This is an old school korean chinese place. They owners have been stir frying their dishes here for 40 years, keeping everything the same. The place is a little dated but will let you time slip back 40 years to a korean chinese place somewhere in rural south korea. read more

Amazing Korean-Chinese fusion food with exceptional service! I eat here at least once a year and it never disappoints. We usually come in with a big group, get a bunch of different dishes, and share it family style because that's how you gotta eat here. My favorite dishes are the Mongolian beef, eggplant, and the black bean noodle. The lady who owns the place is so kind, accommodating, and upbeat. She makes the experience of eating there so much better. read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

Very nice old school joint family owned business with great food options & wonderful customer service. Soup was delicious and I'd say let know exactly how much you want on spice level . I asked for mild and it was serial hot but so good !!! read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Seafood soup (spicy) - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

Old school full service Chinese restaurant with a Korean twist. Please seems orderly but had an old musty smell. Jon Won looks like an old neighborhood favorite so decided to try. An older lady greeted me right away and sat me down. My experience was a bit quirky. She guessed what my ethnic background was and suggested House Special Home Made noodles, I agreed to try since she seem very excited about the home made noodles but she took the menu right away before I could even look at it. I looked at their Yelp profile to look for something less typical. Unfortunately, I would have much rather have something like the jajiang myun which you don't see everyday. I just ordered salt and pepper fried fish fillet to accompany my noodles. She was bragging at how good the salt and pepper fish was and that it was made fresh using halibut. Chow mein was unusually sweet and the shrimp was scarce and dry/shrunken. Noodles were clearly not home made. If they were, the noodles were older and overcooked. Almost mushy. The fish fillets were crispy fried but clearly not firm and sweet like halibut. It tasted like a much less expensive Swai fillets. The check total was for over $48. Which was a bit surprising for a diiner for 1 person. No rice, no soup just hot tea and water. I would have okay with the food except had expectations raised when she told me the noodles were hand/home made and the fish was halibut. She reminds me of a sweet Asian grandma so I politely left without complaint. read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Salt & pepper fish - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

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Love the family owned business! We threw an 18th birthday party for my son here and they closed the entire restaurant for us! You can't get home cooked feel type food like it at any other restaurant! read more

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Chinese Korean food. Mom and pop shop that survived Covid. Price is still great from JJAMPONG to JJA JANGMYUN that is still good~ read more

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Here's a polished, warm restaurant review that keeps your voice and details intact: This place feels like a hidden gem that's been quietly doing things right for decades. The server was incredibly kind and welcoming--she mentioned she's been serving at this location for over 14 years, which really shows in the level of care and familiarity she brings. The interior is definitely a bit outdated, but honestly, that's part of its charm. With the great-tasting food, it feels like a throwback to the old Chinese/Korean restaurants that used to line Garden Grove. It's especially cute that they're still using very old menus from decades ago. There's even a handwritten note explaining that with everything going up, prices are about $5 more than what's printed--refreshingly honest and endearing. The atmosphere is family-friendly, comfortable, and unpretentious, making it a great spot to relax and enjoy a solid meal. I've lived in OC for more than 30 years, and I genuinely wish I had discovered this place sooner. It's a reminder that some of the best spots aren't flashy--they're just consistent, heartfelt, and full of history. read more

Jo Won Noodle House - SoMaek Glass - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

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Hidden and understated mom and pop shop kinda of a place for Chinese Korean cuisine. They are super friendly and accommodating. Food hits the spot but understated this is old school style that you kind of have to have experienced in Korea to appreciate such as the lack of kimchi but with pickled sides. Only knock is prices are on the steep for their offerings and breading on their fried offerings are a lil thick , otherwise the taste is there read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

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Closed down. Kind of disappointing, I thought the price looked great and the food looked good on yelp. Disappointing. read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

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Great food broccoli and beef tender and delicious pork fried rice excellent nice customer service too read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Inside - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

Went here for Christmas Eve dinner and it was so good! The Mongolian beef is what dreams are made of. I'll never forget that delicious wok flavor paired with the juiciest beef and onions. The sweet and sour pork is also good but the beef is better and more memorable. Another star dish is the Jajangmyeon black bean noodle because it's so authentic. I just wish it had some green onion or cucumber on top like in those k drama shows. The portions are huge so it's easy to do family style here. The only down side is there is only one lady working and looks like only one chef in the back cooking everything. She speaks both Korean and Chinese which I appreciate but they are understaffed. Overall it's a good place for those comforting and homemade meals! read more

