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 Yelp: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 http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jangkumyine-restaurant-cerritos-2?select=sA2huudnFqvAcXXt7L3eCA#Is7Jqa-q2cbkx2zjaQrSyg 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) http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jangkumyine-restaurant-cerritos-2?select=sA2huudnFqvAcXXt7L3eCA#ht15ZCF40F1OKcTB3T8_Eg http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jangkumyine-restaurant-cerritos-2?select=sA2huudnFqvAcXXt7L3eCA#uGEtwNT9Jo2hjvCzUdgfnQ 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. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jangkumyine-restaurant-cerritos-2?select=sA2huudnFqvAcXXt7L3eCA#RixM03kjXtM_t3tTkguzdw 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 Cafe 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 NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM read more

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I've been wanting to visit Jangkumyine for a while now since spotting it on Yelp. 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. read more

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A quaint Korean restaurant in Cerritos that serves some of the best comfort foods in the area, highlighted by their house-made noodles, braises, grilled fish and soups. Until recently they were doing business under the name of Jangkumyine Restaurant. The interior is dated, a decor very familiar in Korean restaurants - with wooden tables tightly aligned and separated just wide apart enough to allow guests and servers to pass through. Paper copies of their menu (front and back) also serve as place mats on the tables. More importantly the food is also refreshingly traditional and as close to a savory, home-cooked Korean meal as you can get. This includes a tasty variety of banchan (Korean side dishes) including fresh kimchi, young turnip leaves kimchi, mungbean jelly, soy bean sprouts, sauteed anchovies and soy sauce glazed potatoes among others, served along with barley rice. A delicious and hearty bowl of Yukgaejang (spicy beef soup), $8.99 and the savory, spicy Kalchi Jorim (cutlassfish with radish), $18.99 are my two favorite dishes of the handful of select items I have tried. No bad dishes so far, reasonably priced and the banchan is excellent. A popular lunch and dinner spot for Korean families in Cerritos. A good choice for those in search of a restaurant that offers a tasty variety of Hanguk comfort foods. Warm, friendly service. CLOSED ON SUNDAYS read more

Yelp 100 Challenge 2017 54/100 Bookmarked this place a while back and decided to give it a try. It's a pretty small restaurant but there were plenty of seats when we came for dinner on a weekend night. The side dishes were ordinary and the kimchi was not ripe enough. We tried two soups and I wasn't very impressed by either one of them. They were pretty bland. There wasn't much flavor though they do give you a ton of noodles. Considering the huge number of Korean restaurants in the area, I doubt I would come back to this one. There just wasn't anything special about it. read more

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. (400!) read more

Jang Dok Dae - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

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They make the best korean foods. Amazing !!!! Quality, taste all good! Even side dishes are great too!! And they are so kind like a korean mom. I just ordered two dishes for my family but they gave us extra soups even we didn't ask. If you are real Korean, you should try. read more

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. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Gamjatang - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

I'm totally in between a 4 and 5 stars for Jang Dok Dae but we had great customer service so I rounded up to a 5! This is definitely a family style type restaurant located in a small corner plaza. Portions are quite large! We ordered 3 dishes and only managed to finish about 1.5 of it all. I loved the barley rice with soybean paste that starts off the meal. Few Korean restaurants these days give this so I really appreciated it. My favorite dish of the night was the chicken kalguksoo. I'm a huge fan of the chicken kalguksoo at the famous Hangari Bajirak Kalguksoo in LA but the one here totally is on par in its own way! I LOVEEE the slightly curly and chewy noodles in this soup. Not sure if they make it in house but it would be an extra plus if they did! I also really liked how the chicken is already shredded off the bone and how the potatoes slices are sliced very thinly. HUGE portion enough to feed 2 people. We also got the Bulgogi which was pretty standard compared to every other Korean place. Lastly we got the Korean pancake with chives. I liked it a lot too and I really wished I had tasted a bite when it was first served. By the time I got to eating a slice of the pancake, it wasn't as hot anymore and the texture wasn't crispy on the edges which is usually how I like it. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed the flavor. We were so full after the chicken kalguksoo that each of us only ate 1 slice of the pancake! Topped off with the 2 miso soups that came with what we ordered apparently (no idea it came with our food...or maybe everyone gets this?), 2 bowls of rice, and the usual 5-6 banchan dishes, we quickly realized we ordered WAY too much! No worries, the leftovers would be just as delicious. This is the type of place that I would bring my parents to or bring any friends that want authentic Korean food! read more

