Dae Jang Gum

I like Korean food and have been to many Korean restaurants. I went to H mart for shopping and stopped by this place to try. However, the service and attitude of the manger was horrible. Extremely rude to the customers. Food is below average, very little meat and vegetables. I was disappointed by its low quality of the service and food. I will not go back.

I usually visit the food court first when I’m starving. By this time, I’m dizzy and delirious and just want food. I can always trust that the #13 tofu soup will be consistently good. It is served with rice and a tiny portion of banchan. During my starvation daze, I usually order or share another dish. #17 is another favorite. It doesn’t fill me up completely by itself so having more food is always planned. If on the rare chance, they run out of #17 then try the #22 (less but bigger dumplings). I ask for it be steamed instead of fried as advertised.
There’s a water dispenser. You’ll have to ask for a cup.

Big portions at this restaurant, as with all of the little shops in the food court in H-​Mart. The food is average here. I ordered a dolsot bibimbap. The vegetables and meat were cooked as expected. With the dish, they also gave me an assortment of banchan and a soup, which I was not expecting.
In summary, it’s what I would expect at a restaurant in a food court. Nothing spectacular, but you certainly get your money’s worth in quantity. It’s definitely not a bad place for a quick meal before or after shopping.

Ordered a simple tofu soup with beef. Food was too salty. So what do Koreans do when soup is too salty either add more rice or get more soup base.
But didn’t want to bother the cashier because they seemed very irritated that I was ordering while they were eating their lunch. So service … NG. Food for making it so salty … NG. Going to give then at least two stars for this visit because they are usually different. Maybe their management changed or they don’t care about making the effort of providing quality food and service.
But I think I’ll return and give it one more try and I’ll update this review.

I would caution those that eat here! I’ve seen photos of the kitchen recently and they leave stock pots of soups/​broths completely uncovered overnight.
There are some people trying to report this to food inspectors.

I can never resist a venture into Super H Mart’s food court; After a brief internal debate I decided on Dae Jang Gum. It was the only concession I hadn’t eaten at yet plus bibimbap always hits the spot.
The bibimbap came out fairly quickly as the food court wasn’t too busy, I was pleasantly surprised by how much more food came out with it! There was a tofu soup, rice, and a small selection of various sides including kimchi and pickled vegtables. All for $ 7.99 (plus tax)!
The bibimbap was solid, a very large serving, I wish there was a bit more meat; their bibimbap is primarily veggies — but they have the sauce down! I’ve had bibimbap better elsewhere, but for the price, this was a great deal!

Dae Jang Gum is a Korean restaurant located inside the Doraville Super H Mart food court. It’s not a full-​fledged Korean restaurant by any means, but for what it is (a food court stall), it’s pretty good.
Dae Jang Gum has about 30 different items on its menu, featuring an assortment of Korean cuisine. This includes Korean BBQ (bulgogi, galbi), soups and stews (guk/​tang, jjigae), noodles (e.g. japchae — sweet potato noodles and guksu — wheat flour noodles), dumplings, and Korean mixed rice (bibimbap). Best of all, most items only cost $ 10 or less. Several are only $ 7 – 8 each. A good value for sure.
Most of the entrees, particularly the soups and stews, come with a few banchan (Korean side dishes). Since this is a small food stall, don’t expect 6+ selections of banchan. You’ll probably only get a few and they’ll most likely consist of kimchi, pickled bean sprouts, and chopped broccoli with spicy red sauce.
So far, my favorite item off the menu is #3, the «Box Combo» ($ 9.99). The box combo comes with your choice of meat (short ribs, beef, chicken, salmon, etc.) and a variety of sides including white rice, potato salad, fried dumplings with sauce, orange slices, a small bowl of soup, and kimchi. It’s all neatly packaged and nicely presented in box-​style, each food having its own compartment on your tray (see photo:
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The best meat to get with the box combo is the short ribs (galbi). These ribs are heavily marinated in a Korean sweet sauce and served on the bone. Each order is made to order, so the food comes out from the kitchen piping hot and fresh. The meats (in this case, the galbi) are served over a bed of lettuce and are surprisingly good quality. The sides aren’t anything special, but are tasty enough, particularly the kimchi and dumplings. At this price point, I’m not complaining.
One item that is overlooked on the menu here is #17, the «Mini Water Dumplings.» For $ 6.99, you can get 20 pieces. This dish comes with a dipping sauce and is great for sharing between 2 – 4 people.
Service is good. The food doesn’t come out lightning quick because everything is prepared to order. The food is brought to the counter when it’s ready and is served to you on a tray. Wooden chopsticks and Styrofoam cups for free water are disposable. The rest of the items (plates, bowls, spoons) are not disposable and should be returned the counter after you finish your meal.
If you’re looking for tasty Korean food and aren’t looking for sit-​down service or anything fancy, Dae Jang Gum at the H Mart food court is a quick, easy, and affordable option for an appetizing meal.

