Jang Dok Dae

I’ve never been here before, and this rating is solely based on the Gamjatang I ordered. I’ve been to a few places in k-​town that specialize in just gamjatang alone, and all I get is a whole lot of potato and veggies in the soup. I was pleasantly surprised, with the amount of pork neck meat that was in this stew! There were chunks and chunks of it! I don’t know if I just got lucky, but there was so much meat, that I was actually full! The broth was tasty, mixed with the taste of the chopped veggies, made it very flavorful. There were two big chunks of potato that didn’t fill up most of the stew, because there was actually more meat!!!
I know people on here are raving about the banchan, but I feel like it wasn’t even that good or did they have a good variety of it. If you want to know what great banchan is like, check out Morangak in Garden Grove.
I came here around 6:45ish on a Saturday evening, and parking wasn’t an issue.

This was one of our fav Korean spots, theyve recently changed the name and their food, and not for the better. The service here is great, no complaints there. The meats, what little they put in your meal, now are fatty. The way the dishes are put together are different now. They have ruined my close to home Korean joint, have to start back making that ride downtown to Korea town. Here are some pictures of how the food used to be

Love this place even though I don’t know what most of the food is!

Their food was AMAZING! I went there with my friends last Saturday between 5−6pm and ordered (1)bossam (2)bibimbap in a hot pot (3)seafood pancake (4)braised cutlassfish & (5) beef noodle soup. I didn’t get to take any photos bc I was too hungry and I didn’t get to try (5) beef noodle soup at the end bc I was too full. I loved their cutlassfish and bossam. I’m really sensitive with port&fish smells but they didn’t smell anything bad. Their well-​cooked meats and fish plate were amazingly delicious. Hopefully, I can try their noodles next time.

The best korean food ever!!!
I go there almost every week now :)
I recommend almost everything on their menu but I love their ‘chicken noodle soup’ and ‘bulgogi’!!!
my sister loves korean pancake (they have it on their menu as ‘haemool pajeon’).

Changed busines name to Jang Dok Dae. Same management, always great & kind service along with DELICIOUS food. BEST K-​Food restaurant in town.

This is our favorite Korean restaurant in this area. Absolute best Sam gye tang (chicken porridge). Whenever anyone in our family gets a cold (which is often these days) we beeline to this restaurant. Everything is delicious and the portions are big. The service is excellent!

They increased the price but decrease the portion. I ordered the combo with this beef rib. Those six pieces are mainly bone and barely have meat hanging on it. So ridiculous. No more business with your restaurant. Too bad

Best dahk kalgoosoo in the area!!! Especially with the jalapeño spicy sauce. The other dishes aren’t that great i.e. Haemool soojebi and dolsot bibimbap :(
It seems it’s best to stick to their signature dish here

Delicious well priced homey Korean food. Hand torn noodles in soup hit the spot. Had the anchovy soup noodle and I loved it. Make sure you’re okay with anchovy flavor before you order it. Otherwise I’d recommend the chicken soup noodle one. So many delicious items on the menu. cant wait to go back and try more! Loved the barley rice at the beginning and all the banchan. Family owned and run. Love this place.

I always have the same question running through my head at every Korean restaurant… The question is, «Why do the ajumma’s (middle-​aged Korean ladies) seem to ignore you and provide sub-​par service just because you don’t speak Korean or are not Korean?»
Since i’m Asian, I could maybe pass for Korean, but I clearly do not speak the language nor do I even know simple phrases. So, when it comes to ordering, I’m clueless. I’m always asking questions about what ingredients the dishes contain, what level of spicy-​ness a certain food items is, and what dish is most popular or recommended. But I feel like I don’t get the same quality of service nor the attentiveness that Korean speakers or Koreans receive at these restaurants.
Food:
Samgyetang: Whole young chicken stuffed with ginseng, sticky rice, jujubes and garlic … Ladies! It was that time of the month for me, so I wanted something that was warm, not too heavy, and easy on my stomach since I was still suffering through cramps. The chicken was really nice. The flavor was like a rice porridge with meat. Not as flavorful like a chicken soup. Beware! There are about 8 whole cloves of garlic in the soup.
Dolsat Bibimbap: Stone pot bibimbap. Typical flavor and ingredients with an egg on top. Nothing unusual. No surprises.
Banchan: Interesting about this place is that as soon as you order, they bring out green mustard/​collard like greens with a small side of brown rice. This is brought out before the usual array of banchans about 6 dishes: potatoes, kimchee cabbage, kimchee cucumber, bean sprouts, tofu slices marinated in soy suce, and greens.
Service: They’re respectful and will come to attend to your needs. Came around twice to check up on us.
Cleanliness: Fairly clean. Wooden tables and chairs. One bathroom to share for female/​male.

