Jang Choong Dong Restaurant

very good pork leg meat. fast service. huge portions. should come with more than 2 people or empty your stomach otherwise you will definitely have a lot of leftovers.

The service is awful. I didn’t get an apology and couldn’t even get a relacement. I had been togoing their jok bal for about 5 yrs. I eat it almost ecery other month. Today i togoed it and ate it at home. I found out that it smelled stronger than usual, colder, and uncooked. I called and they told me to bring it to the store. When I went they told me that no on has ever conplained and didn’t even look at the jok bal i brought. Thry did not even listen to what i had to say. I didnt fight bc it was not worth it. They need to learn to listen to customers. I’m just sad and disappointed at loosing my favorite restaurant that I had great memories with great people. I dont know if I will go back. Can anyone recommend me another good jok bal place? I feel like throwing up right now because I tasted the uncooked jok bal and the male owner was so out of respect.

Their food satisfied my cravings but their service was sub par. We were only able to order their medium sized jokbal instead of the large like we wanted because they ran out. But otherwise the food was great! We got their noodle plate which was really nice and refreshing and paired well with the jokbal. We also got their acorn dish which added a nice textural element to the dishes.
This place is kind of a whole in the wall existing in the corner of a small lot but it is definitely worth going. The parking is valet and it’s difficult to find street parking.
This place will satisfy your cravings of chewy jokbal!

Jjokbal Jungik lunch special is only $ 10.99 and totally worth it. The lunch special is also available on Sat until 3 PM. What a deal!

No more regular bossams for me!
I could make better (less smelly and a lot more tender) pork at home then any bossam place in ktwon. I actually never had bossams at a restaurant I really liked. I prefer homemade bossam waaay better (and those of you who make bossam at home, I’m sure you agree with me.)
However jok bal bossam is a different story. I dont know how they are able to give a huge portion as a lunch special and charge around $ 10. Its so tender and chewy-​this one I can’t replicate at home. it was love at first bite! (: will be back soon to pick up another lunch special!!!

Came with my wife for lunch, the lunch special is the best! ~11 $ for huge portion of pork feet! Taste awesome too! We also tried the sea food pancake it is great as well

A Korean friend took me here. Literally a hole in the wall, that unless you can read Hanggul… You will never ever find… Unless by accident!
Known for 3 things: BOSSAM, JOKBAL & apparently as a Korean Watering Hole! (Weekend Evenings are packed and many order for pick up even… Be prepared to wait!).
BOSSAM — steamed pork belly slices that you roll up in steamed cabbage with kimchi & other spices.
JOKBAL — pig leg simmered for hours in various spices, sliced… Then eaten with kimchi/​other spices, rolled up in fresh lettuce.
And like most Korean restaurants, all sides are AYCE— well, sort of. RICE is optional… (Atkins or whatever… Most people anyway, just order Soju, Magkeolli, Beer, Bokbunja, etc…)

Mmm pig feet… Yum… Jang Choong dong is a hidden jokbal place in Koreatown. It is located in a small plaza next to Q Night (60 & up senior Korean club, lol and Phở Yum, which used to be called Western Phở).
Last week, I randomly opted to come here and to pick up some jokbal. I ordered the small jokbal dinner special for $ 28! I did not order by phone and it took them 10 minutes to prepare. Super fast!
The special included the jokbal, red radish side dish, white radish side dish, and lettuce! You can make your own jokbal wrap with the lettuce!
If you are like me whom loves jokbal then you would know another jokbal place called OB bear. For your information, they are different. Jang Choong Dong’s jokbal gives you vegetables on the side and it cost a little more than OB Bear because of that. The meat portion is about the same. Jang Choong dong’s jokbal is softer (like jello) and OB Bear is more flavorful (cinnamon). Honestly, I like both of them. If I can eat both of them at the same time, I would! Sounds like a good idea, hehe.
I would definitely come back and pick up some jokbal, but I would not eat here… Because…
1) this place is like a cafeteria
2) I don’t want to eat where there are a lot of old people drinking.
3) parking lot is terrible! There is no valet and the parking lot is super small, like half of Seven Eleven parking lot size. It is better if one person goes in and the other person drives around the block.

This place has the best jok-​bal in US I guess lol
It tastes really similar to one I had in Korea while ago.
Jok bal is authentic Korean soul food made out of pork feet.
If you are looking for jok-​bal which taste like original, try this place!

I really like this place and would recommend others to come as well. It’s a small kind of mom and pop shop that specializes in braised pork knuckles. They know very little English so be slow with them.
The place is kind of hard to find because it’s in a corner and Google maps will lead you in circles.
Definitely come here to order the pork knuckle and pork belly. And get a side blood sausage soup. It doesn’t sound very delicious but it is really good. The price is really good too because you can share one pork knuckle between two people.