Must have the bossam im cravin it right nowwwww, the restaurant has the cozy vibe but the food came out kinda late a bit but that is fine, the bossam worth it read more

A coworker brought me here and I'm so glad she did! We had the kimchi tofu soup and a seafood noodle soup. Both were really delicious. The purple rice was surprisingly tasty. Friendly and fast service. I would be glad to come here again. read more

I was craving some warm chicken noodle soup one night and found this place on yelp. I called in my order and the kind lady informed me of the price and when it would be ready for pick up. My to go order did not look like it was only one food item. It was nicely packed in the to go container and well presented despite it being in a box. The side dishes were well flavored and not overly salted. The chicken noodle soup base tasted homemade and the noodles were very delicious and fresh. read more

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I like this place. It's great if you're sick or just needing something to warm your soul. It's a no frills type of Korean home cooked comfort food place with large portions. Korean restaurants aren't really known for their service but here they are very friendly and attentive. Parking is relatively easy as it is in a small plaza with a shared lot. Once we had to wait maybe five minutes for a table at lunch, but the other times we were able to get seated right away. Their menu is pretty vast compared to other Korean restaurants so it's difficult to decide what to order sometimes, but you can't go wrong with the recommendations. Like other Korean restaurants, you get some complimentary side dishes. You can order a giant bowl of chicken porridge or a big bowl of noodles for a great price. Their pancakes are also incredibly tasty and perfectly fried and crunchy. Now I'm getting hungry writing this review! read more

HoLyyy SmOkEs!!!!! This place is soo good. I wish I could give them 20 stars! Portions were HUGE and the food is so authentic. I was feeling a little run down from 8 hours of travel and decided to look for some samgetang but not a lot of places do it. I had my husband go pick up and bring back to our hotel room and these portions were enormous. I ordered 3 things and he brought back what looked to be enough to feed 6+ people!!! Definitely a family business that I would come again and again and again. I look forward to coming here the next time I am in town! read more

This is a good place I think for those used to home cooked Korean food the way their mom's make it. I love trying different restaurants and this place had good reviews however my palate for this place was that it's more for a family, large group and those wanting homestyle Korean taste. Personally, it was a lot of food, I didn't enjoy their side dishes as much and for some of their dishes it was more veggies than the actual dish. Their seafood had small amount of maybe 6-10 little clams then the rest was soup and large radish. Their fish was plenty although on my end, I don't like to remove bones from the fish too much so I think I needed to pick one with less bones. I prefer Bon Tofu Grill in Fountain Valley as a favorite spot and their side dishes are plenty! It would be a good place for authentic home cooked Korean food however, I think the sauces were too much for me. read more

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J ust the place for authentic, home-y Korean food! A jumas there are always so sweet to me and my dad N agging us to eat more, and try different things G ood warm vibes from most of their staff D umpling tteok guk will forever be my fave O f all their menu, this is my go-to 'comfort' food K inna reminds me of how my mom made it :'] D on't be shy to try more traditional dishes A ll of them are so delicious and filling! E ating here always warms my lil Korean heart :3 read more

Jang Dok Dae - I always over-order. I never regret it XD - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

I woke up craving jokbal and wanted to try a restaurant that I hadn't before -- I couldn't have made a better decision. The food was packed wonderfully with generous portions and everything was delicious. It definitely has a homemade feeling to it with very clean flavors and the variety of banchan you receive with your order. The barley rice is delicious, too. Everything tastes like it was made with love, so I echo everyone else's sentiment that it feels like you're eating your mother or grandmother's cooking, even if you aren't Korean. Looking forward to ordering again and being able to visit in person one day! read more

