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I absolutely love Asian food. I think I have said that many times, but if the point has not yet been driven home…IT MUST BE KNOWN BY ALL OF THE INTERNET THAT CUE LOVES ASIAN FOOD. I love burgers too, but my absolute favorite food is Asian. In that tone, I have searched and searched to have an Asian-fusion burger that is really good and holds true to the values and elements of Asian cuisine. When I went to Hopdoddy to film for the first time, I did not know what to expect. What I received from my first bite of the K-Town Burger was astonishing and mind-blowing. As of this episode of The Burger Crawl, The K-Town Belly Burger at Hopdoddy is my favorite Asian-fusion burger.
The K-Town Belly Burger is a regional burger, and will only be available in California Hopdoddy locations. It is surely a treat, and an excellent concept of a fusion burger.
I was back at Hopdoddy in Playa Vista for the K-Town Belly: grass-fed beef, braised pork belly, kimchi, crispy rice that looks like onion strings, and a sauce dripping off everything. This was my third burger here. The first was the El Diablo, when I found out Hopdoddy was in Playa Vista during a business meeting.
I’d been looking for a really good Asian-fusion burger for about two years, and Hopdoddy did it. The pork belly is thick, with enough fat to make it good and enough meat to give it substance. The beef was medium rare and dripping. The sauce is a little spicy with a hint of sweet, and the rice adds an intense crunch. I got meat stuck in my teeth and didn’t care.
I don’t usually talk about fries, but the Kennebec fries with green queso are worth mentioning. They’re twice fried, crunchy and well seasoned. I fell in love with them on that first visit.
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
12746 Jefferson Blvd #1120, Playa Vista, CA 90094
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