LOS ANGELES (KABC) Spoon by H has served up delicious desserts and Korean dishes for almost a decade, but a surge in dine-and-dash scams has forced the restaurant to temporarily close.
When it opened in 2012 in Los Angeles, chef and owner Yoonjin Hwang started with desserts and later expanded her menu.
Word spread that the food is all really good. From the coffee, to spicy beef japchae which is stir-fried, sweet potato glass noodles to a simple, yet extraordinary kimchi fried rice and crispy waffles. I love kimchi, Hwang said. I think that s why I make so many dishes with kimchi. Like, kimchi friend rice, kimchi pasta.
February 28, 2021 / 7:31 AM / CBS News High-tech dine and dash scheme hits LA
Though many restaurants remain closed during the pandemic,
for those that remain open, dining and dashing remains a problem and even forced one Los Angeles restaurant owner to close up shop, CBS Los Angeles reports.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a growing number of the city s restaurants have struggled as scammers take advantage of internet ordering to use fraudulent credit cards or request refunds, claiming they never received part or all of an order.
The Korean Fusion Cafe Spoon by H had the ingredients to become an L.A. success story but is the epitome of a small business, with owner and chef Yoonjin Hwang working 15-hour days to run the restaurant with her mother and brother.