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A few weeks ago, I went with my coworkers to Masan Restaurant (Yelp) and I have to admit that I have never had so much obscure seafood in a sitting. I believe we ordered the $129 set menu and a side of live octopus which was more than enough food for the six of us. There were many dishes including sashimi, sea squirt, sea cucumber, fried mackerel, a fish stew, and anglerfish in spicy noodles. It was the first time I had ever had sea squirt and it had a unique flavor, slightly sweet, and reminded me a little of the taste of uni.

And of course, the main attraction was the live octopus. The live octopus was a plate of just legs that were still moving. They were a little hard to pick up with chopsticks and the suction cups stuck to your tongue and gums as you tried to eat them.

OB Bear (Yelp) is a small Korean bar in Koreatown that really knows how to do bar food right. I have been to OB Bear three times and  I have been satisfied every time. The first thing I should tell you is that this place has massive portions. Usually we get one dish less than the total number of adults at the table and it ends up being enough food.

The best dish this place has is by far the Spicy Chicken Wings. The glaze they use on these wings are absolutely delicious and have a great balance between sweet and spicy. In fact, sometimes I crave these wings so bad I just have to drive out to Koreatown to get these. The regular wings do not have any glaze on them so make sure you get the spicy wings.

Another great dish this place serves is soondae. Soondae is a pork blood sausage stuffed with vermicelli. At OB Bear, soondae is served with a spicy sauce and vegetables.

OB Bear is a great place to hang out if you want a bar with delicious food that won’t let you leave hungry.