Eater LAさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Eater LAInstagram)「Koreatown is no stranger to turnover. The neighborhood’s rich restaurant scene has long supported traditional Korean food like the pork belly bossam of Kobawoo House or the marinated crabs of Ondal. But within the confines of Koreatown, Vietnamese pho has experienced exceeding popularity since the early ’90s. Why Vietnam’s national dish, and why in Koreatown? It turns out that steaming bowls of beef broth and chewy rice noodles serve as panaceas for late-night hangovers while also working as quick, satisfying, and reasonably priced family meals. Koreatown currently boasts nine pho restaurants, with a half-dozen along Western Avenue alone. Opened by either Vietnamese or Korean Americans, pho enjoyed a boom in the late 1990s and into the early aughts, initially becoming popular with the late-night crowd. During the ’90s, amid Koreatown’s pool halls and cafes, pho restaurants became inextricably associated with the area’s nightlife. Click on the link in bio to read the story by Lynn Q. Yu (@lynnqyu).」7月8日 7時15分