Since I know practically zero about Korean cuisine, this review is geared to people who are on the same footing as me.
We noticed that the Dae Jang Gum stall was the busiest in the food court. After studying the menu, we chose the following for our quick lunch:
– #20, Bibimbap. Rice mixed with vegetables, beef crumbles, and topped with a fried egg. My meal came with a little bowl of mild broth with what appeared to cubes of potato. There was also kimchi and what may have been marinated cucumber or radish. (I know I sound like a dummy, but nonetheless… it was good! And filling!)
– #26 Bibummandu in spicy sauce: In essence, this was a salad topped with delicious fried dumplings. A nice dish for lunch.
As other posters mentioned, you have to wait a bit while your meal is prepared. If you’re not sure what to order, go by the description posted under each dish. From what I’ve seen, you can’t go wrong with anything you choose!

This is my go-​to place for Mandu Guk ($ 7.99) — this is the only dish I’ve tried here other than the O jing-​uh bokkum which was just ok. I’ve come here many times and I always order my dish to go which means they only give you one small portion of banchan (either kimchi or spicy radish — both very good). However if you eat in the food court (vs. order to go), you get about 4 different banchan — I actually asked them if I could get the other banchan to go but they told me no, I get just the kimchi :(
Mandu Guk is great comfort food, and they give you about 4 decent size mandu which taste homemade. The broth is very flavorful too. If you like rice cake, you can get the «Duk Mandu Guk» but I prefer getting just the mandu version.
The food is cooked-​to-​order so be ready to wait — I usu. pass the time by looking at the Korean pastries next door at Tous Les Jours :)
Overall 4 stars for the mandu guk, the convenience, and the price. But boo for only 1 banchan to go.

I have to say that it was a surprise to find decent Korean food inside the Super Hmart. I was running late due to a flight delay and stopped by to quickly grab a meal and BAM there it was.
YES please expect at least 15 minutes for cooking time (this ain’t no fast food)
NO it does not come with tons of side dishes since it’s at a food court
YES the pries are DIRT cheap so you will be pleasantly surprised
YES the food quality is like that of any good restaurant nearby
Ohjinger Bokkeum (spicy squid with vegetables) — this is actually well made with plenty of meat and just the right flavor (not too hot and not too sweet either; the squid was not over cooked and still tender)
Sullungtang (mild rice and noodle soup with beef broth) — it taste just as good as the famous Gameeok in NYC (added some salt & scallions).
Do stop by for some humble and delicious meal!

Originally, my boyfriend and I came here to eat some cold noodles since it was a long, hot day after yard work and what not, but was turned down since it is technically not summer. -.- I was somewhat shocked that, it being 81 degrees outside, that they would serve cold noodles, especially since it is on their menu. But by this point, we were starving, so we settled for other items on their menu.
Ordered the yukgaejiang and galbitang, and the yukgaejiang was on par with other Korean restaurants which was pleasing on my end. However, the galbitang was pretty hard to get through since it was incredibly salty. My grandma makes stuff like this all the time, and when I tasted it, I immediately shook my head. I wouldn’t recommend it. The taste of it isn’t as good either.
The banchan was kimchi, seasoned bean sprouts, and steamed broccoli with vinegar-​ed pepper paste dressing. The kimchi seemed store bought, and the pepper paste for the broccoli seemed slightly odd. I usually LOVE that combo, but the pepper paste left a weird impression on me.
Overall, the meal seemed alright. But I definitely would try other items than the galbitang.

