Restaurant of the Year will be presented to Baroo’s Kwang Uh and Mina Park during this year’s Food Bowl festival at Paramount Studios on Sept. 20. Tickets are on sale this week at lafoodbowl.com.

So now it’s time to rejoice: After a five-year hiatus, Baroo is back, with chef Kwang Uh and his wife, Mina Park, running the kitchen (former partner Matthew Kim is no longer in the picture).

The whole experience of dining in Baroo’s comfortably elegant Arts District dining room can be like this. At face value, it’s a beautiful tasting menu, priced at $110 per person and paced at a ...

Last night, Baroo shared an Instagram post that alluded to an upcoming closure: 📡📢📡📢 🎎🙇🙏 Thank you so m. Go to the content Go to the footer. No thanks. Subscribe.

Baroo's original home featured a large communal table that encouraged patrons to talk to each other. Although the new location is mainly for take-out, that spirit is still in effect.

Baroo’s Famous Space Returns With Korean BBQ Rice Bowls and a Familiar Face. Former Baroo partner Matthew Kim is still in charge. by Farley Elliott. Dec 14, 2018, 6:10 PM UTC ...

LOS ANGELES — In a Hollywood strip mall, with a cramped kitchen and a shoestring budget, the tiny restaurant Baroo brought a singular, experimental spirit to this city’s food scene.

Baroo consumes almost all of Uh’s time. “I may work until 3 a.m., do some office work and research, and go to bed at 5. I wake up at 9 or 10 and start all over again.” ...

As with all things Baroo, the fermentation-forward strip mall restaurant with national acclaim, it’s best to expect the unexpected.With that in mind comes some sad news, as it seems chef Kwang ...

Baroo’s chef and co-owner, Kwang Uh, is a native of South Korea; he culled the quote from an essay he wrote while studying at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy.

Let's hear it for the little guys. Bon Appetit announced their annual list of America's Best New Restaurants 2016 this morning, and among the five LA restaura ...

Baroo has moved far beyond its early days as a grain bowl counter spot in East Hollywood, but even with a rice wine pairing and a coursed-out menu, the scrappiness hasn’t gone away completely.