Best Korean Chinese in Socal, hands down. Trust me, this is after long search looking for flavors from home. If youre looking for old school style. read more

I've been here twice with my boyfriend and both times we came here, the food and service was absolutely fantastic! The portions are huge so you'll always have leftovers, and the older lady who runs it remembers you, even if you've only gone a few times. She's one of the most sweetest people on earth, and will do everything to make you feel like you're at home and comfortable. This is one of the most welcoming restaurants I've ever been to, and I always leave with a smile on my face read more

This is a great take out restaurant. I absolutely love the food but the service is really bad. After my experience at the restaurant i checked other reviews and realized that my experience was common. The lady who manages the front had such a warm personality when we first met her but that changed very quickly over the 30 minutes i was there at the restaurant. It gets quite uncomfortable when you see her causing drama right in front of you. That being said the spicy seafood noodle here is better than the ones have tried in buena park. read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Spicy seafood noodle - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

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Came here for our work Pre-Thanksgiving Lunch. Greeted by the friendliness owner. She gave us some recommendations and we were all happy we did. Our favorites were the giant potstickers and the Mongolian Beef but everything was great. Even when we were stuffed we kept eating Glad we got to celebrate here and have added a restaurant into our rotation read more

Jo Won Noodle House - War Wonton, Potstickers, LoMein, KungPao Chicken & Mongolian Beef - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

Place was empty only one table of guests. Four stars review was a good reason to try it out. Server was very prompt in seating us. As I was looking at the menu the server said the not too think about the prices she's going to charge lunch specials. We ordered three items which were very tasty and plenty of food. Lunch for two was $67.90 which included the self appointed tip $13.67 ambiance was old and outdated not kept up. If you're going to eat out and don't care about prices this then is definitely your choice read more

One word: AUTHENTIC. This place reminds me of a jajangmyun places in Korea when I was young. Me and my wife ordered jajangmyun(black bean noodles) and jjampong(spicy seafood noodle soup) Jajangmyun hit the spot - this is EXACTLY how it should taste - and this is the dish you should try here for authentic taste. Jjampong was really good- prefer it to be but more spicy, all else was awesome. They don't have yellow radish, but they had onions to dip in black bean sauce if you asked.... Ahhhh the nostalgia. !!! The authentic taste of jajangmyun brings back the good ole memories when I had this in Korea. read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Jjampong and jajangmyun - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

Great food and amazing staff. You are always greeted and the lady who works in the front is so friendly and hospitable. She would throw in some sodas or something extra for you while you wait for your meal. Ive ordered here several times for my family and we always been pleased. Trust this lady's recommendations! The black bean noodles and eggplants are something we always order. read more

Back again, every time I visit LA and Garden Grove I always make it a choice to stop by here. This is one of the best places for jajangmyun, I really love their house made noodles and their kimchi pairs really well. Their kimchi is not the typical red, but a white style kimchi that pairs well with the flavors of the black bean sauce. Also their fried dumplings (mandoo) is really good I highly recommend this family owned and operated restaurant. Service could be hit or miss because it's just a sweet grandma running this place and her husband I believe as the cook. So if it's super busy I would say don't be afraid to ask or call her over but also be a little understanding. Ambiance is def. a hole in the wall but I enjoy it, a flash back to old restaurant decor of the past with its unique used/vintage charm.l read more

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We were driving through the area and my husband saw their sign from the road. Decided we would eat here for lunch. The lady who greeted us was very friendly and talkative, she can speak both Chinese and Korean. We ordered: - spicy seafood soup with noodles - just decent - Mongolian beef with rice - big portion size, beef was quite chewy, flavorful but on the sweet side The interior is dated from when they opened 35+ years ago. Their menu prices went up $5 across all items to keep up with inflation. Apparently their potstickers are huge and very popular but we did not order it. read more

Jo Won is Korean Chinese cuisine, so the dishes are of Chinese origin, but with a Korean interpretation of it. My whole life I've always driven past it and knew of its existence, but haven't bothered trying it out until recently. Not so much by choice, but by chance. Anyway, I've had their jjampong (Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup) and mandu (Korean dumplings) a couple times for lunch thanks to my boss and coworker. While I've had more than plenty of Korean and Chinese cuisine (separately) in my life, I can't stay I've specifically had Korean-Chinese cuisine often, so perhaps you should take my review with a grain of salt. Speaking of salt, the jjampong is a bit bland. A pinch of salt would definitely help bring out the flavors of the soup more. Although, I discovered that once I gave the container a stir, the flavors came out more. The containers they use for take-out are pretty deep and they give A LOT of noodles. A LOT. The mandu here are huge!! They are also big grease sponges since they're fully deep fried. Like, I literally I took a bite and the juices are grease came oozing out the other end. Again, nothing crazy good about them, but they are big and crispy. Personally, Jo Won is not a place I would ever decide to eat at on my own. Even after looking over their photos and menu, nothing really interests me at all. However, they've been here FOREVER so I'm sure they're doing something right I suppose. Pass for me though. read more

