Koreatown, Los Angeles · restaurant
Toad House has been turning out black pork belly on Beverly since 2000—long enough that the routine feels locked in, smoke rolling out right as the doors open. Most people come for the grill, but the jokbal is the sleeper: slow-braised, sticky, and worth pivoting your order for. Finish with a bowl of hot pepper paste soup and the whole meal snaps into place.