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    Ja Kum Sung

    4.2 (358 reviews)
    ModerateKorean, Chinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    JA KUM SUNG ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Miso soup and banchan
    Mark Allan J.

    This is where you go to encounter sweet and hardworking ajummas. The restaurant is a local spot where many families and friends come to eat quality food, receive no-frills service, and enjoy a homely experience. Located abruptly on an unassuming road, you'll find pulling in is wildly accessible with a few parking spots at the front (for some reason 10ft away and exposed to the highway) and parking at the back. As you walk in, the restaurant is heavily stylized with wood to reflect a modest and comfortable surrounding. The lighting is naturally dim accompanied by pop music played aloud. As you're quickly seated by the ajummas and handed the menu, you'll find that they offer a wide variety of dishes. To the inexperienced purveyor of Korean food, this can be daunting. As a suggestion for those joining us late in the game, please do try their jjangmyeon with pork and beef tangsuyok. They are solid options at this place and friendly to an Americanized-accustomed palate. For my Korean food enthusiasts, I can whole heartedly recommend their Kalbi tang and pork bulgogi. The Kalbi tang and pork bulgogi comes with a complimentary side of rice (of which you may require another). The pork bulgogi can be appreciated further for an extra $3 as you can opt in for a lettuce and ssamjang wrapping instance. The Banchan is not as extensive as other Korean restaurants but they're solid - their in house kimchi and fish cakes were my favorite. The spicy kalbi tang is spicy, but not spicy enough to regret it the next morning. The thin rectangular slices of radish were plump from soaking in the broth. Paired with broth poured over rice, this can already be enough. However, the prime short rib was the star of the show. Prime short rib is hard to get wrong, but harder to use perfectly - they used it perfectly here. Instead of silencing the beef flavor with an abundance of seasoning, the stew enhances the meatiness and umami nuances of the prime short rib. This is not to say that the prime rib did not take up any flavor, but it is perfectly balanced. You can taste the quality of the ingredients as well as the thoughtfulness of the dish. The pork bulgogi paired with lettuce wraps is a personal preference of mine - it is quality marinated pork served on a small bed of sweated onions. There's very little for me to say but it's just a simple cooked meat dish done well. Eating the pork bulgogi with rice is fine on its own, but enjoying the pork with the lettuce wraps adds a dimension of freshness and introduction of personalization that is up to the purveyor. For me personally, I add on ssamjang, sliced garlic (which you can ask for), sliced jalapeños (also ask for), and kimchi. All-in-all a stand-alone entree to get into. There's a reason that this place still stands the test of time. They have a solid menu and use quality ingredients. In all, please give this restaurant a try - it's that type of place where you recommend to both visitors and natives to the area. Cheers.

    An D.

    I'm a little disappointed. I loved coming here for my Korean food fix and decided to order uber eats for lunch. Seafood black bean sauce noodles and spicy pork were good but the shrimp dish (Kkunpung shrimp). OMG. What happened to it? Where it did go? At the price of $23, the portion size was little to nothing. At most 6 pieces of shrimp. I hope they change that when it comes to the portion size for delivery :(

    Kalbi Bibimbap
    Tiffany T.

    Great tasting Kalbi Bibimbap! There was crisp to some of the rice, the kalbi was tender and flavorful, and the veggies were fresh! I loved having the bonchon to add to the dish because they added even more texture and flavor. Based off of the great service, the hole-in-the-wall look, and the dish I ordered, I would definitely come back to try more dishes. I recommend!

    A roach.
    KZ

    Food is always amazing, but there was an uninvited guest at our table tonight. Not sure if I can go back as this is my first time ever seeing something like that in my life, anywhere.

    6. Deojigogi Tangsuyuk (Pork)
    Kathy P.

    Not so easy navigating the two small doors to the interior with a wheelchair, and the handicap parking spots in front were taken by cars with no evidence of handicap parking permits. The smell out in the back lot was wonderful though. It was relatively full but got busier as the evening went on, but our waitress remained friendly and attentive. Everything we ordered was great, too. We ordered galbi stone bowl bibimbop, jjajang- jjamppong duo, tangsuyuk and galbi tang (soup). Super enjoyed all the dishes!

    Angel C.

