp review, May 2024
Come and eat
Find us on West 6th
- Address
- 3611 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
- Phone
- 213-736-6668
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PMSunday, Closed
- Parking
- Free lot on site, valet, and metered street parking. One block from the Metro station.
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