Chin Go Gae

Eat here yesterday in the middle of a lazy MLK afternoon. Just one other table was occupied at 4pm. We had the back goat stew too as recommended by thejgold. We ordered a two person serving for the two of us and that was about right.
The stew is absolutely delicious although all the wilted greens at the end aren’t my favorite. Makes me want to go have Mexican goat again soon.
And the fried rice made from the last of the soup was great. There’s a nice amount of the rice in my fridge to mix with eggs for breakfast! And enough English is spoken to get by just fine…

I came here with my family and ordered 2 servings of YUM SO MU CHIM and 2 servings of YUM SO JUN GOL for 5 people. Everything was delicious and well balanced with herbs and vegetables. We all really appreciated the water kimchi that came on the side. It was refreshing and went well with the dishes. When we were almost done with the Yum So Jun Gol, the use the broth and add other ingredients to make complimentary fried rice at the table. We all left with full stomachs!
Even though the place is a little run down, the good food and the nice service made up for the ambience.
I would return when I have my goat cravings.

Why?! What happened Chin Go Gae? This place is not the same any more. UGHHHH!
I ordered 2 servings of Black Goat Stew Jung Gol. I feel like they skimped me on my meat because there were barely any meat in the pot. It was more like 1 serving of meat. The soup was bland. The service sucked. There were no customers at all. It was a bit awkward. After finishing up the meat and soup, they made us the fried rice. The fried rice was bland and too moist. Waited for it to crisp up a bit but ended up becoming a porridge. I am very disappointed with this place. This place used to be my favorite go to spot for black goat stew but now I’ve changed my mind. Sorry, will not be coming here no more. I rather go to Chung Ki Wa or Bulrocho.

My go-​to spot for my goat cravings.
This will always be my first choice for goat stew hotpot unless there are girls in my party. Then I’ll go to Mi Rak.
Spicy goat hot pot n a bottle of soju? Mm mm good!

The locale was well-​lit and clean. The food is delicious and SPICY; then again, I did get the spicy chicken. The one issue was that nobody spoke English, and the menu only had the name in English. It was my first time having Korean food. The only thing I understood in the menu was Spicy Chicken and boy was it spicy! Portion were more than sufficient

One of the oldest Korean restaurants in Los Angeles. Everyone orders the yumso jungol. 2 servings can easily feed 4 because of the kimchi fried rice at the end. I prefer Mirak because the broth here is watered down, but at least you won’t have to suffer a long wait.

So I heard about this ‘stamina food that is especially good for women’ and gave this place with a try with my friend. We ordered 2 servings of black goat stew ($ 16/​person) and they gave us another heaping refill of perilla leaves, minari (cilantro-​resembling Korean herb), and giant green onions for free of charge. They give you about 5 – 6 banchans and they are all tasty. I liked the white mul-​kimchi that was served to each person, and my friend liked the pickled spicy squid. Please do order ‘with skin’. It’s full of good collagen and tastes good as well. The broth wasn’t as dense as I expected, but I didn’t feel terribly sick after eating, which means they didn’t use much MSG. The lady who was serving us was so kind and attentive. We’d definitely go back.

This is my family’s go-​to for black goat stew (huk-​yumsoh-​tang). My parents claim that the black goat is high in nutritional value so whenever someone in our family is sick, we come here. I guess the best Korean to English translation I can think of is that the stew is invigorating? You could say this is my family’s chicken noodle soup. I feel like a couple of the previous reviews did a really good job giving everyone a step-​by-​step process of how the place works so I will keep it short.
We usually get n-​1 number of orders, n=number of people in your party. This is plenty and we usually end up taking the leftover soup and fried rice to-​go. You should never leave the leftover soup. It tastes just as amazing, if not better, when you heat it up again at home. We usually ask for another order of perilla leaves because they taste amazing in the soup.
I noticed that during lunch, there is a smaller version of the black goat stew, which just comes in a single serving bowl. It’s cheaper but that doesn’t mean you should order it because then you would be missing out on the whole hot pot experience. By experience, I mean boiling stew that further tenderizes the meat, fresh perilla leaves, and my favorite part, the fried rice (which they fry right in front of you). At around $ 16 it may be pricier, but one order of the large stew will feed two people with possibly some left over. So it’s definitely worth it. We always make sure to order one more to go because there’s usually someone in the house that wants to eat it again for dinner. I’ve tried replicating the fried rice at home with the ingredients they give you but it never comes out the same! Maybe the secret is in those large skillets they use…
They may not give you a whole bunch of side dishes but the ones they do give you are really good. I love the cold clear kimchi soup. It goes really well with the fried rice at the end and it’s the best during hot days! And I’m usually hogging all the cold seaweed; good thing you can ask for more.
The ahjuma servers are always so nice. We usually go on a weekday for lunch and the same woman always serves us. Thank you for always making everything so tasty, Chin Go Gae! Alright, I guess the review wasn’t as short as expected but what I’m trying to say is if you’ve never had black goat stew and want to try it, this is the place! (But bring friends because one order of the hot pot will be wayyyy too much for one person)
Tip: For people who are expecting Chin Go Gae to be one of those Korean restaurants that offer a bunch of different items on their menu, you’re at the wrong place. This restaurant serves a very small number of stews and their specialty is the goat. If you look around at what everyone else is eating, I bet you it’s the black goat stew :)

