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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ all i knew was that this town was going down and no one was showing up. so we, as koreans, figured that out really quickly. there's a point that you and i look at each other and say, they're not coming. >> the choppers will not be here. >> so that's when all the stuff started to go down. >> roy choi is a second generation korean. he lives in los angeles.

he's the owner operator of food trucks. to harness the strain to alert customers to where to find delicious food. >> this was the command post. from here you could look and see if fires were going on. >> los angeles riots happened in 1992. he was 22 years old. and it was -- let's back up a bit. after the immigration act of 6 1965, thousands of koreans began to arrive in l.a. first to arrive, hoping to madle a lateral movie. unless you had a medical or engineering degree that turned out to be done. they found work as purchase stone eeners. they did that in an area was, as

it's called, under served, where major chains where others prefer to abandon, koreans moved in. so 1992, four l.a. police officers are on trial for what sure looked to me like a excessive and pronged rodney king. in april of that year, they were acquitted. tr for me, it was like, oh, i never saw that coming. to say people are angry would be an under statement. >> you could feel it like a tidal wave coming. >> the lapd were completely unprepared for what happened next. >> all of this was being looted. chairs and rocks and everything, if you go down western, whole closet burned on fire.

we're calling 911 and there was no response. >> i was here all three days, i didn't see any cops? >> rodeo drive. >> not here. the official borders are third street and the north end, olympic boulevard on the south and western avenue to the west, that's three square miles left pretty much to burn or fend for itself. this roof top rapidly became the post. they armed themselves, set up effective command and patrol communication that patrolled. >> we went going around. all that was happening just don't break down my store, making sure our parents, our uncles, our families, these

stores, this town, stays alive. >> 58 people were killed. only a fourth of the businesses survived. abandoned afterwards by owners who felt the under pen na of their contract with america had shifted. korea town is bigger and better and forever changed by what happened in 1992. he's as unwaivering old school as you get. to get it down with roy kim whose grandfather opened the place in 1978. like most, didn't mess with the original ever. and like most korean father-son relationships, you obeyed dad's wishes, no matter what.

>> he still controls the restaurant. i just do the work. >> we start, all of the delicious preview plates, spicy squid snack or two. >> you know what this restaurant has, the feet under, the feet under. >> that was punishment. >> what position. >> it can be as minimal as a 94 on the test. >> korean parents, let's just say they veered towards it. they were not con fligted about corporate punishment. i love you both have your reading level after your

marriage. >> this is beautiful. >> thin sliced rib eye and thinly sliced beef, mar becued. >> for us koreans it's kind of funny that it has become the gateway to our food. >> it's delicious. we're like, okay, this is the portal. >> oh come back. basically, the fried race into the pan are so many great out stations that the outer layer of crispy stuff is just the best. >> i think whole people are coming east us, laying of fold for your shoes. and no one virginia continues the situation. >> if we did change it, tonight i would g complaint.

>>nd you would have to talk to your dad. >> and that's a problem. >> if you're roy choi, you see tacos. he had one of the great mutation mash ups of korean and mexican to the people. what started as one truck, became four trucks and three brick and mortar restaurants to go with it. for me it was always one truck in my line. the lines got big and it

evolved. >> just because those are beautiful, doesn't mean that this is not beautiful. for me, i don't see mustard plants. i see barbed wire and telephone polls and i see puddles and, you know, all of that stuff contributing to the flavor of the food. it's truly what i call a terrible offer. and they're off. >> people find them as the lines can get long, very long. i took a run with him and made his nightly rounds. >> how often do you play the

whole circuit between the two. there is any threat. >> twice a day, every day unless i'm doing something crazy like this. but the hallways are the streets. >> first stop. the rice bowl place. these a my guys right here. less than ten bucks, good deal.

>> within the rules, there's a lot of love and a lot of care. >> across town. the first brick and mortar. >> this use to be a i hope. >> oh, yeah. >> it's heavenly influenced. not that you necessarily notice. every dish design to be eaten with the hands. what's good, the babyback ribs are bred and fried. lean cod tacos treated. beer can crackling chicken. it's dried and air dried and then fried. meanwhile, not too far away, the truck pulls up, stops, reverses back in the corner. before the awning is even up, there's already a line. hungry people have been waiting in cars every since the twitter announcement 30 minutes ago.

>> i feel guilty, i'm jumping the line, right. >> what's the longest line you've ever had? >> 600. >> 600 people for one truck? >> yeah. >> the short rib on fresh corn tortilla, cilantro. and napa cabbage romaine slaw. >> oh, yeah. >> it's that we go everywhere. we go to every single corner of the county and city. >> what happens then? >> they come out in versace robe. beverly hills at lunch is crazy. >> why should you be excited about food trucks, they allow creative trucks to start

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>> he may be a korean gone bad, day choi still tries to be the best son. he bought his house and visits for family meals often. in fact when we first met sensing it had been a long time with a true home cooked meal, he invited me to dinner with him, guests are not unusual. jane choi is an amazing cook. >> mom, dad, look who is here. >> can you smell something. >> oh, yeah. good stuff. >> yeah, all the good stuff. maybe somebody going to hire me later. i'm in the middle. i'm the suicidal pirate.