In the past 5 days, my husband and I have eaten at Dae Jang Gum 3 times. Three times!
what keeps bringing us back, you ask? Well, the quality of the food is excellent. Excellent Korean food at Fantastic Prices!
Everything you order is «made-​to-​order» so it takes several minutes for your food to come out. However, you can be assured that it was made especially for you!
This was actually the first restaurant I visited when Super H-​Mart first opened, and from the first time to this last time (yesterday), I am so pleased!
(DDUK) MANDOO GOOK (Rice Cake and Dumpling Soup) — This was the first dish I ever had here. It was winter, it was the food court in Super H-​Mart,. so I was not expecting much. However, I was very surprised. Their broth was just right; not quite sure how to explain it, but I enjoyed it very much. I had another friend with me at the time (who is also a foodie), and she was impressed just the same!
BUDAE JIGAE (Spicy Meat Soup) — This must have been cooked with a beef broth. They had chunks of pork, huge pieces of tofu, napa cabbage, hot dogs, etc. Their soup was very tasty (that beef/​meat taste) and had a nice kick (spicy)! The vegetables were cooked well, such that they were not hard! Everyone (four of us) killed our portions of this soup.
KALBI (soy-​marinated short ribs) — We ordered 2 orders of kalbi. The ribs were slightly on the sweet side, but still they were very nice. The meat was tender to eat. The onions were nice and caramelized. The older folk loved the onions, maybe because of their teeth? ;-)
Because the prices are right and the quality has been excellent every single time I’ve visited, I’m giving it 4 stars.

This place makes me want to move to Korea. I went to this place for the first time to have lunch on Tuesday and wound up eating lunch there Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well.
I ordered soup every time, it is served while it is still in a roaring boil. The taste is beyond good and the portions are plentiful.
I plan on ordering something different from the menu every day until I have sampled everything.

My man, Michael, stopped by Dae Jang Gum last night for some dinner. He said it was good, I thought I’d give it a shot. When lunch time rolled around, I headed out; excited to try something new. After a 15 minute drive to the Super H, and a few minutes walking around, checking out the store, I found the food stand. I scoped out the menu and settled on the Box Combo with chicken ($ 9). I gave my order, paid the money, and waited for my food. Waited. And waited. And waited. I can’t believe I’m admitting this, but I waited 30 minutes for my food. I typically would have asked for my money back and searched for something else. But, I was only moderately hungry and excited to try something new. And as I stood there contemplating a refund, I kept thinking «any minute now, my food will be ready– have patience».
Tray after tray was served. Several take out orders. One dude who ordered his food WAY after I did, got his before me. Just as my annoyance level was about to piqué, a stack of Styrofoam containers neatly wrapped in a plastic bag was presented to me. I had hoped to find a nice shady spot and enjoy my lunch, however, by this point, I was out for to lunch for nearly 45 minutes and had a 15 to 20 minute drive back to the office to look forward to. Not to mention a meeting in 30 minutes.
I made it back to my desk, settled in with my email, and opened each of the boxes (please excuse my ignorance as to the specifics of Korean cuisine): steamed white rice, container of seaweed soup, kimchi, some sort of coleslaw with thinly sliced sausage, a foil wrapped package of some sort of breaded and fried starchy veggie, and (the main course) fiery red sauteed chicken.
I broke apart the chopsticks and dug in, before I had to run off to a meeting. The chicken was delicious! Tender, cooked just right in a thin yet flavorful sauce. The chicken was garnished with grilled onions and red pepper flakes. Spicy, but nothing too hot. Perhaps a bit oily, but still good. The kimchi was great. Nice robust flavor and still kind of crunchy in places. The mystery (to me) deep fried starch was good… I wish I knew what it was. Seaweed soup was warm and tasty. The coleslaw– I could have done without. Nothing special. Just a shredded salad with some sliced hotdogs drowned in mayo.
Will I go back? Probably, I’m a sucker for second chances and new & interesting food. I’ll probably try to shift my lunch expedition away from the rush times. But yeah, it was good. I want more.

Located within the Super H-​Mart food court, this place delivers some cheap eats that can satisfy even decently large appetites.
I ordered their Mandu-​Guk (dumpling soup with rice cakes) — Surprisingly tasty with 4 large dumplings filled with egg, shredded pork, vermicelli, and vegetables– the soup is a milky color, and tastes like soup you’d find with seoulungang (beef soup). The marinated ground beef added a nice touch of contrast to the softer textures of the dumpling and rice cakes. ($ 6.95) (4)
The wifey ordered the Bibimbap– ingredients were fresh, flavors were spot on– the only complaint is the the bottom of the rice got a bit overburnt… but I actually like that! I forgot the price of this dish, but it wasn’t much more than the ManduGuk if at all. (4)
We also ordered some fried rice to go– meh, this wasn’t so great. Some small shrimp, and (basically frozen) vegetables from the frozen food section stirred into the mix. (2.5)
We’re glad to find a cheap (and a bit healthier) alternative to the Chinatown foodcourt (as much as we like that place). We’ll be back to try the other dishes!