Goat soup. It just doesn’t get any better.
My mother went to this restaurant almost twenty years ago and it has not moved or change in any kind of way! It’s still the same shape and taste. Chin-​Go-​Gae serves a soup with goat meat and veggies, you eat this kind of like shabu shabu. They give you this pepper paste with some seeds that is a dipping sauce for your meat and veggies. Then the leftover soup is mixed in with some rice and you get a bok-​eum-​bab (mixed rice). Gosh, I’m drooling as I type this review. Also, you can choose the serving size, 1 person or 2. Usually a 1 person serving can fill up two people.
Plus, the side dishes are really good. The cold kimchi side dish is the best, in my opinion. It’s just always refreshing!
Happy eatings~

Family go-​to place for black goat. Wonderful place to go with a bunch of friends if you want a heavier meal and lots of side dishes to go with!

Really unique place. Come here for the black goat stew (that comes with a fried rice at the end), the large is sufficient for 2 hungry people (total was about $ 32). The flavors here are different from other Korean restaurants in the area. Located in a small plaza (the sign just says Korean restaurant) next to a $ 9.99 Korean BBQ place. Credit cards accepted.

Great place to feel full and healthy!
Not so many people likes goat stew. But this girl does!
I love the spicy meat dipped into the tangy nutty red sauce.
I go here with my good girl friends. Goat meat is really good for women.
Not like other typical Korean restaurants, this place allows you to order just one pot and they also makes you fried rice with the leftovers. YUM!
Must order Soju :)

SO delicious on a cold winter night. Last night to be exact. The goat stew was amazing! (use the dipping sauce that comes with the stew). FYI, their prices went up, $ 16 for the black goat stew (#1 on the menu) and $ 16.50 for the roasted goat (#2 on the menu). If you’re a party of 2 or more, you would need to order two portions. doesn’t matter. its still worth it! Afterwards, they use the remaining soup base to make fried rice with an amazing seaweed and herb mix… be patient and wait for the rice to cook a little longer until it crusts perfectly :) Will definitely be back.

Great place for great goat stew.
Upon entry you’ll be seated by a waitress and given a menu and some awesome tea (Bori Cha). If you’ve never tried goat stew in your life, ignore the menu and ask for the «Tang» (Not pronounced like the drink mix; I guess you’d say it as «Tahng» — you know what just pick the first item on the menu that’s priced at $ 16). You essentially get a large pot of stew stove-​cooked in front of you with plenty of side dishes and a mild dipping sauce for the goat meat.
They normally won’t give you rice because it’s customary for them to bring out rice at the near-​end of your meal and use what stew is remaining in the pot to make a delicious fried rice mix. You should definitely leave some broth (about a bowl or two’s worth) in the pot for this experience.
Overall the service is good, and the food tastes great. You shouldn’t expect to be asked if everything is alright every 15 minutes like at a Denny’s or IHOP, but they respond quickly to whatever problems you may have. The environment is cozy, and they do serve Korean liquor and beer (or soda and the standard Bori Cha if you’re not a drinker). This place is great for a party of up to 6, ideally it’s optimal for a party of 4.

I don’t know what to think. I was definitely weirded out by this place — but it was a fun hang-​out! I don’t think I’d ever come without somebody who can at least speak in Korean with the wait-​staff, though they seemed very nice and hospitable (to the point of serving me my food)…
I tried a bit of the black goat stew since it appears to be the thing to do here, and I was actually pleasantly surprised! I loved the green vegetables, but the meat itself wasn’t striking my fancy (keep in mind I broke my vegetarianism to try it since I’d heard such great things). It was tender and easy to eat, but the meat didn’t taste like much besides the spices they cooked it in, which I suppose it is meant to — however I appreciated the vegetables and rice, with the barely tea and panchan were tasty. I liked that they made a fried rice sorta dish with the cooked down liquid from the stew.
BTW, it would be really difficult to find this restaurant without a specific address, since it is only labeled «Korean Restaurant» in English under the Korean letter sign.

