A place I frequent quite often for my craving of Chinese-Korean dishes. I usually order the Jajangmyeon which is a black bean based sauce with noodles, zucchini, potatoes, and pork. Noodles are Al-dente and coated generously with sauce. Yesterday I visited Joong Koog Jip and got the trifecta of tang soo yuk, Jajangmyeom and Jjamppong. I usually can eat spicy but I opted for the non-spicy version. It was soooo good. The blend of the seafood in the jjamppong created a perfect harmony in the noodle soup. At the end of they serve mini fried donuts which is always a delight read more

Joong Koog Jip - Jjam Pong Soup, Ja Jang Myun, Tang Soo Tuk Pork () - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

Update from 1 year ago.....now we can safely say our last experience was due to a packed Mothers Day experience....today I change our review to: Never fails to provide a great blend of Korean and Chinese experience without compromising the traditional flavors and flare....not our first time here and never will be our last...get there....only 38 minutes from our Manhattan home...we'll worth the drive read more

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Overall a decent experience for Korean food in NYC. Staff was very accommodating along with a fairly clean dining area. Service fairly quick as well, along with decent prices for food. Now the restaurant specializes in Chinese-Korean dishes such as jajangmyun (black bean paste noodles), kkhanpunggi (fried chicken), or tangsuyuk (fried pork). There is banchan at the beginning of the meal, which was mainly kimchi, onions and pickled radishes. Couple things were that the jajangmyun I ordered was a bit heavy with the onions, but otherwise plenty of flavor with seafood, noodles and sauce. Also one of the members in our party said the sauces for the kkhanpunggi and tangsuyuk were backwards, though liked how the sauce was served in a separate bowl from the tangsuyuk so it didn't get soggy. Didn't have high expectations for parking, but there is a "customer" parking lot for two cars behind the restaurant. And of course both spaces were occupied. read more

Joong Koog Jip - Tang Soo Tuk Pork () - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

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My favorite spot to get spicy ja jang myun. Not sure why this location is rated lower than their other one. Dining indoors here (pre 2020) was great. Most of the food was pretty good albeit expensive. I think Joong Koog Jip uses higher quality noodles for their ja jang myun and the spice is worth the extra dollar. It's pretty spicy, unlike many other places which claim it. My only gripe is that the sauce doesn't contain that much meat or potatoes -- instead, it's mainly onions. But I see that everywhere else so I guess people prefer eating...onions over meat or potatoes. The sauce is so tasty so I always want to finish every drop. But the noodles are also great so I finish all the noodles before the sauce runs out. So I usually order a second helping of noodles. If you're ordering takeout, I recommend dunking the noodles in boiling water for a few seconds to separate them. Otherwise you're just left with a clump of noodles and too much sauce. read more

We had Sunday lunch here and ordered kkamppoongki for starters with the sauce on the side. My husband got the omurice and I got jjamjjamyun. There was just enough noodles for both sides. The jjamppong wasn't too spicy. We parked on the street and we didn't wait long. We were served the sweet potato glaze dessert afterwards. read more

Joong Koog Jip - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

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You know how there's American Chinese food, like general tso's chicken? For those of you who don't already know this, Koreans have their own take on Chinese food, and as a Chinese person, I can assure you it is noticeably quite different but also extremely delicious. It's Korean food. A korean take on Chinese food. I got their vegetable Ja Jang Myun. For just $8, it came in a huge portion. It was very tasty but the vegetables within were 90% onions, 5% zucchini, 5% potatoes so it does feel like you get what you paid for. The kimchi was way too salty for my taste, especially with the already salty ja jang myeon-I couldn't enjoy the side dishes. Still, it was a solid choice and I really should not complain, at that price. Finally, their dessert gets 5 stars or maybe 10. It's one of the tastiest things I've ever eaten. It's a chewy fried mochi donut hole. Bites of heaven. read more

There are a bunch of korean-chinese restaurants in the neighborhood and this might be our favorite. We got the sweet and sour fried beef, black bean noodles, kimchi fried rice and mapo tofu. The portions are big and everything was tasty. The noodles were still chewy even though we got it for take out and and the sauce for the beef wasn't too sweet. I really like the complimentary fried mochi corn balls as well. Overall a great restaurant if you're in the mood for some chinese-korean food! (or if you recently read "Crying in Hmart") read more

