Tofu
November 24th, 2008We give our organic tofu an extra long soak in some chillies, garlic and citrus before having it char just a while longer on the grill and then – SURPRISE! – we top that shizz with our new salsa verde. It’s like organic mapo tofu INSIDE a taco. Only better.
BTW — in case you want to know where we get our organic tofu from, it’s Pulmone Wildwood. For some reason, finding affordable organic tofu is hard to find these days. In any case, now you know where exactly you can get it. OH! And guess what? Apparently they make sprouted tofu as well. I had no idea that tofu came…sprouted. But now it does. And YOU CAN HAZ.
All of our tacos are topped with:
- sesame-chili salsa roja
- julienne romaine lettuce and cabbage tossed in Korean chili-soy vinaigrette
- cilantro-green onion-lime relish
- crushed sesame seeds
- sea salt
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November 27th, 2008
sooooooooooooo yummy~! ALL of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can’t wait to eat more! ;D
November 28th, 2008
Can you deliver..? to Phoenix, Arizona, your website makes me hungry!
November 30th, 2008
we’ll be sure to be waiting for you when you decide to take that LA road trip.
January 16th, 2009
Hello… Well I wrote to you folks a few days ago, being that my mom insisted on looking into your website. I moved from L.A. back to Oahu 3 years ago and my friends that are still up there said your cuisine is the bomb…. so, being that I’m a cook/chef’s assistant at a Japanese bar and grill here, my family and I were thinking about doing our own lunch wagon. Preping the best kind of sushi’s, and onolicious korean grinds! We were interested in speaking to you folks with many different ideas and ways to collaborate and multiply your idea even faster than you folks have it already! When you folks have time, please email me with your thoughts… by the way my best friend and her family just opened up a restaurant in L.A. called Hawaiian barbeque chicken! Heard of it???? It is definitely chicken to die for with my aunties infamous sauce…. ;D
January 19th, 2009
Just had your tacos on Saturday at the Brig…Great food! It’s Monday night and still craving em…
January 21st, 2009
[...] am particulary salivating over the tofu [...]
January 21st, 2009
::hands napkin fer zey drooL::
wipe up, not wipe out
January 22nd, 2009
2 bucks is too much…good but seems like a more expensive roach coach..can get a taco just as good for 95 cents…beat that
January 25th, 2009
I’m Korean, and live in Korea
in Korea there are no food like that Kogi
the cook said this is Korean style PoJangMaJa (포창마차)
but that is not a Korean style PoJangMaca.
and also PojangMaca is a Japanese style store
not a Korean…
when i see the food that is totally Maxican food
not a Korean..
Hey cook, why you tell the false to American who have no background knowledge about Asian style.
why you steal a other country’s culture.
you useing a PoJangMaCa( Japanese stlye store) and Mexican food, there is no connection with Korean things.
if you argue with Korean style, talk to me useing with Korean.
January 26th, 2009
10 bucks for 5 Kalbi tacos!!!! shoots i’ll buy 5 more, why people hate I dont know, but Kogi has great grindz…stop hating and just enjoy the food!!!
January 26th, 2009
hey kang seungtae, stop posting ignorant comments. america is made of all cultures so take your korean pride booty back to korea. that stuff died in the 90s here.
January 26th, 2009
i might not know if PojangMaca (포장마차) is from the japanese culture, but if it were so Japanese then why do they have people in KOREA selling ddukbokki (떡볶이), and all these other korean foods that aren’t even japanese. can’t you tell that the chef was trying to make a connection to the korean culture. he didn’t say it WAS a POJANGMACA…he said it was something like one…where people can get food outside and not in a restaurant. LEARN your ENGLISH first…
if you argue “English style” (if that makes any sense), then TALK to ME USING (not useing) ENGLISH…이 싶색이아ㅏㅏㅏㅏ~
January 30th, 2009
come to the Valley, please!
January 30th, 2009
which part? we do roLL down to the San GabrieL VaLLey on Saturdays.
February 4th, 2009
저는 한국 서울에 사는 현애미입니다.
웹싸이트를 보고 반가운 마음에 몇자 적어 봅니다.
로이&윤진&다인 가족의 건강과 행복, 그리고 kogi사업의 번창을 기원합니다.
