Olympic Restaurant 2528 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90006

"Fantastic restaurant! They are known, as the name in Korean suggests, for their cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew). Absolutely delicious. The staff working here take care of every detail in the service as well as the food. Price is also good. This is definitely one of the gems of ktown - homey, authentic, and delicious. Ample parking, but the restaurant itself is on the smaller side. There can be a small wait if coming at a popular time."

"Very good food traditional taste, seems healthy, nice and kind people."

"One of my favorite restaurants in LA and I've only been once so far! The restaurant was so clean and everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming! It really felt like I was back in South Korea with how authentic the food was and how sweet everyone was. Highly recommend this to anyone if you have time to try, will definitely be bringing as many people as I know here!"

"I was the first to review Olympic Cheonggukjang on Yelp in 2008. It's still one of my go-to places for extremely adventurous eaters.If they're not adventurous I tell them to stick to the spicy galbi, which is so so good and not stinky at all. This place smells DANK. But for the people who are down, this place can be your holy grail - the place you go to when you need a hug in the form of food. They specialize in fermented soybean soup that (some) Koreans LOVE to eat. It's a specialty and many (even Koreans) cannot stand the smell. I personally thought I was going to hurl when I first came here with my dad when he had a craving for Cheonggukjang (the fermented soybean soup). However, as soon as I ordered my tamer and less smelly dish of grilled corvina (jo gi goo eeh), I was floored. So crispy on the outside and meaty and juicy on the inside. Their side dishes were all homemade and delicious, especially the hella crispy geem (seaweed lavers). I especially love that when you ask for jak gok bap (brown rice with beans medley), they actually give you the real version vs. other restaurants where they try to pass off rice with a few beans as the real thing. For me authenticity in Korean food = fermentation. Kimchi is fermented, Daon jang is fermented soybean soup, Cheonggukjang is HELLA fermented soybean soup. But the best thing is that they also have great KBBQ ribs and spicy pork ribs which won for its category in a KBBQ fest. Always a wait but so worth it. Go slightly off hours and you can linger. The owner is super nice and loves talking about her food. I love their seaweed. It's so crisp. I can just eat their rice and seaweed with cheonggukjang and be a happy little girl. Since I've been coming here, it has been "discovered" on yelp, J.Gold wrote about it, they competed in ktown's bbq contest (and won), and their menu now has English translation and you can order by phone to pick up. Their online menu doesn't seem to be working yet. I vouch for all the fish, the banchan, the pork bulgogi, the ji gaes."

"Love all their stuff. Clean, fresh ban chan (side dishes), and home cooked meals. Called for an order beforehand. Not a long wait, great service!"