Been here several times and overall its hard to give this place a better rating than 3. Perhaps I might have once rated it a 4, but since then, the portion size has greatly reduced and the flavor of some of the dishes has gone down. Last time I went, I got the jjajjangmyeun, pepper seafood jjammppong, and the tangsooyook. The jjajjang was excellent. Almost nothing I could complain about the richness of the sauce filled with onions, potatoes, and little bits of deliciously simmered meat. The pepper seafood jjammppong on the other hand was quite lack luster. It just wasn't spicy enough, wasnt flavorful enough, and came with a small noodle portion size despite its higher price point. The tangsooyook was alright, but I've found that other places have better quality/quantity for cheaper. Overall, come for the jjajjangmyeun, stay away from everything else. read more

Food looks nice but its soooo bland. The tan soo chicken sweet sour chicken was so greasy and the chicken itself was so dry. $24 for some sad tasting dish. Maybe it just wasnt for us but I did see many koreans ordering it so its definitely a popular one. But honestly sesame chicken tastes better and has more flavor than this. Their mapo tofu lacked flavor as well. Looks appealing but lacked flavor and had too much grease. If youre going to come, just come for the jia jiang mian black bean noodles.. that is reasonably priced and good. The rest left me with queasiness in my stomach. Dont be fooled by pictures as pictures are deceiving. read more

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It is a pretty good jajangmyeon spot. Ordered the shrimp fried rice, jajangmyeon, japtangbab and kkangpungi. The fried rice wasn't oily or overly salty. I liked the seafood in the japtangbab. Jajangmyeon was good, it's not the best I've ever had but it hits the spot. The crispy battered meat was drizzled in sweet syrupy sauce and it was yummy. All of the food tasted good and the service was fine. I would come here again and recommend to others. read more

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Great place to eat with friends and family. Affordable and decent sized portions. Super filling and satisfying. They're famous for their jjam jja myun and I understand why, it's delicious! The noodles have a great chew and the sauce has a perfect consistency and good balance of flavor. Also they give you a pair of scissors to cut your noodles, so do not worry about having to chew a long noodle. Their jjam pong (seafood noodle soup) is great too! There's a generous amount of seafood ( squid, shrimp, and mussel), the soup is not too spicy and the noodles are fine. When you ask for the check they will give you these small sweet fried dough balls and mind I say I prefer these than when restaurant give mints! And remeber to sign in on yelp, they give you a free plate of 8 fried dumpling!! The place is clean and has lots of windows, which is nice because if you go early you get lots of sunlight. The servers were nice. read more

Joong Koog Jip - Top: Jjam jja myun (A14) - $12.95 Bottom: Ggan Poong Gi Jjam jja myun (B18) $14.95 - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

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You definitely get a bang for your buck here. Food here is cheap and portion is huge. And the food actually taste pretty good too. However the waitress could really have done a much better job. I asked for my jjam pong soup and noddles separate. However she said "oh sorry but we cannot do that because the noddles and the soup are already made together". We all know this is bull. there's no way the noddles are already in with the soup. The noddle will get super soggy. She literally just did not want to go through the trouble since it was a relatively busy Saturday night. Secondly, we had someone in our dinner party that does not eat pork for religious reasons. And yes we know they routinely put pork in the jjamjjam sauce. But when we placed the order, the waitress assured us that no meat will be put in the sauce. And it will be purely vegetarian. Guess what? When that jjamjjiam sauce came out, our dinner mate took a big bite of the sauce with his fried rice, and it had big pieces of pork inside. To me that is just purely unacceptable. When he called the waitress over, she assured us it was not meat but beans. Another bull from the waitress. The sauce was indeed made with small pieces of bean inside but it also came with chunks of pork with skin on it. Overall, I think the experience could have been much better if we had a different, more experienced, caring waitress. And again, food was pretty decent and cheap. My jjam pong was only $8 dollars and the jjamjjiamyun about $11 dollars. However I would not recommend this place if you are a vegetarian or have a special diet need or request as they will flat out refuse it or mess it up big read more