Hole in the wall joint close to my house. Randomly walked in and tried the gamjatang and chicken noodle soup. Both were great!
Came back a few days later and tried the bimbimbap and croaker fish. Everything was quite tasty!
Little korean lady working is the nicest ever! Gave us recommendations on what to order and did not steer us wrong.

GARLIC, GARLIC, GARLIC, and more GARLIC
We’re tired of the Korean buffet … besides we no longer can eat so much. Two entrees, banchans and we’re all set for a most relaxing and enjoyable dinner.
Dwaeji Bulgogi: Thin slices of fatty pork marinated in a spicy sauce … out of this world delicious … in fact it’s one of the best we’ve tasted in a long time.
Samgyetang: Whole young chicken stuffed with ginseng, sticky rice, jujubes and garlic … the sticky rice becomes a congee saturated with chicken flavor. It’s meat is tender, moist and not overwhelming in portion. Dipped the meat in the salt and pepper dish for extra seasoning.
We ate for two hours plus. It’s all Korean patrons this evening. The lady in the yellow was absolutely a delight personality wise. Always checking up on us to see how we’re doing. She teased us a lot knowing that we seemed to know what we were doing. LoL
If you want 100% Korean cuisine … I can say it’s here at Jangkumyine.

I’m rather surprised that the majority of my peers rate Jangkumyine Restaurant so well. I’m sure there are a few entrees that the restaurant is good for, like their Myelchi Kalguksu — anchovy soup made with flat wheat noodles. For $ 5.99 at lunch and a dollar more for dinner, it’s not a bad deal.
However, I had a few bites of that dish and I didn’t think it compared very well with the competition. The noodles weren’t soft at all, a bit undercooked IMO. The broth seemed flavorless. Where’s the love Jangkumyine? As for the ban chan (side dishes), it was average. I also felt that the service was a bit lacking.
TTEOK GUK
As traditional as you can get in Korean cuisine. Best known to be eaten during the celebration of the Korean New Year. It’s beef broth (guk), thinly sliced rice cake (tteok), eggs, green onion, and cut seaweed (gim). You can also add dumplings as well. It didn’t taste bad, much better than the Myelchi Kalguksu.
We also shared the Tteokbokki (rice cake, fish cake, and sweet red chili sauce), which is a really popular snack food. What got me again this time was the texture of the rice cake. It’s supposed to be soft, but I didn’t feel that at all. I’m sure that I wouldn’t pay $ 8.99 for that again.
At home, we usually dunk the rice cake in water and place it in the fridge. After a day or so, the rice cake turns soft and smooth. Ready to go! I don’t know why restaurants don’t do that. As for the rest of the menu, there are some speciality dishes, but you have to know that this restaurant doesn’t really specialize in any of them, so I would rather drive a bit further and spend a little more money to get the real deal.
On a previous visit, I got an order of the Patjuk, which is red bean (azuki) soup. I recently had Okrumong’s version in LA and I thought it was fabulous. Jangkumyine’s rendition? Atrocious. The soup had absolutely no flavor, watery, with barely any red bean. Discovering this at home, we were so appalled, that we actually drove back and demanded our money back. I couldn’t believe they were willing to rip us off for 11 bucks. EPIC FAIL.

