I Have the Hookups at Tofu-Ya!!!

I love this place!!!

The banchan (side dishes)

Bubbling Tofu Soup

My favorite place on Sawtelle to eat at is this place called Tofu Ya. If you know me and have visited me, there is a good chance I have taken you to this place. Now, I know all the Korean people I know are against this establishment. But I don't care!!!! I'm not Korean. I love this place for what it is....good short ribs and tofu soup. Now, it may not be the traditional tofu (soondobu)....but like I said I don't care!!!! I equate it to this: when I was a kid I would eat Ichiban instant Ramen all the time. I never ate fresh made ramen. One summer I went to Japan (I think I was like 8) and the family we were with took us to this real ramen place. I hated it...I said to my mom, this doesn't taste like ramen because it doesn't taste like that Ichiban Ramen. Of course they laughed. But I always remember that incident and Tofu Ya reminds me of that. So I will continue to eat there because I love it for what it is. And of course the people there are so nice. I must go quite often because they always recognize me and Angie. One time I went there and I wanted to order takeout. There was this huge line of people waiting and the guy told me it would take like at least 30 minutes because of the crowd. But then he told me "you come here all the time, so let me see what I can do." I kid you not, he gave me the food in 7 minutes. Yesterday, I went with Angie after our run. The same guys were there and kindly refilled out chapchae (noodle) bowl twice. At the end when we were leaving the guy told us to wait and came out with two really large takeout containers of noodles for us to take home. It almost brought a tear to my eye.

Tofu Ya
2021 Sawtelle Blvd
LA, CA 90025
(310) 473-2627
www.tofuyabbq.com
closed thursdays!!!