February 11th, 2009
Yea, Korean girl from Korea- you are really pathetic. One thing you don’t understand about America is that it’s a mix of different cultures . Besides, Koreans have no distinct style so what are you defending? You guys borrowed everything you have from the Japanese and Chinese. Literally, the only thing you guys ever invented is kimchi. At times you make a decent bbq, but you didn’t invent that either. Please get over yourself. You’re sick and stupid.
February 13th, 2009
E,
what’s up with the hate? got up on the wrong side of the bed or something?
February 16th, 2009
E
dont be hating on Korean food and how we borrowed everything from other countries..thats bull..read up on Korean history and dont be so ignorant
February 16th, 2009
E,e,e – what’s your beef here? as the old saying goes
“the proof is in the pudding” – kogi is a runaway success because it is delicious, and a great idea executed by smart, funny, hardworking delicious people… E = ignorance indeed2.
shalom&rainydaylove kogi!
February 17th, 2009
Our Dear, Dear Kogi Klan:
Please come to Studio City, Sherman Oaks or Encino. We need you! Don’t you know we NEEEEED you! We have kids and money and we can’t get out to the West Side anymore at 10:00pm for food or even shows. If you come to the “Valley”, ie, OMG! we will ALL make it so worth your while!! You don’t understand…a cool date night with the husbands and wives is now spent driving 25miles to a parking lot to get a food fix with the pj kids in the car. Ha!
Please help us!
February 18th, 2009
LA ChiLd – we hear you loud and cLear! I know, I know, it’s hard with our hours! No worries, we’LL truck out to your neighborhood soon enough. Just give us some time to focus on our current project at the Alibi and get in the fLow of things here. I’m sure Truck Numero Tres wiLL be VaLLey-bound… BUTGIVEUSARITTLEMORETIME. Graaaaaacias!
February 23rd, 2009
has kogi for the first time Sat. night in Silverlake…awesome experience and love the tacos!!!! Can’t wait for more…yum yum~~~
February 23rd, 2009
had kogi for the first time Sat. night in Silverlake…awesome experience and love the tacos!!!! Can’t wait for more…yum yum~~~
February 23rd, 2009
thank you boogie.
wish I had a name like yours.
chef roy
February 23rd, 2009
royyyyyyyyy! i thought you were staying away from the bLog!!!
::tsk, tsk::
just can’t help yourself, can you??? baha
February 24th, 2009
i dj at carbon in culver city on tuesdays and thursdays. i’m definitely gonna hit up the taco truck soon!
February 25th, 2009
omgz. Carbon. Bahahaha. Me and a very speciaL oLd coworker and I went there once.
Miss VaL – WHERE ART THOU?!
February 25th, 2009
I just read about Kogi on the new york times…and as a mexican vegan im excited to try your tofu tacos!!! =D
Now I wish ya’ll would hit up Long Beach or Orange County ’cause Im too broke to gas it up to Little Tokyo…aha.
Much love from the LBC!
February 25th, 2009
I saw your info from 98.7FM website.
‘KoGi BBQ Korean Taco Truck” – That was a cool idea.
I live here along Eagle Rock area and didn’t know you have a truck location here
Can’t wait to taste your tofu tacos…
February 25th, 2009
강승태…
You said you are Korean, but your Korean pronounciation is wrong.
I think you are not Korean. You Must be Japanese who live in Korea.
And maybe you can speak and write in Korean well.
Many Japanese are jealous of Korean Culture, and I know many Japanese such as you. You’re really pathetic.
And another reason why you’re not Korean is…
You emphasized “Japanese Style” excessively. If you are really Korean, this behavior is very strange.
I don’t know why do you want to insist on argueing Asian Culture obstinately. I can’t understand you. Go back to your home in Japan.
February 26th, 2009
기사 보고 왔습니다 멀리 미국에서도 맛있는 먹거리를 선보여 주셔서 고맙습니다
기사를 통해 보니 저역시 한번쯤은 맛보고 싶은 먹거리이네요.
February 28th, 2009
Nice foods actually
Came over from Korea through an article featuring u’r Truck<
Tofu Taco sure is a fascinating idea ~
BTW I cannot understand some persons TOooOo jealous about their neighbor culture..