Amazing food and our Lady Server/Owner was awesome! Felt like we were in Seoul. Jjajang Myeon 9/10, Pan fried dumplings 8/10, Shrimp Fried Rice 7/10, Sweet and Sour Pork 9/10, Wonton Soup 10/10. read more

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Food: speechless! I thought I've been going to the best Korean Chinese restaurant but their handmade noodles was like nothing I've ever had. The size of the mandoo was the biggest I've ever seen! Service: I don't know her name but she handled the big restaurant all by herself and made me feel at home. Ambiance: cozy read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

We were looking for good Chinese and Korean food in the area and we left completely satisfied after eating at Jo Won. We ordered the basics first - black bean noodles, Champong, and sweet and sour pork. The black bean noodles were delicious. The noodles had the perfect texture and had just the right portion of sauce to noodles. The Champong was definitely the star of the show. It came with plenty of noodles, seafood, and soup to really hit the spot. The sweet and sour pork was so tasty and came in a shareable portion. We were overall delighted with the food here. This restaurant is great for family style gatherings or just a dinner spot for two with plenty of parking in the plaza. The service was also very friendly and helpful with the menu. read more

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The food here is EPIC!!! The service is AMAZING! The owner is so sweet! The restaurant is surrounded by beautiful art! Ordered the homemade potstickers, beef Chow Mein, & Won Ton Soup!! It's family style so enough for a family! Second time here and it's worth every 16 miles driven! Worth the money, gas, time, and drive!! read more

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Amazing food! Amazing service .. I strongly recommend this place Lili is the BEST! :) Playboy read more

Delicious Korean/Chinese fusion. Loved the fried mandu, jajangmyeon (black bean noodles) and jjamppong. Portions are good, and service is swift and friendly. Will be back here for more. read more

I'm writing this review because we had a very strange experience here. But first: the food. It was fine. Traditional, old school Chinese restaurant fare. Good variety on the menu and items we haven't seen in years were listed. We picked black bean noodles with seafood and the beef with mushrooms. They were fine but nothing special. The black bean noodles with seafood were good but had virtually no seafood -- a few small pieces of squid tentacle and about 5 mini shrimp. Both dishes had plenty of cornstarch. A small bowl of rice to share was included but no tea. So, now for the weird part. We walked in and the friendly waitress greeted us. We said, "Two for lunch." She said, "We don't have lunch specials anymore. You have to order from the menu." Oh, okay. We had seen the lunch menu on Yelp but things have changed because of COVID. "Do you still want to stay?" she asked. Yes. We can order from the menu. We opened up the menu and we saw a piece of paper inserted that said because of increased costs, all the prices would be $2 more than listed. Okay. We can pay $2 more -- we know up front. So then we start to pick items from the menu. And then the waitress lets us know that it's even more than $2 added on. For example, we thought we'd try the mu shu pork because we hadn't had it in years. "Oh," she said. "That's $5 more, not $2." No matter what we picked, it wasn't $2 more -- it was a much bigger add-on. Was it because we weren't regulars? Because we weren't Chinese? Because she wanted a little extra money on the side? We went ahead and ordered. And she explained, "You know, most of our customers are regulars. They don't even look at the menu. They just tell us what they want and we make it." It's great if you have a business where people can come in and order what they want and get it and not care about the price. But that's not really what we were looking for at lunch on a work day -- and not what we wanted to pay for. And a $45 lunch for two? I would expect something a little more special than what we got. read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Beef with mushrooms - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

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We had black bean noodles, sea food spicy noodles and Pork kung pao... only the owner was working. She was bragging about how good the noodles were and it was homemade from soybeans but I didn't like it. It was not thick enough. She said price was not updated on the menu for 35 years!! It was almost 50% higher than what was on the menu. She had to tell us of the price of each dish. Then, she kept saying the new price over and over again read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Black bean noodles - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