I really needed to step out of the norm (at least the norm for me) and try something different, so I kept pushing Katrina to hurry up with the black goat stew she promised me.
We had 9 people and ended up getting two orders of roasted goat meat, two orders of black goat stew, and got two complimentary orders of fried rice. Add about 6 – 8 beers, 2 – 3 soju bottles, and some other stuff… bill came to about $ 26 – 28 a person. Pretty decent if you ask me.
The roasted goat meat was great. Calling it tender would be an understatement.
The stew was, without a doubt, the star of the evening. The meat was just as tender, and the broth complimented it perfectly. It definitely hit the spot.
The fried rice was pretty good, but I would have rather enjoyed another bowl of that stew.
Both meat dishes had lots of greens, and while they went well with everything I still ended up fishing for more meat. I’m a carnivore, damn it!
The side dishes were a perfect fit, especially the refreshing cucumbers.
All in all, great little place. Perfect for large groups to enjoy a meal and a few drinks. I will definitely be returning.
Also everything tastes better when someone else does all the annoying planning (reservations, calling or PMing people to come, making sure no one flakes… ewwww…). Thanks Katrina for all your hard work. lol

About a month ago Katrina S told me about Korean black goat stew. I was intrigued and wanted to go right away but as I started reading up about it, it sounded like it was best enjoyed with a group. So I came here last Friday night with a group of 8 others. None of us had Korean goat stew before and we were rarin’ to go.
Please note this joint is in the same plaza as LA Family House KBBQ and across from Manzinga Z. There’s no translated English name on their sign; just «Korean Restaurant» under the characters. Valet is $ 1.
We ordered the #1 and #2. #1 is the stew and #2 is the roasted goat. Both are $ 15 for a portion. For the 9 of us, we ordered 2 orders of each. It turned out to be the perfect amount with only tiniest bit of leftovers.
The roasted goat came out first. One of the ladies working that night pointed at the paste and the roasted perilla (Korean wild sesame) seeds (which looked like tiny peppercorns) and said to mix the two together. As it turned out, the roasted goat really didn’t need that extra flavor. It was absolutely wonderful and very filling. I loved the mixture of greens in it as well.
Next came our stew which we had been anticipating for weeks. It looked almost exactly the same as the roasted goat just in a hot pot the placed on the portable burners at our table. Some other tables have built in burners.
But immediately, I could tell the difference when eating the stew. It’s hard to say which style was more tender. I would have to say the roasted goat had the edge on tenderness but I enjoyed the flavor of the stew more. And that paste I didn’t think much of? Amazing with the stew. The mix of greens piled on top was different too. I spotted perilla leaves which look a bit like shiso leaves but with a less serrated edge. We also sprinkled some of that toasted sesame seeds/​peppercorn looking mixture on top. Just one spoonful is good for the whole pot.
Neither the stew or the roasted goat meat was spicy. The red paste which looked initially like gochuchang didn’t have that heat. The kimchi and other banchan also didn’t have any spice to it but that was fine by me. I really enjoyed the seaweed salad, the squid and the veggie noodles. There was also soup as a palate cleanser. The cucumber banchan was also a good palate cleanser.
After we were more or less done with the stew, they took our pots into the kitchen and returned with a lovely fried rice. You can let the rice crisp in the pan for that crunchy flavor that is so well-​loved but I dug in after a bit and it was pretty good! Admittedly, my second helping with a crispier crust was even better. I had managed to save some paste to mix with the rice and with a squirt of vinegar, the rice was the perfect way to end the night.
It worked out to be $ 27 a person including tax and tip and we did have quite a few bottles of soju, black raspberry wine and beer.
The valet closes early and the valets came in with our car keys. You may leave your car in the lot though if you wish to jaunt nearby for some more boozin’ on a tummy full of goat!

Came here for their black goat soup and was not disappointed. The broth is similar to gamjatang but not as heavy since goat meat is leaner and there’s no potatoes in it. It’s got a nice flavor with all the minty greens and herbs.
This place is a bit hidden and it wasn’t very busy when we visited. The patrons were mostly middle-​aged Koreans and I thought that’s a good sign (I trust their taste.)
Interior and atmosphere wise, it’s clean and quiet. I would recommend it as a meal on a cold day.
By the way, I think this place is same as Jin Go Gae