I’ve been coming here since before the owners changed and honestly, I liked the food with the other owners more for sure but it’s still yummy! And it doesn’t help that the present owners took away the potato pancakes that i LOVED): But it’s definitely still good food, don’t get me wrong!
Anyway, I always order the Dak Kalguksu, or basically the Chicken noodle soup with flat wheat noodles. It’s perfect for a cold or rainy day and it’s a great comfort food! My best friend and I come here EVERY time I’m back in the area. The owners are really nice and they definitely recognize us because we always go and we always go with each other haha… and we order the same things. They’re super friendly and you feel instantly welcome. They even gave us a complimentary Korean pancake one time! (:
But on top of the chicken noodle soup, they have a ton of little side dishes so I always leave so full… the chicken noodle soup is HUGEEE and you just munch on all the side dishes. Ohh ask them for the huge soup spoons. it makes eating the noodles&soup way easier!
Parking is super convenient in this plaza and I’ve never had to wait to get seated. The food comes out really fast so if you’re hungry, it aint no thang.

Wow… delicious!!! I have always gone to «I love noodle» in Buena Park for chicken kalguksu… but since theyve shut down, I havent been able to find another place that made chickem kalguksu like they did.
But this place… NAILED it and is even better than my old spot. The noodles are unexplainable… its the PERFECT balance of soft/​chewy and i seriously go crazy when its the perfect combination. The broth is nice and thick… I seriously could not keep my spoon and chopsticks down.
The pah-​jun was also delicious. Freshly made and cut into pizza slices… crispy on the outside, but nice and soft inside and they sure do not skimp on portions/​quality.
Im craving the broth again… it sosos yummy and the owners are soo nice and cute :) I wanna come back to support these amazing owners who makes amazing korean food!!!

Jangkumyine is one of my favorite Korean restaurants in the Cerritos/​Buena Park area. I’ve been coming here once every couple of weeks for over a year now and have been satisfied with each visit. I found Jangkumyine via Unilocal as it shows up as the fist listing with high ratings when searching for lunch spots around Cerritos. Jangkumyine is located in a small plaza that houses other Asian restaurants on Norwalk and 166^th Street with enough parking so accessibility is not a problem. I would generally go around 1 p.m. to avoid the lunch rush but lately they have become very popular and the lunch rush seems to extend beyond 2 p.m.
Jangkumyine is a small restaurant with about 10 tables and is manned by only two people who serve as busser, server and cashier all rolled into one. The menu here is pretty simple and is basically printed on the paper tablecloth on which your food is served. The left hand side has dishes in three categories $ 5.99, $ 7.99 and $ 8.99 and are the lunch portions so I generally stick to it. They recently had a price increase where they moved some dishes from the lower priced category into the higher priced ones but that’s no biggie. The other two sections are more for family style dishes that are common in Korean dining so I avoid those. I’ve tried a lot of dishes from the menu and generally have liked what I’ve eaten. Here are details of some that I can recall:
Chunggukjang ($ 5.99): A thick stew made from beef, tofu and kimchee in a broth seasoned with fermented soybeans. This obviously is not the faint of heart. It has a strong nose due to the fermented soybeans, but believe me it smells worse when someone else is eating it. When it is in front of you if you survive the first two minutes then you are good. Surprisingly the taste is very good but is definitely an acquired taste.
Bibimguksu ($ 7.99) — This is essentially cold noodles with assorted vegetables. It’s not very spicy like other dishes and is Yum. One of the best cold noodles to date.
Yukgaejang ($ 7.99) — This is a spicy soup with beef and assorted vegetables. It is very good but I like the one in Han Sang better. Also the quantity that they provide is enough to feed a small army. Almost impossible to finish by one person in one sitting.
Sujebi ($ 8.99) — This is a soup made with small pieces of handmade pasta. I had it with Anchovies. I did not like this dish too much but the anchovies were bomb!!!
Dak Kalguksu ($ 7.99) — This is chicken soup with flat wheat noodles. This is also very good and as it is not spicy it would be a starting point for someone embarking on Korean food.
Service is good. Even though I’m the only odd ball out all the time, I’m treated the same as anyone else. The lady server is very sweet. Lately as they have become very busy the service has been slow but thankfully the food quality has not slipped. When you enter they start you off with some free ice tea. Then they give you some boiled brown rice, fermented bean paste and some pickled vegetables to snack on till they get your main dish. Finally with the main dish expect about 7 different types of ban-​chan or side dishes which obviously has kimchee as one of the items but the others keep changing over time. This is one of the few restaurants where even the ban-​chan is very good specially the kimchee. One more plus is that they take cards without any minimums.
If you are looking for a general Korean restaurant when in the Cerritos/​Buena Park area I would without hesitation recommend Jangkumyine (for specialized Korean dishes there are other options e.g. Cho Dang Tofu for soon dubu, Jangmo jib for sul lung tang, Gombo wang for nengmyun Jongro Kimbap for kimbap etc. but overall Korean food it would be Jangkumyine).