my older brother and hip-hop. he was the oldest, he beat me up. i beat him up. >> 1973. >> every christmas he unrolls it just like scotch tape. >> sticker bombing the kitchen. she is relentlessly energetically and inarguably

creative. >> she brainwashed me from the time we were kids. she was like the best artist in the world. you're the best artist in the world. >> you are. >> but now she's -- she's very competitive. she said she's going to destroy me. >> food is ready. >> so you want to explain what everything is. >> the food i prepared tonight is very common korean food, which is beef ribs, the stew. >> again, she's looking fresh. >> oh, that's david's favorite. >> sea wood and jelly. advocado egg rolls, fried squid

and shrimps. potato pancake. often, there's a few mexican dishes sprinkled in, as well. it is always that great meal, i can tell you that. >> thanks, mom. this is delicious. >> during the '92, they worked as real estate agents and property management as the -- they had a direct impact on their lives. the choi's watched from home as the chaos unfolded on tv. after the riots, jim wrote a letter to the editor that was published in the l.a. times. >> i'm angry. why the cost to let why and great our city somehow had time they had owners guarding their

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>> all over the world influence, you know. >> film makers, all of the -- >> oh, yeah. >> artist, right.-- >> sorry. >> today, i went into all when the guys use to beat us. you know -- >> all the korean punishments. >> right. >> i mean all korean kits. the same position holding it. >> that's the way we learned from the generation to generation. >> to take a peak into the dark heart of the korean psyche, maybe it helps to get familiar. it's a concept for nonkoreans can be difficult to fully grasp.

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my friends. opened in 2007, it's run by a korean by way of shang way province in chie sna. >> i've been coming here for two years now. i don't understand how they're open. maybe people just get it to go. they all look like butt holes, actually. [ laughter ] >> king dumpling, stuffed to the gills with pork, kim chi and vegetables precisely made, waved. steamed until soft, eaten, wow! >> that's nearly the size of your hand. >> yeah, you know, it's like pizza. and mandu, smaller with thinner dumpling skins, served with red

chilly. >> but it's delicious. >> it's huge. >> z. >> the's a a lot of bread here. i don't really ink. i'm falling into pr presse right now. >> i like this place already. good signage is important. >> david: yeah. the sign's awesome. >> anthony: if that sign does not sing to you, then we cannot be friends. >> there's more koreans right

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>> anthony: pretty much any korean you meet anywhere, you can take it for granted they like food. that they're passionate about food, particularly their food, which of all the immigrant cuisines has probably been messed with the least. unlike many other new arrivals, koreans seem to have been the most unwilling to accommodate western tastes. maybe that's why it took us so much time to love the stuff. beverly tofu house, like so many of k-town's finer establishments, is tucked away in the corner of a strip mall. >> roy choi: this is one of my favorite spots. this is where i've been coming for almost 20 years. this is a soup that's just, like, it's kind of korean, but it's really more l.a., and so -- >> anthony: so this is not a direct transplant from korea?

>> roy choi: it became what we're about to have here in l.a. >> anthony: interesting. >> roy choi: they're different because of the ingredients we couldn't find. >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: but never thinking about pleasing the american palate, just to make ourselves happy. >> anthony: soondubu is the thing to get. a fiery, tongue-searing, ass-burning tofu soup that'll make you forget every bad thing you ever thought about tofu. a spicy, spicy red broth and tofu are the base. we're, we're talking soft tofu here, with the texture of, like, burrata. from there, you got a handful of variations. but the most common is with kimchi and a bit of everything. beef, oysters, mussels, clams. oh, and tableside? they crack an egg in there. wow. right in there. cool. that looks completely awesome.

well, we, we better wait for this to cool, i'm guessing? [ laughter ] >> roy choi: yeah. >> anthony: so, how do we eat this? we just spoon it over rice? >> roy choi: uh, yeah, yeah, spoon it over rice. mix it in. >> roy choi: mm, that's good. >> anthony: mm. yeah, all tofu should be spicy, by my way of thinking. it's so good. >> roy choi: yeah, it's really good. >> anthony: koreans can well remember when nobody was interested in their food. now it's confusingly au courant. must be strange for the owners, who've just been doing what they've been doing for years. >> roy choi: like, for example, like, us sitting here like this, the questions a lot of people are asking me in korean, like, i'm telling them we're filming, you know, we're trying to show a piece of koreatown. the, the number one question is, they're not mad or vindictive, is, "why?" it's still, "why?" it's like, why -- >> anthony: why would we be interested? >> roy choi: why would we be interested? why would you waste your time? there's other things to do. >> anthony: it's an

extraordinarily beautiful and delicious thing. >> roy choi: but see, that's the thing, is the beauty is just already a given. it's already a part of the fabric. so it's like, why congratulate you? you know? there's no reason to congratulate you, because this is like what we do. >> anthony: that sounds awful, honestly. that sounds, like -- totally joy -- >> roy choi: that's my -- life, man. >> anthony: totally joyless. >> roy choi: yeah. >> anthony: uh, what did your parents want you to be when you grew up? >> roy choi: for me, a doctor or lawyer. >> anthony: right. you're obviously not a doctor or a lawyer. did you finish college? >> roy choi: i finished college and i went to one year of law school and i walked out. >> anthony: right. so, you're a bad korean. >> roy choi: i'm a bad korean. if i was a mediocre accountant, it'd be better than being a top chef. >> anthony: according to who? >> roy choi: according to korean culture. >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: according to korean uncles and aunts. and it's just, it doesn't register that that is a profession. you know? i wouldn't have to explain myself if i just said i was a cpa. >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: never. you know, that's, that's, that's

weird -- shit. >> anthony: i know. you still got some 'splaining to do. >> roy choi: still. to just get it across that i, that i cook, and that there was this phenomenon that happened on the streets of l.a. that changed and opened up korean culture to, to the world. >> anthony: what does it mean to be korean american? does one create one's own world? i don't know that i'm any smarter about that now than when i first came to k-town in the middle of the night and discovered a strange and fabulous and delicious slice of america i'd never known was there. but i'm trying to figure it out. >> anthony: miami sneaks up on you. or do we change and find ourselves sneaking up, washing up, ending up in miami? ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