Chosun Galbee

This place advertises a lot! We've seen their ads before movies, late night on tv and magazines. I have friends who praise this place and others who say it's overrated. Chosun Galbee, 3330 Olympic Blvd, LA CA 90019, 323-734-3330. we went on a Friday evening and it was packed. We had to wait 20 minutes. They have a small bar so we drank wine while in the lobby with lots of others. Their were couples, friends and families. It was very festive and friendly which was a contrast to the high-architecture interior and up-scale look of the servers and hosts. We sat outside which is well designed to be comfortable and semi-elegant. Our house wines were delicious and the sides was a wide-assortment of tastes including bean sprouts with sesame oil, kim chee and fish cakes. The galbee (bbq beef) was not great meat. Everything else was great. Lastly, the service was excellent but the way the environment was, it really feels like they don't want you to stay long.