Very clean and friendly server but the food was way off. Spent $80 for unsatisfactory food. Incorrect ingredients and flavor. They need to do some quality control. Got dumplings, was okay. The black bean noodles lacked flavor and noodles were slightly over cooked. Got a entree that was suppose to have Veg and some seafood but mostly carrots and cucumbers plus egg was dry. They need to taste their food. Very disappointed read more

Wow, I'm so glad my group found this mom and pop shop. We had a large party of 9 and were seated immediately. The owner is trilingual, speaking English, Korean, and Cantonese fluently. They shared that they came from northern China, and their dishes have Chinese/Korean influences. Some of my favorites were the black bean noodles, Mapu tofu, and Szechuan eggplant, but honestly everything was delicious. Come with friends and try stuff family style! read more

When ever Im in the area I try and grab a meal at this place. People are super friendly and food os good and they give good portions. My personal favorite is the Mongolian beef which is one of the better ones I've ever had. Their home made noodles are also bomb. You mist try it out. Fyi , their prices have gone up just like other places. read more

The food is awesome the host makes you feel like family so awesome the chef really knows he's way around the kitchen thank you so much read more

Jo Won Noodle House - The dinning area, neat and clean. Just waiting for you and your family to come on over. - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

The service was top notch! The lady who was the server was very friendly and lovely. She was at happy and friendly to recommend some favorites. The menu does have a $5 up charge to each dish, they probably didn't reprint the menus which is not a big deal at all. The food was hot and fresh. Very yummy and would recommended a try if you haven't already. I'd choose this place over many of the limited options we have in Anaheim any day. read more

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I genuinely never post on here, but this restaurant and their sweet owners deserve all the stars :) We ordered the mandoo, jjamppong, and jjajangmyun. As others have said, the mandoo were amazing and are HUGE fried little footballs. The jjajangmyun was good as well, but the real star was the jjamppong. It was the perfect level of spicy and full of shrimp, squid, and other seafood. Food aside, the service was next level. An ahjussi greeted us as soon as we walked in while our server was the sweetest ahjumma. She provided us with her recommendations and was on top of it with pouring our tea and checking in on our table periodically. Since the dishes are served family style, she kindly cut up our noodles (absolutely necessary bc the noodles are looooong) and portioned them out for us. What really impressed me though, is that she took our leftovers and packaged them up for us at the end of our meal, which is pretty uncommon amongst small mom and pop shops like this. As a head's up, the actual prices are $5 more than what's listed on the menu. Understandable given the current rate of inflation. Even so, their dishes are still cheap/decently priced--$13 for the jjajangmyun and $15 for the jjamppong. We also had plenty of leftovers afterwards between the two of us. If you're looking for reasonably priced, delicious Korean/Northern Chinese food, then please give this place a try!! The outside doesn't seem all that impressive, but the food is great and the service is unparalleled! read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Mandoo, pickled veggies, and jjajangmyun - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

Went up to this place all random because we were craving for noodle, service was very good from the waitress lady, she was so sweet and attentive to us. The inside gave me a "authentic Chinese food" feels and it was. We only ordered a chow men and an order of jajangmyeon, they were so delicious, specially the beef chowmen. read more

Jo Won Noodle House - Beef chow men noodle - Chinese Near Me - Anaheim, California

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I don't come to Anaheim often but I would just for this sweet mom and pop shop. Everything is family style and we ordered so much food based on the restaurant- owner's recommendation. The portion sizes are incredible we definitely had leftovers when we came. Everyone is so sweet here can't wait to come back again! Black Bean Sauce Noodles - 8/10 Mongolian Beef - 9/10 Pan Fried Dumplings - 8.5/10. Great bonus is that they are humongous!! read more

Great menu ! Flavorful food & fine service! Local, in N. O. C.(Brea) left overs ( if any) better than the late night news! read more

We found this restaurant last Saturday. We loved the food so much went back again for dinner. The food is EXCELLENT last week I ordered Mongolian Beef today Cashew Chicken My wife ordered Kung Pao Chicken both times because she loved it so much. Prices are great. The restaurant is not fancy but the owner is very nice, great customer service. We will be back soon! read more

We tried Jo Won for the first time today. For Mom-in-law's birthday, she wanted egg foo young. And it's actually harder to find than expected. So we ordered fried rice, chow mein, egg foo young, orange chicken, szechuan eggplant, and potstickers. So much food! The portion sizes are huge! And fresh- they don't make anything until its ordered. No steam table here. The service was fantastic. So friendly. Jo Won is our new favorite Chinese restaurant and we'll be back often. read more