We came in around 530 and had super fast service. We got the stir fried jjajangmyun and it was delicious! Imagine having jjajangmyun with that hot wok flavor you get with the best fried rice. The sauce is more savory than sweet in this version. Not necessarily better than the classic jjajangmyun you'll get at a good food court, just different, and a nice change up. The noodles are great - fresh, really takes in the aroma of the sauce, and perfectly chewy. They also seem to resist the immediate bloating that plagues the noodles at most standard jjajangmyun joints.The seafood jjamppong was also pretty great, the broth tastes clean and not msg heavy. Some might prefer a heavy hand with the msg when it comes to jjamppong, so if that's your jam, you might not vibe with this version.We got the tomato chili shrimp, and when it's piping hot and fresh the shrimp are perfectly cooked, plump, and sizable. The breading was a little thicker than I'd like and the sauce a tad sweeter than I prefer. But once it cools down and soaks in the sauce, it somehow tastes better? And you can taste the garlic better. And the sweetness is less overwhelming. I still prefer the kkansho shrimp at other more traditional places, but I like that they carry a version of it on the menu.Where they really shine with the sides is the sweet and sour pork. The pork is crispy and stays crispy because the sauce is served on the side. It has the perfect amount of breading and the best part is the pieces of juicy pork inside. 9 times out of 10, I usually don't order the tangsuyuk because the pork is hard, chewy, and dry by the time it comes out of the fryer at Korean Chinese places, but not here at Zzamong!
Food was tasty but the 2 stars is for the giant cockroach that was crawling next to my foot after finishing my meal. Surprised that this place has an A rating for cleanliness. When we notified the server he quickly stomped on it and picked it up. No apologies, no change to our bill. Wish I had taken a picture of the cockroach but I was too preoccupied with keeping my feet off the ground and away from it.
Food is good for the price, I’ve been here over the past couple years. Top picks for me are the zhajiang noodles, jjampong, and sweet and sour pork. Please note though that this place is quite popular and the staff seems limited recently so don’t order takeout during peak hours unless you want to wait an hour for your order, especially in the evening.
We ordered a delivery order here and found a metal wire in our jjampong noodle soup. Incredibly dangerous!!! Looks like something that wraps around vegetables not sure but thankfully I found it before biting into it. Please ensure better food safety, I could have swallowed this.
It was alright. Visiting from Seattle we had our hopes up that this would be like jjajangmeun in Korea. Not even close. We have better jjajangmeun than this up in Seattle. Even the tangsuyook was mediocre at best. Delivery also took an hour. This was too long, I would have picked it up myself if I knew they just use a 3rd party delivery service.
Food 5/5Service 4/5Atmosphere 4/5Cost: Fair
The restaurant was located in a small strip mall that required valet parking if you wanted to eat on site or visit the nearby spa. Since the restaurant was so small, we opted to take out our dinner. Unfortunately for us, ordering in person took forever. There were so many doordash, grubhub, etc orders that seemed to overwhelm this small kitchen which pushed out our simple order to 30 minutes. They really needed more people. However, once we finally got our food to go, it was worth the wait. The combo Jjajangmyun came with 2 trays of noodles, a large container of onions/zucchini/pork sauce, fried pork with sweet sauce and veggies plus fried dumplings. There was enough food for three of us and some left overs. The pork was not overly battered and the veggies made for a nice contrast in the thick sweet sauce. The Jjajangmyun was satisfying and filing. The 19 Seafood Jjampong soup came in a large plastic container filled with clams, mussels, shrimp, octopus tentacles along with onions, cabbage, and carrots. It was a hearty soup with the spice level just right for us with a satisfying burn. All to go orders include an additional $1 fee but overall the food ratio to price was very reasonable. Worth a return visit.
Went check this place out after hearing so much about it. We all got an order of jjajangmyun and an order of tangsuyuk for us to share. Food did not disappoint and was absolute delicious. The noodles were chewy and grabbed onto the sauce. Portion sizes were generous given the affordable price. Service was outstanding and our server showed us his magic tricks. Will definitely return to try out other items on the menu!
I had the jompong and my partner had the black noodle. My food wasn't lil Korea standards but it was still tasty. The soup was savory and the black noodles was flipping delicious. It had a hint of sweet but it was made to perfection. The service was outstanding as well as place was clean and the people there are super chill and friendly. It's also kid friendly. There's dine ins right now due to covid but they do spacing and leave the door open so bring cardigan.
Had to wait quite a while to be seated because there was literally one person running the whole dining room but he did the best he could. The food itself however was delicious! Absolutely will be back but please get more servers