I’m hooking ya’ll up again…
alrighty, here we go…
This joint has been here forever.
«Forever, ever? ever ever?»
Yes, forever ever. This place is known for their «Heuk Yum Soh», in english: Black Goat. I totally forgot to take a picture of the menu, but all you really need at this place is 1) the «tang”(or soup), and 2) the «moo chim”(kinda like sauteed, i guess?). It’s the first two things on the menu, if i remember correctly.
The moo chim comes out served with a bunch of meat and veggies (see picture), which include a plant called mi-​nah-​ree (no idea what it’s called in english), green onions, kyet neep (Korean perilla leaves). They’ll ask you if you want both kinds of the meat (the actual meat itself or the skin)…you can get one or the other, or even have them mix it up. I personally don’t like the skin too much, but that’s just me. The meat is super tender and bloody awesome. Dip in that sauce that you get… BRING IT.
The tang comes out served in a huge pot with some effing piling veggies (see picture). The soup is really good and hits the spot, especially on a cold night. Again, you can get either type of meat… up to you. Same thing here… grab some of the meat and veggies, mix them around in your sauce… HOW YOU DOIN’?
Both the moo-​chim and the tang costs $ 15 each for one serving (if i remember correctly).
The side dishes consist of spicy raw squid, cucumbers, seaweed, mool kimchi, and some more (see picture). In the side dishes picture, the bottom right dish is your «sauce». It’s sesame oil, chili paste, and toasted deul kkae. (Deul kkae comes from the korean perilla plant. According to wikipedia, haha, during mild climates, the perilla plant reseeds itself which is where we get deul kkae. The actual perilla leaves are pretty strong, although not so strong when cooked… if you don’t like cilantro raw, you’re not going to like this, but try it out). Mix it up and you’re ready to dip your food. oh mama~
If you order the tang, they’ll make some fried rice for you using more green veggies, as many bowls of rice as you want, and some of that soup (see picture). Delish yo.
**Make sure you let the rice sit for a little bit so that it crusts on the bottom. THAT PART IS THE BEST. If someone touches that fried rice before letting it crust, you better slap him/​her. No, really… slap them. After you let it sit for a bit, use your spoon and scrape off the bottom… that’s how we roll.**
The restaurant is clean. The restaurant itself is pretty small but they’ve got quite a number of booths along with some tables. The restrooms are clean also… haha.
Customer service varies. When there’s a lot of people in the restaurant, it’s easy to get the attention of a waitress because the restaurant is so small. However, when it’s a slow night, the waitresses have a tendency of going in the back and chit chatting… haha. It’s cool… We just kick it old school korean style and yell out, «Ah-jum-mah!»…it’s all good~.
Valet costs $ 1.
–b out!

This place has been around for almost 20 years.
I’ve been coming for almost that long.
My parents have been taking me since i was a wee little one.
I just returned last night from a 2 year hiatus. I can’t believe no one has written a review. is it because it wasn’t on Unilocal?I apologize if I couldn’t find it but it was hard to translate the name of the place into english.
But after thorough search I believe this is the correct translation.
So all this time. I thought we were eating lamb stew and my mom hinted something about black meat type thing and i just ate it because my mom told me to. During my search for the correct name of this place, I find that it’s BLACK GOAT meat.
well not like it changes much. but at least now I know what I’ve been eating.
my mom believes that she she’s not feeling well or weak she has to eat this stuff. I’m not exactly sure how to order it but you order it in portions.
It’s some kind of «tang» — soup. So my korean is terrible and you can imagine I’m not the best in translating but I do know how to eat this stuff. — update. so after some research. it’s «Yeum So Tang» i guess yeum so. means goat.
It’s about $ 15 a portion and we usually get 2 portions for 3 people, and still have TONS to take home.
They have the tender «black goat» meat simmering in the spicy red garlicky soup, it’s not THAT spicy but then my taste buds are numb to spicy so maybe it is.
Then they dump a bunch of healthy greens on top and you let it simmer down. you can make your own dipping concoction but the best is this red paste — similar to gochujang and sesame oil. i dump in a ton of mustard seeds and ask for some hot mustard and add a few drops of vinegar for some acid.
then you go at the stew, since I thought it was lamb. i didn’t eat much of it. because i’m not partial to the smell that it has but i’ll eat a few pieces, it is very tender. and as you know now it’s not lamb but goat. same diff. I mostly chow on the greens and the soup. you can ask for more greens if you finish it off.
but know that they do the fried rice type thing afterwards too.
i always try to leave some of my dipping sauce to add to the rice that they make for you.
they bring out a different blend of greens and dry seaweed and red paste and stir it all up with rice. if you let it sit a while and get real toasty the charred sauce flavor really comes through.
i didn’t eat much for dinner because i’m still a little sick but i wish i had fought over the leftovers and had some to munch on.
sorry chin go gae. i had to take away a star because my favorite ah gim mah no longer works there. and well the fish tank also seems much smaller than i remember it.
but really the star removal was due to the banchans. it used to be so much better.
i hope they don’t go out of business with all these other places starting up with the fried rice business. but i will always remember this was the first place i’ve seen them do it. and remember. it’s goat meat. actually black goat meat. it’s some tonic treatment for any ailment.