Nun Jjajang Nan Jjambong
“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.”
“The fried dishes such as tang soo yuk(fried pork) and kkan pung gi(fried chicken) are crispy and delicious.”
“The ease of parking is definitely a plus for me (they have a small parking lot and street parking is not that hard).”
Nun Jjajang Nan Jjambong
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Solid place to get your fix. A bit more expensive than other places but I guess that's what you get for eating in Bayside.
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 decor. 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 Bon 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.
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 4th or 5th. 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.
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.
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.