March 11th, 2009
I just finished up this week’s NEWSWEEK and was amazed at Kogi. This is the new American cuisine. An infusion of various cultures on our plate or taco. You should try curry meatloaf. JK. Bring Koggi BBQ to Dallas TX.
March 11th, 2009
안병욱 님
멀리서 성원 보내주셔서 감시합니다.
계속 열심히 하겠습니다.
L.A.에서
March 11th, 2009
Please bring Kogi Truck to international space station
or our secret moon base – it’s the last exit off the
60 after the Pomona Fairgrounds…
March 12th, 2009
ewwwww tofu
March 26th, 2009
i need this, i need it in my belly. i heard about this place on KCRW and being a vegetarian i wasn’t sure they would have anything that i could indulge in and yes, here it is right before my eyes something that i can mange and enjoy. i will find you and i will eat.
March 30th, 2009
That looks soooo good! I was really sad that I went to the one in Torrance last night and your guys weren’t there
I rushed from LA to get there…you left when I got there at 11:30 when you were suppose to stay until Midnight >__< I’ll make it NEXT time!
April 7th, 2009
My Physics professor told me about this food, I was surprise to see to many people waiting in line, it looks like the mission. It was worthy to wait. The food was exquisite and unique. I could recommend this food even to the president of United States. I being in many restaurants and fast food around the world. “this is one of the best food”
April 14th, 2009
[...] party will be hosted by TV personality Shira Lazar and feature complimentary food and beverage by Kogi BBQ, Asahi Beer, Scotty Snacks and HINT Water. They have live music planned by The HOT KICKS and DJ [...]
April 15th, 2009
My gf and i are on the hunt for you guys tonight….see you soon!!!!!!!
-josh
April 17th, 2009
Can’t we all just get a taco?- Rodney King
April 17th, 2009
Dude I am coming up afterwork from Sd Save me a taco!!!
April 17th, 2009
Hey Roy, I’m such a big fan of Kogi and I’m very proud of what you achieved as a fellow Korean. I hope you succeed beyond your wildest dreams and I will continue to spread the word here in SD. I am part of CHOA group which is an emerging Korean Hotel Group here in the states and I hope you look into our website when you have time. You are an inspiration for so many during these hard times. Keep up the good work and don’t ever lose this passion you have ignited. I wish I get a chance to talk with you some day…
April 17th, 2009
Thank you David, you gonna make a grown man cry…..
It’s just about that time for the world to have a little fun!
Peace
Chef Roy
April 18th, 2009
Yes, SD kogi vibe is growing and growing – you spread more
than good eats, it’s the whole vibe that I/we and soon
they love…Petco Park, Qualcomm, UCSD, PB & Ocean Beach
= eternal kogi love!
April 22nd, 2009
not bad. but found something better.
April 22nd, 2009
Spencer
Enjoy your something better…..
That’s what’s up!
Chef Roy
May 5th, 2009
well, bon appetit – seems America is as great as ever, it’s a good mixture of this planet’s cultures and an example to the rest of the world. You can’t really get angry at each other when enjoying good delicious, lovely food… The inter-Asian quarreling between Japanese and Koreans makes me laugh. That’s really no use when you have the good luck to live in California, folks. Have fun and enjoy life. Love from the auld world (Europe)
Tony
May 11th, 2009
met up with truck sat night in orange..it was off the hook!!! never tasted anything like that….
May 11th, 2009
hey i was just reading some of the responses above…..alot of HATERS out there. do yo thang kid……they are just mad because they didnt think of the idea first.
May 15th, 2009
sure its short rib and not fido?
May 15th, 2009
fatjoey – Ahahaha. Wow. Those Koreans-are-dogeaters jokes never faiL to aLways faiL to amuse me. How much time did it take for you to come up with that one, dude? ::shrugs:: I’m just sayin’.
HypotheticaLLy, let’s say in an aLternate reaLity that the joke was actuaLLy cLever (never mind not racist), it wouLd have made a lot more sense to post it under, say… “Short Rib” in lieu of “Tofu.”
Or perhaps you are being soooooooo incredibLy ironic and sardonic that your cLeverness and wit are eons ahead of what my brain can presentLy comprehend, in which case, kudos to you, sir.
But intuition teLLs me this is not the case, Fatjoey… in which case, your wit may need to go on a littLe diet.
