Nun Jjajang Nan Jjambong

CRAPPY, TERRIBLE, WORST SERVICE AND FOOD.
I went with a group of 5 at around 7pm. ordered our food, and the male server came out with the wrong food. We have 5 pairs of ears versus a single pair of server’s. He argued with us as if we were the ones who made mistake when ordering. No freaking apologies whatsoever. He goes back with the food to the kitchen with the attitude, then a lady server comes to apologize. She admits that our server was the one who had made a mistake, BUT she asks us if we could just eat the food that we didn’t even order. It’s not on the house. She wanted us to eat and pay for the food that we didn’t even order. Like where the hell in the world do you do that? The food took whatever minutes to come out, but our jjampong tasted extremely bland. We were regular customers to this restaurant so we know how the dishes taste. But today, it was just awful that we left most of our food full. One of my friends didn’t even eat his noodles. We complained that the food was terrible, but it was like talking to a wall. We didn’t expect them to do anything, but normally… some restaurants would offer maybe a 10 dollar discount. (Our bill totaled to about $ 100 before tax). Nope, full price for nasty food and nasty service. The owner of the restaurant was just sitting by cashier not giving a crap. I understand this restaurant workers are all first-​gen Koreans. I don’t expect much. Just don’t freaking come and argue with attitudes and tell us to eat the food that YOU put in wrong. THINK how you would feel if you were in our position. Shitty service.

Not a huge fan of their noodles. Their service wasn’t that great either. Asked them for straws and they never show up. Never got tea refills either. One suggestion, you can consider ordering 1 dish of noodles for two people, their noodle portions are huge!

This place is still my favorite jajangmyun restaurant in flushing. I probably go here once every 2 weeks. Waitresses and management are very nice and food is to die for. If you are a hardcore jajangmyun like me, check this place out!

Hands down the best jjajangmyun around. This is the place that made me fall in love with jjajangmyun. Lunch specials are amazing. They get creative with their jjajangmyuns and really have a variety, all great. Affordable, accessible, delicious– I always have to have it every time I come back home. For every week I’m home, I need a bowl.
As a word of warning, the Ulkuni version of the jjajangmyun has been getting spicier and spicier after every visit. Now I just stick to the original, I can’t deal with the heat anymore. And by no means should you challenge the Fire Jjangmyun. Please, save yourself.
Though their food is outstanding, their service is just subpar. It does depend on who is working that day, but it’s still pretty bad. Honestly speaking, it used to be incredible how terrible the service was, but I think they are getting better.

this jjajangmyun place is my fave. I always go on jjajangmyun outings with my church and friends but this place beats it all. the service is great and they always refill the side dishes without being asked. the black bean noodles are the specialty though, I def recommend it! and check out the new «hammer» jjajangmyun! they give u a hammer and u can smash this cracker thing they put on top of the black noodles. so cool:)

O M G…
i don’t really go to jjajangmyun places but when i do, its definitely here!
I loveee the jjajangmyun here compared with other places. it has more flavor to it and the noodles are cooked just right. i also recommend their tangsuyook, its so good…
makes my mouth water when i think about it…:)

I absolutely love this place. This place is always packed, especially during lunch time and weekend dinner. Parking is hard to find, even with a small parking lot. Their clam and seafood jjambong is amazing! Not a big fan of their jajang myun though. The waitresses are very friendly. If you want cheap good food this is the place. Lunch menu is huge and cheap as well, but there isn’t much choices. If you can’t speak korean, you might struggle a little. (Saw cashier having a hard time understanding a Caucasian lady asking if they take Amex) And no, they do not take it.

210 – 09 Northern Blvd
Bayside, NY, 11 361
That is the real address of this place.
I don’t normally write reviews but I had so much trouble finding this place, in the cold rain with no umbrella nonetheless, that I thought I’d save you all the same fate.
I recommend the pork tang soo yook here. They give you a generous amount of it.

Not good jjajang. Smells buttery and the sauce isnt a traditinal dark color. The only thing good was the tangsoyook. I came in because it was crowded full of Korean people but I was disappointed. So was the rest of my table. Go somewhere else. This place is sad.

Nothing spectacular. I could have made better black bean noodles myself. At home. Without the bill. Huge disappointment.

