Yi's Traditional Korean Beef Soup: Real Seolleongtang Off the Strip

If you're staying at Lucky Villa, our six-bedroom vacation home near the Strip, and the group wants something warm, simple and real after a few days of buffets and steakhouses, Yi's Traditional Korean Beef Soup (이가네 전통 설렁탕) is where I'd send them. It's in the Spring Valley / Chinatown area on Jones Blvd, a short drive west of the Strip. We went on a Sunday, and it was exactly the kind of meal that resets you.

Why go

Yi's does one thing as its specialty: seolleongtang, a Korean ox-bone soup simmered for 24 hours or more until the broth turns milky white. It's comfort food, not a show. The soup arrives in a heavy tteukbaegi earthenware pot, and it comes out plain on purpose. You season it yourself with the salt on the side, plus as much kimchi as you like. If you've only had Korean food at a barbecue grill, this is a different and quieter side of it.

At night the building is easy to spot: a wooden lattice screen at the entrance and a lit wall of Hangul letters, with a small plaque explaining Hunminjeongeum, the original 1446 text that introduced the Korean alphabet.

Night view of Yi's Traditional Korean Beef Soup with a wooden lattice screen, entrance and lit Hangul wall beside the parking lot — The restaurant at night, off Jones Blvd.

Lit sign reading Yi's Traditional Korean Beef Soup above the address number 3560 — The lit sign at 3560.

Close-up of illuminated wall panels covered in Hangul characters at night — The lit Hangul wall outside.

Plaque explaining Hunminjeongeum and the creation of the Korean Hangul alphabet — A plaque on Hunminjeongeum, the origin of Hangul.

What we ordered

Seolleongtang (ox-bone soup)

The seolleongtang is the reason to come. The broth is rich and clean, the beef is tender, and the green onions on top add a little freshness. Add salt a pinch at a time until it tastes right to you. There are four versions on the menu: Brisket ($17.99), Mixed Brisket, Tripe & Shank ($18.99), Tongue ($19.99) and Cartilage & Tendon ($20.99). If it's your first time, brisket is the easy start.

Yi's Traditional Korean Beef Soup menu card listing shareables, seolleongtang beef bone soups and steamed meat platters with prices — The shareables and seolleongtang side of the menu. Prices are from our November 2026 visit.

Sundubu (soft tofu stew)

For anyone who wants some heat, the sundubu is a good second pot for the table. It's a spicy, bubbling soft tofu stew, and it comes in beef or seafood ($17.99). It's a nice contrast with the mild seolleongtang, and both go well with a bowl of rice.

A pot of red, spicy soft tofu stew with green onions, next to bowls of kimchi — Sundubu, the soft tofu stew, with kimchi on the side.

Seafood scallion pancake (pajeon)

The seafood pajeon ($24.99) is big enough to share, crispy at the edges and full of scallions and seafood. The menu notes it was named "2024 Best Pajeon" by The Seattle Times. Order it for the table while you wait for the soups. If you want something else to share, there are steamed handmade mandu too (6 pieces $8.99, 12 pieces $14.99).

House kimchi

The kimchi matters here, because it's what you eat with the soup. Yi's makes its own Napa cabbage kimchi and radish kkakdugi, and both come to the table in bowls. Cubed radish kkakdugi is the classic partner for seolleongtang. If you like it, you can take some home: a small container is $4.99 and a large is $8.99.

Bringing kids

Seolleongtang is a great soup for kids. It isn't spicy, and they can season it themselves. The pajeon is an easy win too. The pace is relaxed, so nobody feels rushed, and there's time for a chapter of a book between bites.

A child reading a book at the table behind a striped plate of seafood scallion pancake — Reading at the table, with the seafood pajeon almost gone.

Good to know

Where: 3560 S Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89103 (Spring Valley / Chinatown area, west of the Strip).
Phone: (702) 762-9972.
Hours: About 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM daily. Hours can change, so check Yi's Las Vegas location page before you go.
How to eat it: The seolleongtang comes plain. Add salt at the table and eat it with the kimchi and kkakdugi.
Good for: A warm, unfussy meal, a recovery lunch after a late night, groups who want to share, and families with kids.

The bottom line

When a Lucky Villa group wants real Korean food off the Strip at local prices, Yi's Traditional Korean Beef Soup is where I'd send them. Order a pot of seolleongtang, a spicy sundubu and a seafood pancake for the table, and don't skip the kimchi.

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