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Comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. >> anthony: something dave cho and roy choi have in common is that, they may be korean american, but they are also very much creatures of l.a. and what is l.a.? l.a. is mexican, central american, filipino, vietnamese, thai, samoan, bangladeshi. everybody who's left their mark continues to shape the town, determine its character. k-town exists right upside its latino neighbors, and i guess it's natural that both cho and choi identify very much with mexican street culture. few things embody that particularly southern california

Opening up a umbrella inside someone. >> anthony: you do this to your friends? >> man: or college. >> anthony: or college. >> man: they think it's hilarious. and adults do that shit to each other. >> anthony: what the hell that's about, i can only guess. >> anthony: cheers -- >> david: koreans gone bad. [ laughter ] you're korean now, officially. [ laughter ] welcome to holiday inn! thank you! ♪ ♪ wait, i have something for you! every stay is a special stay at holiday inn. save up to 15% when you book early at hollidayinn.com save up to 15% when you book early iit was the last song of theh...

>> jane: oh, that's david's favorite. >> anthony: chung po mook -- seaweed and jellied mung bean. japchae -- vermicelli noodles with shiitake mushrooms and vegetables. avocado egg rolls, fried squid, and shrimps. potato pancake. often at the cho house there's a few mexican dishes sprinkled in as well. it is always a great meal, i can tell you that. >> david: thanks, mom. this is delicious. >> jane: this is awesome. [ laughter ] >> anthony: it, it is indeed. thank you. >> jane: i love it. >> anthony: during the riots of '92, jim and jane cho worked as real estate agents and property managers. s...

>> anthony: across town in venice is a-frame, roy's first brick- and-mortar. >> roy choi: this used to be an ihop, so everything's -- >> anthony: oh, yeah? >> roy choi: yeah, everything's really narrow. >> anthony: ah, hence the, uh, the shape. it's heavily influenced by local takes on hawaiian cooking, not that you'd necessarily notice. every dish designed to be eaten with the hands. what's good? the baby back ribs are air-dried, braised, then breaded and fried. lean cod tacos treated like shawarma. beer can crackling chicken -- it's brined, rotisseried, then air-dried like peking duck, then ...

>> anthony: korean parents? well, let's just say they veer towards the strict. moms and dads were not, shall we say, conflicted about corporal punishment. i love that you both immediately recognize this. >> roy kim: this is the roast gui. this is what we're known -- it's thinly sliced rib-eye, marbled rib-eye. >> anthony: oh, it's beautiful. roast gui. thin-sliced rib-eye. and bulgogi. thinly-sliced, fat-marbled beef, barbecued table-side. >> roy choi: for us koreans, it's kind of funny that barbecue has become the gateway to our food, though. >> anthony: hey, it could be worse, i mean -- >> r...