Worst restaurant experience of my life. The food is subpar, service is slow and took over 30 minutes to get their attention to get a refill on a side dish. When it came for us to pay, the waiter told us to take money out of the ATM because they would prefer «cash» payments. When everyone at our table proceeded to do so, the man at the counter (who seemed like the owner) started making a scene in the restaurant and yelled at us that he has to pay a fee every time we take money out of that ATM and embarrassed us. Then when I tried to tell him that they were the ones who asked us to take the money out and we would gladly pay the WHOLE 50 cent ATM fee, he began to accuse me that I don’t have «common sense». I will NEVER be coming back here.

if i can give them no star i would. there was hair in tangsuyuk, jjajangmyun AND kimchi. on top of that food was mediocre compared to other places.
customer service is horrible. they put us in a room which is fine because they had bell on the wall. everytime we pressed it, there was no response whatsoever. the owner talks down on you if you look young. i remember 2 yrs ago they had flies in their soy sauce so no one used to go. now that their business is ok i guess they started.
treating customers poorly.

Everything here is consistently good. But their jjam-​ppong soup is one of the main attractions. Not overly-​spicy, rather — a deep red pepper flavor. Excellent.
And they’re known for their generous portions. So go ahead and order one of their main meat dishes and admire the mounds of goodness piled high.
Lunch specials are about $ 10 but again, you get a lot for the money. Big plates of mix n’ match combos, perfect for sharing.

This place is great. You cannot beat their lunch special. I’ve predominantly come here during lunch special time because the price for the meal favors the customer tremendously.
In regards to Chinese-​Korean food and the many outlets there are in queens, this place is good for lunch. Overall, I would say this place is certainly top 5, but probably 4^th or 5^th. Definitely better restaurants in this food category. Service is mediocre as well but it makes up for the good deal.
I recommend this place. If you don’t like it, then at least you can say you tried.

My favorite to go place when I’m craving some jjajangmyun or jjambbong. Amazing amazing. Def try the spicy jjajangmyun if you’re craving something spicy but not that spicy. If you dare, get the gochu jjambbong: the spiciest thing I have ever tasted. Delicious but very very spicy; not for the faint of heart. The kkapoong shrimp is amazing as well.

This is a great Chinese-​Korean cuisine restaurant in NYC. I frequent many Chinese-​Korean restaurants and this is by far the best.
The most important thing for all restaurants of this cuisine is to get there staple Jja-​jang-​myun (black sauce noodle), Jjam-​bbong (hot-​soup noodle), and Tang-​soo-​yook correct and this place does them all perfectly.
My favorite is their Gan-​jja-​jang and Tank-​soo-​yook. Their Tang-​soo-​yook is perfectly fried with clean oil and the meat is very tender. They have both traditional dishes and modern twists that are equally excellent. Try the staples we all know and love but definitely give their modern twists a try, especially the BokkeumJjam-​bbong.
The ease of parking is definitely a plus for me (they have a small parking lot and street parking is not that hard). The location is also convenient because there is a coffee shop (Bean & Bean Coffee) next door is really great to relax and kill time after meals as well. :)

Love this place! However, there was a change in management over this past year and prices have gone up and the new manager/​owner lady is not as friendly as the last. Aside from great food, I loved the lady who managed the place. She was always so friendly and offered suggestions whenever we were stuck.
They lose a star for losing a great manager but 4 because their food is still great.

This place opened up a while ago, but I think there was a change in ownership as the food got much better. I particularly like their extra spicy jjam bbong (spicy sea food noodle soup) and spicy jja jang myun (black bean paste noodle). Also the neng myun (noodle in cold beef broth) is surprisingly good, better than many korean restaurants in Flushing. The fried dishes such as tang soo yuk (fried pork) and kkan pung gi (fried chicken) are crispy and delicious.
I recently tried the clam jjam bbong, which had many clams and with the spicy soup, I felt so warmed up and ready for winter.
The food is clean and the staff was attentive. I saw in one of the reviews that sam won gak is better, I disagree. Sam won gak tastes bad. The worker/​owner is so unfriendly. I had a roach in my food once and they just said they will just send me another one. If I found a roach in my food, NO I do not want you to send me another order. Anyways this place is far better than sam won gak in every way period.
If you are looking to have some Korean style Chinese food in Bayside, I would recommend this place.

