O Dae San Korean B.B.Q. (25) is a sleek barbecue parlor, named for a Korean mountain, featuring leather booths, stainless steel hoods that swallow smoke and short ribs marinated in "house special sauce."
Beverly Tofu House (26) resembles a mountain cabin, with tables, benches and stools crafted from tree cross-sections. Since 1986, they've focused on soon tofu -- soybean cake stews -- pairable with barbecue meats and seafood for a bargain feast.
Dae Sung Oak (27) -- Jenny Lee's "Big Shiny House" -- hosts tabletop barbecue grills and handmade buckwheat noodles. Watch the runners pass by from the upstairs dining room.
Shik Do Rak (28) is dedicated to duk bo sam, slippery rice paper filled most often with deckle, brisket or marinated kalbi.
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Rampart
Grab a quick torta Milanesa or a pink pan dulce at Panaderia Guerrero (29).
Seoul Garden (30) serves sizzling beef on platters shaped like turtles and cows, plus slabs of broiled cod in spicy soy sauce.
The sprawling menu at the Rampart branch of Rodeo Mexican Grill (31) hosts shrimp ceviche, enchiladas and the quesadilla sincronizada -- stuffed with a choice of meat, onions and bell pepper.
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The home stretch
After passing under the 110 freeway, you're back downtown at L.A. Live.
The Yard House (32) is the clear choice if you want to drink a half-yard of craft beer. Fleming's (33) is a contender for a post-race feast because of its cuts of prime steak.
At Rock 'N Fish (34), the Kapalua rib-eye is marinated for 72 hours in pineapple-soy sauce.
Right at the finish line, you'll find the Standard (35), a 24/7 coffee shop inside downtown's trendiest hotel. Riordan's Tavern (36) is the former mayor's other downtown spot, selling "stiff drinks & great steaks."
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Lurie blogs at www.foodgps.com.
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