    If you're looking to be transported to Korea this is the place to be! Authentic Korean and Chinese dishes, from the meats to the noodles and the bonchans. I was really shocked at the quality of the food and the portion sizes. We ordered a bit too much not know how large the small japchae was or how big the pork belly wraps were! Not to mention the dumplings are massive. I truly enjoyed the bulgogi though, it was so flavorful! The tteokbokki was perfectly cooked with fish cakes and an egg. Reminded me of the street food carts in Korea. The service was quick and they were super sweet, all laughing and having fun. Overall it's a bit dark in the restaurant, really quick off the road as well, I recommend parking in the back. Food is authentic, quick and large portions. We will definitely order more take out and be back. *took 1 star away for little bugs flying around like gnats

    7. Beef Bulgogi
    Kell M.

    This is one of my favorite places in the area! Absolutely love the beef Bulgogi, SO flavorful and delicious. The perfect serving size as well and love the rice that comes with. Food came out fairly quickly and I've even tried their carry out and it's been delicious as well. Highly recommend this local business!

    Anthony J.

    When it comes to Korean-Chinese cuisine in the DMV, Da Rae Won springs to most people's mind. However, Ja Kum Sung definitely needs to be considered, as it's my personal preferred restaurant. The food is extremely consistent here, and while their noodles aren't hand pulled, they are perfectly chewy and complements the delicious black bean sauce. The Tang soo yuk, or the sweet and sour pork, is also excellent here. If you want to explore outside the typical menu, I would also recommend the yoo-san-seul, which is a seafood dish with bits of pork mixed in.

    Beef hot stone bimbimbop
    Robert C.

    Super good food. Had late lunch on Mother's Day and service was super quick. The hot pot bimbimbop was delicious and the beef bulging portion was ample.

    Shay H.

    A decent Korean restaurant in Baltimore, perfect for take out or quick dine in! We love the seafood noodles and seafood pancake here. Would skip the kalbi given it's overly sweet. The bibimbap was lacking in flavor and had ground beef instead of bulgolgi as one would expect. Overall dishes are a bit hit or miss but probably the best Korean food Baltimore city has to offer.

    Dexter V.

    Little hole in wall in the middle of Glen Burnie right along the busy Ritchie Highway. First we noticed is the parking. Not a while lot of parking space upfront, but there's a parking lot behind the restaurant. Not quite sure how late this restaurant is open for, but might be a bad idea to be parking back there late at knife. Broken beer bottles, used needles, used rubbers is a good telltale that the parking lot is being used more than a parking lot for the restaurant. Anyways, I'm here for the restaurant. Place wasn't busy maybe because it was on a midweek, early evening. We were greeted by a nice lady and got seated pretty quick. We were given the menu right off the bat, but our order weren't taken as fast as we expected. We already knew what we wanted - our baseline meal for every new Korean restaurant we got to. My wife - seafood pancake, our daughter and her bulgogi and my jjajangmeyon. It was probably 10-15 minutes before our food came, assuming that they were making some items from scratch, not really from scratch but not microwaved. Food came along with the typical ban chan. My daughter liked her bulgogi, the pancake was huge, crispy and flavorful. I am quite a snob with my jjajang, and this was a meh for me. Flavor - sure, quality was quite a let down. Massive amount of onions, little meat, no zucchini, no cabbage. Good flavor from onion and the black bean sauce. The quantity was sub par for the price and compared to other K-restos in i.e. Catonsville, Ellicott City. Place has charm because of the staff but we would think twice coming back here if we are craving for some quick Korean food and would much rather drive 20 minutes for a much better K food.

    Seafood 21. Mushroom Sundubu Jjigae & 6. Deojigogi Tangsuyuk (Pork)
    Eunice M.

    Don't let the outside of this place deceive you, the interior is traditional Korean and has lovely tables made of slabs of wood. We had the seafood sundubu and pork tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork with vegetables). Both plates were delicious, refreshing, and good combination for a cold winter day. The waitresses were attentive and accommodating. They also have some lunch specials (but not much cheaper than regular prices), but I am curious to try some of their other dishes.

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    Good food. My partner and I ordered the tonkatsu and beef bulgogi. The food was served very quickly and it was delicious

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    Hidden gem. The food is amazing and great customer service. Come here a lot would reccomend.

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