Joong Koog Jip - Jjam pong - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

Used to be my fave... something changed here... def new ownership? New cooks? Unfamiliar servers... empty restaurant... time to find a new spot! read more

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This place is pretty nice and has a home-y feel to it when you walk in. I like that their portions are decently big for the amount they charge. I have had their popular black bean noodles and the popular fried meat dish (not entirely sure the name) everybody orders. This place seems to always be busy at night and the staff are very friendly and nice. The only thing a little bit bothersome is that during the dinner rush hours, it is hard to flag down a waiter to come to your table since they are so busy and there are only a few circulating around. Overall a good place to recommend if you're looking for a place to enjoy Korean Chinese food with a few friends or family members. read more

solid place to get your quick noodle fix. if you can decide between soup or ja jang noodles you can get both as a half and half! we always get the fried pork with sweet and sour sauce when we come. they also give candied fried donuts for dessert. read more

Joong Koog Jip - half and half - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

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This has been my fourth time coming to this restaurant and I still am in love with it. Prices have not changed since I came here three years ago (at least I don't think that they have changed). I always get their jjajangmyeon and their jjampong. Even though I thinkt heir jjampong is much better, I always end up getting both. If you are going with someone you know who wants both as well, I recommend you split the full bowl rather than getting the half and half option (half jjajangmyeon and half jjampong in one bowl). The price to get them pre-split is a few dollars more than getting the individual bowl. The food is good and the price is cheap -- about $8-9 for a bowl of noodles that will guarantee to get you full (I couldn't finish my bowl) They also give you a small dessert at the end, glazed fried dough -- its really good trust me. read more

Joong Koog Jip - Half jjajangmyeon half jjampong ($12) - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

they dont honor the free checkin on yelp. went to the restaurant and they stared at me like i had three heads..

Came here for a quick dinner with my brother & sister in-law... my brother was pretty hangry so we ordered as quickly as possible, but the food took such a long time to come out. He was super unhappy. We had to get the waitress's attention more than once & they never even came to our table throughout our meal to check in on us to see if we needed anything. We observed as the waitress (who took our order) roamed around to serve entrees to the guests at two other tables who clearly came in after we did. This is unacceptable... it's an obvious red flag pointing to their internal problems. They had maybe 5-6 waiters/waitresses in the front just standing around... not doing much (while the restaurant was starting to fill up maybe 10 mins after we had gotten there). My guess is they don't train their waiting staff properly and/or they just don't know the basic 101's on food industry & hospitality. Terrible service. As for the food, we ordered the Shrimp Fried Rice, Jjam Jja Myun (jja jang myun + jjampong), Japchae Rice, & a Tang Soo Yook to share. Food was alright. My japchae bap was slightly underseasoned and the bell peppers were undercooked maybe 30 more seconds. The other dishes were fine & their best star dish was the Tang Soo Yook, which came perfectly fried & crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Beef was tender and juicy & the sauce was nicely sweet & sour. Gave it a 2 star only because the food wasn't too bad. Otherwise, this restaurant doesn't deserve more than 1 star at this point. Hopefully they take criticism well & improve. My advice? Only order take out if you're craving their food. Don't dine in... or you'll regret it. read more

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I always come to Joong Koog Jip when I'm craving black beans noodles. I've been coming here since I was a kid and it has always stayed pretty consistent. I usually get black bean noodles and the pork tang soo yook. The noodles are chewy and savory and when you eat it with the yellow radish?! Chefs kiss! The tang soo yook is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. I would recommend ordering it with the sauce on the side so it doesn't get soggy; this ensures you get a crispy bite every time! And they give you a complimentary dessert, I don't know what the name is but it's addicting. It caramel iced on the outside and this chewy bready consistency on the inside. You'll also find pieces of cooked corn on the inside. Needless to say, I'll be coming here until I'm old and gray! read more

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Came here for dinner and we got some fried dumplings, shrimp lo mein, tangsoo chicken and ja jang myun. The food was good and was more family style rather than individual. Food gave me some serious gas! Service was good and fast and the place looked clean. I like how they have the sinks outside the bathroom because we all know a good number of people don't wash their hands and leave doodoo on the door handles of bathrooms. Prices and parking weren't bad either. read more

