L.A.’s Only Korean Street Food Stand Serves Hand-Sliced Bulgogi and Fruit-Fermented Kimchi

Korean cooking and street food are abundant in L.A. But outside the confines of a Kogi truck, the twain rarely meet.

Ken Lee, the owner of Assa K-Food, a Korean stand at Lincoln and Rose in Venice with no internet presence, believes it all comes down to the massive amount of work that goes into street vending.

Lee should know. He and his wife, Savannah, make the trek from Palmdale to Venice and back five times a week. Once all their equipment–including a four-burner stove–is broken down, unloaded, and cleaned, they rarely get to bed before 2 AM.