Gettin jigae with it!
I eat a lot of Korean food. Who likes Korean food? Me! I just can’t get enough! Whether it’s the unlimited banchan or the spicy soups, give me Korean food or give me death! Okay, maybe not so much that… but I do enjoy Korean food!
I first became aware of Jangkumyine via the Best of Unilocal: Cerritos listing on my home page. I’ve dined at neighboring Sushi Gallery before, but I’ve never noticed this little gem till now. To say I’ve found a new favorite is an understatement.
Quite popular for lunch, Jangkumyine has various lunch items for only $ 5.99. My choice du jour was the kimchi jigae
Boiling hot, spicy & filled with healthy greens, tofu and various meats, the kimchi jigae was hearty & warming to the soul. Not for those that don’t like a little spice. Sweat came running down my forehead with each spoonful of the fiery broth. Very good.
Can’t have Korean w/​o all the banchan! My favorite is the dotorimuk-​muchim (seasoned acorn jelly)
Diners can have either cold tea (I’m not sure what kind. I asked, but they didn’t know the English name) or hot barley tea.
For a small restaurant, table seating was sufficient. The place soon became packed, with myself being the only gringo until around noon. I nice older Korean lady waiting for her to-​go order sat with me, letting me know of her favorite eats around town, like where to get some good patbingsu. She was suprised when I told her I like soondae & soondubu. I even spoke a few Korean words to her. I’m just glad she didn’t call me «babo» ;p
Parking is in a small private lot shared by Casa de Market Liquor, Sushi Gallery, Fantastic Café etc. Service was friendly, if a little slow.
Gamsahabnida, Jangkumyine! Cheap prices, authentic food and being closeby firmly makes you a go-​to place in my book. Expect to see more of my smiling face soon! ;p
Highly recommend
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I’ve been wanting to visit Jangkumyine for a while now since spotting it on Unilocal.The place is fairly small and for lunch on a Saturday it was a Korean clientele which was a solid sign.
The friendly older lady who I suspect is the owner was super welcoming and kind. I mentioned this was my first time visit and she suggested and circled six items on the menu. I ended up choosing the Sal Kalguksu Chicken soup — flat fresh wheat noodles and So Bulgogi — sliced thin beef marinated in sweet soy sauce. Both of her suggestions didn’t disappoint. The fresh made in house noodles were awesome tasting and the broth tasted like I was eating at some body’s home. Along with the entrees ordered I received complimentary ice tea, barley rice and a large variety of yummy banchan. The portions of food ordered was large and reasonable compared to other Korean joints I’ve visited. For all this food it was less than $ 20.00 plus tip. I even packed left overs to go for another meal!
I heart discovering and supporting small businesses like this! BTW, they also accept credit cards here.

Man I wish there was a place like this around here…
My brother and his fam took me here for dinner. I totally knew this was going to be a good place just entering the restaurant, and also because my bro’s spot on with Korean restaurants. It’s an unassuming restaurant in a strip mall in an area with a gazillon strip malls.
The yugaejang (spicy beef stew) here is really good and you get a large portion. It’s chock full of beef, scallion, and egg. The only thing is that if you can’t handle the heat, don’t order this or ask to tone it down. It’s one of the spiciest yugaejang I’ve ever had.
The mandoo hot pot is definitely warm and filling. You get a lot of large mandoo, but also noodles and sliced rice cake, along with lots of veg. The mandoo has a nice meat filling and you definitely won’t be hungry after that.
The panchan served is numerous and of good quality. The service is really attentive and friendly.
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