Korean-Hawaiian greens and side dishes

Blog

Food stories from
BROKEN MOUTH.

Read about plate lunches, purple rice, garlic shrimp, musubi, sauces, sides, and the Korean-Hawaiian comfort food ideas behind the menu.

Food Guides

Useful guides, without repeated articles

Each article answers a different question. Older pages about individual sides, sauces and keyword variations have been consolidated into these complete resources.

BROKEN MOUTH Meat Jun plate with rice and sides

Dish explainer

What is Meat Jun?

The Hawaiʻi dish, its Korean connection and what “Original LA Meat Jun” means at BROKEN MOUTH.

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Korean-Hawaiian plate lunch dishes

Food history

Korean-Hawaiian food and plate lunch

Immigration history, plate-lunch structure and how Tim Lee describes the restaurant’s identity.

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Garlic shrimp plate with rice and sides

Decision guide

Your first BROKEN MOUTH order

Compare signature choices and complete the checks that matter before ordering.

Plan a first visit

Live information

Menu and visit details

Use the menu for current choices and the visit page for hours, ordering and directions.

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