What we ordered: *Sesame Noodle ~ $12.99 *Red Bean Kalguksu ~ $12.99 *Steamed Pork Chops ~ $16.99 *Tteok Manduguk ~ $12.99 Small & intimate, this Korean hole in the wall serves delicious & authentic dishes. Every year for us, it's red bean & mandu/rice cake soup for New Year's. We heard that this place served those dishes so we dropped by. We were excited to try this place, which had a very homey feel to it. The steamed pork slid off the bone with a simple budge from your chopsticks (we ended up using the leftovers for a homemade kimchi stew). The sesame noodle was definitely an acquired taste, we'd try something else next time. The red bean soup they serve with a salt shaker up for you to decide, but we actually prefer it with sugar:) They're known for their spicy cod dish, definitely excited to try it one day. Service is sweet, you feel like a child again as if your mom is cooking you a soul-warming meal. Would highly recommend for some traditional Korean dishes! read more

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This is a must for those who love Korean Stews & Kimchee!!! Take it from me (I'm Korean) their Gam-Ja-Tang (Spicy Pork & Potato Stew is a must order! And their Kimchee has a very unique flavor and finish that will leave you coming back for more. Their Ban-Chan (side dishes) are very good. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed. read more

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I walked in to have lunch by myself, and the server did not like the fact that I walked in alone. (No one was in the restaurant at the time.) She did not even take my order or offer water well after 5 min., while she continue to take care of phone orders. When I finally looked her way continuously, she came to take my order. I felt ignored and not appreciated as a customer. I guess I have to come with lots of people or order whole bunch of food to get some customer service. read more

One of my favorite place for lunch. This restaurant is very authtic Korean food place. All the dishes are very very tasty

Located on the corner of 166 and Norwalk next to my local favorite sushi spot, Sushi Gallery, is where you'll find Jang Dok Dae. I recently discovered that this is one of my mother's favorite restaurants and for that reason this place will always have a special place in my heart. It's a beautiful and small family owned restaurant that serves some of the best korean food. I would personally rate their seafood kalguksu a solid five out of five. It's broth is saturated with the essence of the ocean and each mouthful will literally transport you a personal meet and greet with Ariel, princess of Atlantica. All seriousness aside, give it a try and give it a go on an especially cold winter's night. It's absolutely beautiful :). Btw, I'm watching The Office season 7 episode 19 and tearing up right now. The feels are real. This is how much I enjoyed Jang Dok DAE! Give it a go everyone! read more

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. read more

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Talk about handmade knife noodles.... wow. I've been coming here since I was 12 when they used to be called "Old Style Handmade Knife Noodles". I absolutely love their noodles, the flavor of their broth and most of all their complimentary barley rice with kimchi and dwenjang. The owners here are so nice and it's run by an older couple. I always hear them talking to each other so sweetly. I've never been disappointed coming here. I wish I lived across the street, I'd come here 5 times a week. It's $8 for a bowl and all their dishes are priced very well. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Spicy rice cake, spicy pork & chicken noodles... Yuuuum!!!! My favorite! - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

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 Yelp 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 166th 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). read more

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Came for dinner and got a table right away. Servers are friendly. We ordered green onion pancake, tteokbokki (rice cake), and chicken noodle soup. Food was delicious. The pancake was crispy and light. The Tteokbokki was pretty good and spicy. I wish the rice cake was a little softer and bouncier. The chicken noodle soup was flavorful and perfect timing for my cold. It was soothing to drink the soup. Foods came with lots of side dishes and barley rice which was interesting to try. Price is relatively reasonable. 3 main dishes for total bill of $39.30. Plenty of parking in the parking lot in the front. read more

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Came here because I was craving some kimchi soup. The broth was very flavorful, banchan was a bit different from what I'm accustomed to. They had some tiny shrimp that was really good and some jello side dish, I tried it and it was also good. Don't knock it til you try it right? Get the purple rice it's always better. Not a lot of places offer that rice so I always order it when I can. There's plenty of parking and the place is cheap, not as expensive as I thought it was going to be. I would recommend if you are near the area. Just make sure you check out their hrs. Since they close for a few hrs. During the day. read more

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. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Gamjatang and croaker fish - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

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A surprising find! Family style restaurant with good comfort food and friendly service. Amidst a variety of Korean restaurants nearby, I have to say this is my favorite. Dined here numerous times and my usual is Gamjatang. Generous portion even as a single serving size. As you can tell from the gallery of pictures, they are known for their fresh wheat noodles. Again, very generous serving size. I find myself stuffed trying to finish a bowl myself. Other dishes that I would recommend are the braised fish and pancake. There are many more delicious options on the menu and I look forward to coming back. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Gamjatang (individual serving size) Delicious..!! - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

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 read more

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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. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Chicken noodle soup! - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

Best service, food is delicious. Clean and quiet place to eat. So far the best authentic Korean food place.