The worst Jja Jang Myun in my 50 years! I picked up Seafood Jia Ja Jang Myun and found only few small pieces of chopped squid, 3 shrunken tiny mussel meats and 2 shrimps as small and round as a nickel and also too dry and hard to chew. They use lots of cheap imitation crap meat (the red chunks shown in the photo). The noodle smells funny &funky because I think they use packaged frozen seafood that is seen at grocery stores. It releases juice when melting and it makes odor. I wasted my money and time. It also ruined my appetite!! read more

Joong Koog Jip - Seafood Jja Jang Myun - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

Joong Koog Jip is a Korean style Chinese restaurant. We've ordered takeout before but the food tastes better when you eat there. We came for lunch around 2 pm on a Saturday afternoon, and the restaurant was still crowded. We ordered jajangmyun (black bean sauce with noodles), jampong (spicy seafood noodle soup), and kampoongi (fried chicken in a sweet and spicy sauce). The noodles here are good! They're fresh and chewy. You need to cut them a bit because they're quite long. The jajang is tasty, but it's not the best I've ever had. The seafood in the jampong is really fresh too. The kampoongi has a lot of chicken in it, and it's crispy. I don't think it would taste good to-go because it'd get too soggy. The portions are fillings, especially for the price. The service is very Korean in the sense of the ordering style and personalities. I thought the service was overall ok. I would recommend Joong Koog Jip if you're in the mood for jajangmyun or jampong. read more

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Pass. Not for me. The food is not bad, can get better elsewhere. Also, I was really bothered by how they packaged the takeout. I can't remember if it has changed, but I don't think it was like this before. I ordered the lunch menu, and they put the sauce and tangsooyuk over the rice, so when I got home to eat it, it's was just really soggy. Usually, restaurants separate it to preserve the crispiness. If it doesn't bother you, the food is alright. read more

10/10 really amazing and authentic Korean Chinese food. Generous portions and really good service (freebie dough balls are amazing!). New restaurant discovered during pandemic that I've been ordering pick up from and I'm so glad I found it. I usually get the tang soo took beef. Jjampong soup is very food with generous amount of seafood. My go to Korean Chinese food!! read more

Our favorite Chinese-Korean restaurant. The restaurant is big, spacious and bright! Staff is always friendly. During Covid, we've ordered takeout a few times and everything is just as good. Our usual order always includes Ja Jang Myun, Jjam Pong, Tang Soo Yuk Pork. Love the fried corn dessert! read more

Joong Koog Jip - Tang Soo Yuk Pork; Jjam Pong; Ja Jang Myun - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

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This place serves food for the soul. The jajangmyun and tangsuyuk are definitely the must try options. Do be cautious of the larger serving size though. This place serves family sized portions. read more

Joong Koog Jip - Signature Ja Jang Myun - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

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It's been a while since I last came here but again, this place always hits the spot! This time, I got the samsun jjambbong (extra veggie and seafood soupy spicy noodles) and my boyfriend got the jjamjjamyun (half spicy seafood noodles and half black bean noodles) with an appetizer of boiled veggie dumplings. We inhaled the whole thing and were extremely satisfied! I love the end-of-the-meal snack of the candied fried dough! Yum yum! :) read more

Joong Koog Jip - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

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Lately been doing work in the area and with all the k-dramas we've been watching, the cravings have been REAL. Me and the missus went with the standard Jjajangmyun and the Jjampong. We also threw in the fried dumplings, and the kkangpoongi which all just hit the spot on so many levels. There are many foods that for the longest time I wrote off as disappointing, these foods were among them--but I totally take that back now. read more

Joong Koog Jip - The Chinese House (in literal translation.) The lunch special here does not included 1/2 Jja jang and 1/2 jjampong which is usually the popular dish at a Chinese-Korean restaurant so i ordered from the regular menu which is a couple dollars more. Also no single size ttangsuyuk is offered. The service was quick and the dish came out in less than 5 minutes. The jjajjangmyun and jjampong tastes home cooked and different from K-town Manhattan. Fresh ingredients, clean not-too-spicy broth and decent portions. Great deal, good food, excellent service, and a pleasant experience. read more