When this place opened, it was recommended to me by my hairdresser (lol). After trying this place, I rarely go anywhere else for my jjajang myeon. The noodles are well cooked and seasoned, and the amount and flavoring of the sauce is perfect.
Their summer dishes are great as well. I believe last time I went they had a naengmyeon that was done in a Korean-​Chinese style, and it was great, as was the cold bean noodles (kong gook soo).
The other dishes from their kitchen were done pretty well every time I went, both for lunch and dinner. The chicken and broccoli is always hot and delicious, and the tang soo yook and nan ja wanse (my two personal favorites) are delicious here.
Service, however, always seems to be somewhat disinterested whenever I go, but it’s no big deal, and they always do get you what you need if you ask.
This place comes highly recommended, and as an added bonus, parking is easy peasy in an adjacent lot!

Jjajang Myun is something of a rite of passage when assimilating into Korean cuisine (besides Korean BBQ). It’s a famous dish to many Asians, each having their own variations, but this is one dish that is featured frequently in a lot of Korean dramas. What is Jjajang Myung? Simply put, many will say it’s noodles with black bean sauce. Sounds very simple, right? Yea, but it’s sort of like the Asian version of Mac-​N-​Cheese. It’s comfort food to some extent, it’s cheap, and it’s filling. And it’s great with soju. And Nun Jjajang Nan Jjambong does it right.
The ambiance is simple and boring, almost looking like a cafeteria. Tables are sprawled out in rows, and there is no exquisite décor. You come here for the food, drink some soju and enjoy the company.
To start, they give a couple dishes of banchan, pickled daikon and kimchi. The daikon isn’t anything memorable, but the kimchi here is very delicious. It’s not fermented to extreme sourness, but instead it has a salty profile, which my palate leads me to guess that they use a lot of fish sauce. The cabbage still has that snap it, and it’s not too spicy but just enough. It’s one of the better kimchi’s that I’ve had and gave me some great ideas for my homemade variation of kimchi.
I love spicy food, so I was naturally inclined to order the Noodle with Spicy Black Bean Sauce ($ 7.95). A plentiful bed of noodles were covered in a black bean sauce, then topped with julienne cucumber. First thing’s first, make sure you mix the hell out of the dish so that all the noodles are covered in all that black bean sauce goodness. Then enjoy. The noodles were slightly past al dente, soft and slurpy as if it came from a broth. The sauce, made with bits of tofu, onion and meat, had some significant heat which I wouldn’t recommend for the faint of heart, but not so much that you’d be reaching for water or a carb to absorb all that spiciness. Complimenting that spiciness was a subtle saltiness that really helped to accentuate the flavors. It is a very enjoyable dish, but I’d advise getting something on the side to balance the saltiness and spiciness.
The Noodle with Black Bean Sauce ($ 6.95) is also a very good dish, for those not looking for any heat in their sauce. For some reason, I was expecting this to be the same black bean sauce minus the heat, but the sauce seemed to have more depth in flavor. I couldn’t put my taste buds to it, but its one to try.
What better than something sour to balance the salty and spicy flavors? The Fried Beef with Sweet & Sour Sauce ($ 16.95) is one option. Tender beef covered in battered and fried to crispiness. A generous portion that can be shared by several. The sweet and sour sauce mixed with sliced carrots, cucumbers, cloud (wood) ear fungus, green pepper, and pineapple was served on the side, so that you can pour it on according to preference. This dish has the perfect sweet and sourness to really liven things up. It’s sort of like the Chinese sweet & sour version. Served beside the crispy beef was a small serving of salad, to add some extra texture to the dish.
But if sweet & sour isn’t your thing, I’d recommend the Fried Chicken with Hot Pepper Sauce ($ 15.95). No, this is not your Bön Chon, Kyo Chon fried chicken variation. It’s very similar to the Fried Beef, battered and fried to crispiness, and with the same exact resemblance, even with the salad. If you had the Fried Chicken and Fried Beef, side to side, it’d be very difficult distinguishing except for the brown streak coloration on the outside of the Fried Beef. Served on the side is a bowl of spicy sauce mixed with hot peppers. It has a subtle amount of heat, though far from even getting your mouth yearning to cool it down. I’d have a hard time deciding between the Fried Beef and Fried Chicken. It really comes down to preference, sweet & sour, or spicy?
Nun Jjajang Nan Jjambong is a no frills place to enjoy cheap and tasty food. You don’t get the several different dishes of ban chan, but it’s easily forgotten by their delicious kimchi and decently sized dishes. It’s really a place to hang out with some friends and just kick back and relax. I’d definitely come back to get my jjajang fix.