Skim some fat off the top and get off your lazy arse to cobbLe together something that’s actuaLLy funny. Or at least semi-cLever. Look, if it’s gonna be racist, at least make it witty, dude.
::roLLs eyes::
Amateurs.
May 17th, 2009
HI, I want to try Kogi on tuesday…when the truck comeing in santa fe springs. please let me know cross street..
thanks!
May 18th, 2009
Sounds good, but I think I’ll stick to the regular! Tofu just isn’t the same as beef.
May 21st, 2009
I had no idea you offered tofu tacos. I passed your truck on Melrose a few weeks back, ahhhhhh! I didn’t think it would be worth the stop. Now, I’m excited & I’ll be hunting those delicious looking tacos down.
May 30th, 2009
can’t wait to try it, although I am not a Vegetarian the tofu is the item I am able to eat, I would love it if the Tofu is Organic Tofu, there is a difference because regular Tofu is a GMO..(genetically modified) just a FYI to make it that much healthier for the vegetarians…everyone I know who has tried this loves it, cheers to you and your success, haters and nay sayers are only helping w/ the success!
June 5th, 2009
너무 자랑스럽습니다.크게 성공하셔서 우리 한국이름을 빛내주시고 항상 신선하고 좋은재료를 쓰셔서 말썽없게 항상 조심해주세요. 한국이름이 달려있으니까요.
항상 가족들 모두 행복하세요.아르헨티나에서 응원합니다.
June 5th, 2009
catarina
멀리서 오셨네요. 성원 감사합니다.
계속 열심히 하겠습니다.
June 6th, 2009
Can you pls deliver to San Mateo, Ca? can’t wait to try one of your best tacos.
June 9th, 2009
you guys should come the the I.E !!!!
June 11th, 2009
멀리서 응원합니다.
Tofu 라는 이름이 아쉽군요 T.T
Doo-boo ~~~~~~
사진만봐도 먹음직스럽습니다. 힘내시구요.
번창하셔서 국제적인 브랜드로 키워나가시길 바랍니다..^^
MB – Out!
June 11th, 2009
vladimir
Tofu라는 이름은 아쉽지만
Kimchi라는 이름은 자랑스럽지요. *^^*
먼 곳에서의 응원 감사합니다.
June 13th, 2009
50일뒤에 한번 먹어보도록 하겠습니다.
화이팅~!!
June 13th, 2009
June 19th, 2009
likes to test in Thailand.. Can DHL here ??
June 23rd, 2009
Waiting for a truck in Tampa Florida !
June 25th, 2009
I hear all this stuff stating you guys are good but WTF open a resturant up and stop playing with the people of the world. We already know its good the excitment is OVER
June 25th, 2009
when are you guys gonna be in the OC? will you ever?
July 28th, 2009
My friend is a pretty strict vegetarian. Does anyone know if the tofu taco is cooked in pans where meat was cooked?
September 3rd, 2009
Thinkin’ of making a trip up to Seattle?
We could use your good eats up North. Definitely considering taking a trip down to LA and sampling your food.
September 18th, 2009
[...] or so of waiting in Line and to get food, aLthough we were 20th-ish in Line…). Spicy pork, sweet tofu, spicy BBQ chicken, and short rib Korean-style tacos with chocoLate tresLeches cake. Yum. [...]
September 23rd, 2009
BOMB! the best friend just brought me home a tofu taco! and it was something i have never tasted before and soooooo delishhhh!!!MMMMMMMMmmmmmm
October 25th, 2009
[...] out the colorful pic of the tofu taco and Kogi’s menu at [...]
October 27th, 2009
It’s all so yummy! When are coming to Phoenix,AZ?
October 27th, 2009
I know that you know I meant to write,”When are you coming to Phoenix,Az.
Just thought to share about a great 100% vegan restaurant with many locations around the world including many here in the United States called Loving Hut.Look for locations,hours and menus online.
November 12th, 2009
I’m pretty much an omnivore, but I’ll admit that I’m not huge on tofu. Nevertheless, I decided to get a tofu taco with my short rib ones last night. Wow. That’s some good stuff. I’ll be getting more the next time y’all roll my way.
November 14th, 2009
y’all should take a vacation and come up to norcal
February 22nd, 2010
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