Signature
Original LA Meat Jun
The beef plate is the most direct introduction to the restaurant's point of view: egg-battered ribeye, meat jun sauce, purple rice, and sides that keep the richness moving.
Start Here
The BROKEN MOUTH menu is built around balance, not just portion size.
Korean-Hawaiian comfort food works because it gives you several kinds of satisfaction at once. A good plate has savory depth, rice for comfort, sides for contrast, sauce for character, and enough generosity to feel like a real meal. That is the foundation behind BROKEN MOUTH | Lee's Homestyle.
The restaurant is known for Korean-Hawaiian food in Los Angeles, but the experience is more specific than a label. It is a table built from Hawai'i memory, Korean homestyle flavor, Downtown LA energy, and dishes that people remember because the whole plate makes sense.
Favorite
Garlic Shrimp
Garlic shrimp brings buttery depth and a strong aroma. It pairs especially well with bright sides such as cucumber kimchi or Korean greens.
Snack
Spam Musubi
Musubi is small but complete: salty spam, purple rice, seaweed, and a clean handheld structure that makes it easy to add to almost any order.
How to Choose
Build your order around the feeling you want.
If you want the signature experience, start with Original LA Meat Jun. If you want bold aroma and richness, choose garlic shrimp. If you want a familiar grilled comfort plate, teri chicken is a steady choice. If you want a plant-based plate with crunch and heat, tofu is the move.
Then choose a side that balances the protein. Cucumber kimchi adds brightness and heat. Korean greens bring freshness. Potato-mac salad adds creamy comfort. Purple rice grounds the whole plate and makes the meal feel unmistakably BROKEN MOUTH.
First-Time Paths
Most representative order
Original LA Meat Jun with purple rice and a fresh side gives new guests the clearest sense of the restaurant's Korean-Hawaiian identity.
Most craveable rich order
Garlic shrimp with cucumber kimchi or Korean greens gives you buttery flavor with enough brightness to keep the meal balanced.
Best add-on
Spam musubi is easy to share, easy to carry, and useful when you want one more bite that still feels connected to the full menu.
Menu Glossary
A quick glossary for better ordering.
Plate lunch
A complete meal format built around a main protein, rice, and side. The best versions are generous but still balanced.
Purple rice
A signature rice choice that adds color, texture, and identity to the plate instead of acting like plain filler.
Meat jun
A Korean-Hawaiian favorite built around egg-battered meat. At BROKEN MOUTH, it appears as the Original LA Meat Jun.
Cucumber kimchi
A crisp, spicy side that cuts through rich proteins and resets the palate between bites.
Before Visiting
Plan around Downtown Los Angeles.
BROKEN MOUTH is located at 718 S Los Angeles St. in Downtown Los Angeles. Check current hours, allow extra time for traffic or parking, and call ahead if your visit depends on exact timing, holiday hours, or large-order availability.
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