Joong Koog Jip - Korean Near Me - Bayside, New York

One of the less savory memories when it came to dating Chinese girls involve sampling the "special delicacies" at their family gatherings (pickles and organ meats, or some type of spicy or vinegary goo) and trying (as hard as I may) to make the lady-of-the-moment go to some of the places that I enjoy. You don't do head meat on tacos, raw oysters, bloody slabs of steer or pit roasted lamb with a large piece of hubcap bread off a tandoor? I don't think we are going to be together for long. Well, fortunately, the missus enjoy my culinary insanity. She likes Huitlacoche (look that one up), weird sodas (Zhandukrelli and Uludag) and weird cheeses (I once trolled her into putting a Quebec abbey raw milk blue cheese under her armpit to "warm it up for consumption" at Centre Desjardin). And as part of being a caring, nurturing life partner, I accommodate her culinary viewpoints. That involves Korean style Chinese. Korean style Chinese is...different. In most other parts of the world, when people think of Chinese cuisine, it's a derivative of Cantonese. Southern China was the poorer and more agricultural part of the nation, and when it's time to leave the motherland in search of fortune and adventure, it's the lads from the Southern fishing villages who venture into the lands unknown - it's their descendants who influenced what is considered "classic" Chinese cuisine in those foreign lands. There's always an exception to the rule - one being South Korea. They got the Northerners instead due to geographic proximity. The flavor of the Chinese cuisine there are derived from the flavors around Shandong province (the area directly south of Beijing), Hebei (surrounding Beijing) and Liaoling (east of that), and it reflects upon the menus of Joong Koog Jip. Take, for instance, Jajangmyeon (炸醬麵) - it's a Shandongese recipe for noodles cooked in a black bean sauce that was saturated in cooking oil to the point where it looks deep fried (hence 炸醬, or deep fried sauce - and don't worry, the oil is poured off later). There's Nanja Wantz (南煎丸子), which is a braised meatball recipe that was supposed to represent the joy of family reunions. Oh, and in case you are wondering what tangsuyu (糖醋肉) means, it's sugar vinegar meat AKA sweet-n-sour pork, and that's a northern Chinese dish using a technique called velveting to give the meat pieces a crispy, almost tempura-like crust for separate dipping. Alright, enough about the menu. Is the place good? Well, it's spacious and clean, and service is decent. Decor is modern and can sit quite a few diners, although you might have to share the rows of tables, Chinese style. When it comes to the food, however, it's only so-so. The jajangmyeon was a bit bland (the onions are not browned), and their nanja wantz have this weird texture that tastes not-very-meaty. Not sure if they overdid it with the binders and the meat glue (transglutaminase), but it just tastes weird (it's supposed to be like a Salisbury steak). The dessert is the usual fried dough glazed in syrup, which is similar to what you'll get in Northeastern Chinese (Dongbei) restaurants like Fu-Run in Flushing. That being said, they have a sister store with the same name that does a much better job in Murray Hill near the LIRR stop. The flavor is better, the service is more intimate, and in my opinion, it's better. This place (in Bayside) is adequate, but that place (in Murray Hill) will get my repeat business. read more

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This place used to be good. Now it's not that great given all the options. So disappointed with their portions. 2/5 Food is okay (3/5) Honestly I used to recommend this place as my favorite spot but not anymore. Recently I tried nun jajang nan jamppong again (down the street) and really recommend it a lot more than here now. Edit: everyone who ate this says it's dull and bland compared to the past read more

These places (both in Northern and Murray hill) are one of the best Korean-Chinese food places in Queens. I'd recommend here to anybody if they are craving for some Tangsooyuk (fried pork with sweet sauce) and Gganpoong saewoo (fried shrimp with sweet sauce) because I always order these two when I go here with more people. The only thing I wouldn't be happy about here is that sometimes they are way too busy that you need to wait to be seated but still it's worth it :) read more

I've stopped in here three times now and the food is just as delicious as I remembered it!!. This time I had the. Jjajangmyun with jjangbong half and half with tangsooyook both of which are AMAZING!!!. The atmosphere was very quiet which was another good thing in my opinion!. Can't wait to come back again! I wish I could give this place 10 stars honestly! read more