When I feel like I'm coming down with a cold, I always want to come here for the comfort food. My favorite is the chicken noodle soup with fresh noodles (kalguksu) It's so hot and goes down so soothing. I just love it. Banchan is just OK - most dishes are too salty - hence minus 1 star. Also the variety could be way better. But the soups are really what I come here for. Chicken soup + starchy noodles & veggies = Feel better food! read more

Jang Dok Dae - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

You know it's an authentic Korean restaurant when everyone there (but you) is Korean. The food was great! Tried the dolsot bibimbap and the Korean pancake. They were both delicious. The bibimbap came with a delicious bean soup and some appetizers. Loved the food and the prices were reasonable too. Our server was very sweet. Would definitely come back. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Dolsot bibimbap - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

Hidden gem. Home- cooked Korean meal that is very satisfying. Loved their 갈치. I will definitely go back next time I am in LA area.

We frequent this restaurant with our Grandma and it is one of the most authentic Korean restaurants that I've been to. The staff here is always really friendly and helpful and brings out so many yummy small dishes for us. We've tried almost everything here, and our favorite go-to dishes are the seafood pancake, the pork, chicken soup, and any of the noodles. Soooo good! read more

Holy cow is this an awesome restaurant! I love finding that sweet intersection of four star and one dollar sign, and this place exceeded expectations! The food was super awesome tasty, the service was superb, and the restaurant was clean and just lovely. It's quite easy to find in a non-descript strip mall just a minute or two off the highway (CA 91, Norwalk Blvd exit) and parking was easily available. My friend and I were passing through Cerritos and stopped in for lunch (thanks Yelpers for your many reviews, which was the only way we knew about this place). I ordered bibimbap and my friend ordered bulgoki, both of which were on the lunch menu. Before our orders arrived, our server (who I think may be one of the owners - a very kind and sweet woman) gave us a rather impressive array of appetizers on tiny plates - I don't know what any of it was besides kimchi, but it was all pretty amazing and the kimchi was really fresh. Served with the appetizers was a bowl of warm barley rice, which was also super yummy. Both of our dishes were amazingly tasty and also excellent sized portions. One of the bibimbap ingredients was dried seaweed, which I either never had in bibimbap before or there was so little of it I never noticed. This portion, though, was substantial, and very tasty. Be aware that the bibimbap here is cool and does not come in a hot stone pot. You are supposed to mix your rice and some hot sauce into it before you eat it. While we were eating our main courses, the lovely woman brought out bowls of some sort of spicy tofu soup that was also really tasty. I wish I knew the Korean names for all this stuff. Regardless it was all quite fresh and delicious, tasted very authentic, and was amazing value for money - all this incredible food was only about $15 for two people (before the tip) - I couldn't believe it! If I lived in the area this would be one of my regular haunts. Folks in Cerritos are no doubt glad that they have a small slice of Korea right in their midst. If I'm ever in the area again, I will make an effort to get to this restaurant again. Yummmm! read more

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!!! read more

Jang Dok Dae - Chicken kalguksu....... big portion, but believe me... you can kill this bad boy, so order ur own! - Korean Near Me - Cerritos, California

This place reminds me of my grandma's cooking. I love the barley rice they give out and the side dishes are also good. My family is juhlado so this place is geared toward our palate. The ladies/servers here are so nice and work quickly even if it is busy and crowded. If you are crying Korean country style cuisine, this is the place for you. read more

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One of the best hole in a wall and comfort food place around here. Close to home cooked meal as you can get in restaurant. Ladies are all friendly and quality of the food is very good and if you want to order fish you want to call a head to save waiting time. Pricd is pretty good too. read more

Legit Korean food. Very friendly service. I came here when I was sick and one of the waitresses helped me order the food that supposedly good for the sickness. I love their food and service! read more