Best jokbal (pig feet) in ktown that I have tried thus far. The bossam (pork belly) is better than average, but I can’t say yet that it is the best in town.
A small order is more than enough for two people.
Restaurant is in the corner. Parking is in a really small lot. Street parking is difficult to find.

Specialized in braised pork feet, very traditional homemade style. The restaurant is small but very simple, around-​the-​corner neighborhood type. I like it very much, reminds me of Korea. The portion is big, so, be ready to take the leftovers home.
P. s. the waitress is very cute, ;).

Succulent, perfectly cooked jokkbal on any late night is always a good idea. I’ve been coming here for years and order a small jokkbal which is $ 28. Since I normally pick up my order, I receive a plate of jokkbal, lots of lettuce for wrapping, sliced garlic and jalapeños, dipping sauces, white radish soup, and pickled radish. If you ask me, it’s pretty much all you need besides a bottle of soju! Well, if you drink. However, the price is steep. One day I will dine in to see if that is a better way to get my money’s worth. And damn, Unilocalers do make the spicy noodles look good… I’ll have to dine in to try that.

In the corner of a small plaza. Outside looks a little sketchy but inside it’s clean.
My fave place for jokbal. I love how they include the bones where you can eat like a savage lol. I always order the small size of jokbal and their portion is really big, enough for four people. They include a lot of lettuce and garlic to wrap them in.
When their jokbal is fresh, it can be a little soggy but you can just keep it in the fridge and eat it next day for more chewy jokbal.

I came here this past weekend for dinner. Being a huge fanatic of Kobawoo and bossam in general, I wanted to check out one of the neighborhood competitors.
My party of two did not have wait for a table when we arrived around 6:40. The restaurant had a few tables occupied but wasn’t super busy. Interestingly enough, we didn’t order bossam but instead got jokbal (pig feet) instead. The small order was more than enough to feed the both of us (with plenty leftover), and the combo came with a small steamed egg, and a bowl of soup for the both of us. Of course, there was the regular banchan as well, but the selection and quality was quite standard. The actual jokbal was okay. As I said before, the portions are generous. As for the quality, I think I’ve had better in Koreatown. Sometimes the meat was not very tender, and some pieces were extra (too) fatty. For what it’s worth, the steamed egg was decent.
I also ordered a mung bean pancake to share. This was interesting because I had not had it before. The order came out with two pancakes cut into quarters. The outside is pan fried to a crisp, which I like, and the inside was almost a little mushy. I’ve only had seafood and green onion/​chive pancakes like this before, so the use of mung bean was interesting. There were also little pieces of pork, which added some texture and flavor as well. I think this I would get again because of its novelty, and I felt like it was well executed.
Apparently, it’s a better deal to come at lunch since the jokbal and bossam have specials, but not all of us have that luxury.
Service: Decent. Probably better to come with a Korean speaker but it’s possible without.
Bottom line: Jokbal wasn’t amazing, but they do have large portions here, and the mung bean pancake is interesting.

Yes yes yes!!! Cooked to perfection, seasoned to perfection jok bal. I dont know what else to say about this place but yes yes yes! The portions are huge and all i know is that i cant wait to eat here again! I highly recommend.

This place is tucked in the corner of a small plaza. The sign doesn’t have the Romanized name though.
If you’re in the area during the weekdays, I’d highly recommend coming in for their lunch menu. For both the bosom and pig feet we ordered, they were around 10 – 11 each. It comes with a huge platter of meat (plenty to share with 2 people), a bowl of soy bean soup, rice, and of course the side dishes as well. The dinner price is double and there are two different sizes. This is a pretty authentic place with a limited menu. I’d definitely return!
P. S. If you’re looking for soondubu this is not the place!

who doesn’t love a good jokbal?!
the jokbal was good and perfectly boiled. served with lots of garlic slices and jalapeños.
my favorite part about this place were the other patrons. every table was buried under tons of empty green soju bottles.

They are known for their JokBal (pigsfeet) but we got the Bossam (boiled pork slices).
Pretty delicious and boiled to goodness!
Old ahjussi’s IT spot over soju. So many old men here hahah
Bossam comes with spicy radish dish on the side with napa cabbage for you to wrap with ssam jang (fermented soybean paste).
We ordered the small dish, $ 20 – 25 (i forget exact price) and it was a good portion.
They do delivery, approx 45min delivery within Ktown.

This place is a serious hole in the wall. I wasn’t even sure if I was in the right place until I looked up a picture on Unilocal just to confirm. Parking was easy since they had their own parking lot and it wasn’t valet parking.
Service: the waitress didn’t say anything through out the entire meal but she understood english so they arent the friendliest place.
The pigs foot dish for $ 10 is pretty cheap considering the size. I made it into two smaller meals so that I would have leftovers for the next day. The meat was soft, tender and the best part is that a lot of it didn’t have bones. This was my first time having korean style pigs feet and I’m glad I tried it.