Got food poisoning from this place yesterday and still suffering today. We won't be eating here ever again. read more

This spot is definitely OG ktown spot, theres always a must for chinese food in koreatown because of the bordering countries. first. the size of portions is incredible, you will get full you should split portions and order more you will have leftovers, call your siblings neighbors whoever second, the taste is legit especially the seafood jambong, it isn't some powder soup base flavor, its real cooked down seafood juice, I'm from new orleans so I have the seafood taste buds, its the juice. third, you should always get noodles Jjajangmyeon seafood noodle and fried pork, if you're going crazy get the dumplings, you can't really eat those the next day though. good to see a mom and pop joint still alive and well thank you! read more

Awesome!! We got the hot pepper chicken and the orange chicken. Both were just as they should be- dense, flavorful, and filling. Super nice staff and tasty sides as well. I'll be back!! read more

Free parking lot is available. Their jjajangmyun is in the upper tier in Ktown. I've heard their jjampong is also good and their kkampoong saewoo (fried shrimp?) is confirmed tasty with juicy shrimp. Intimate dining area that takes you back. The servers are Korean and may not necessarily speak the best English, but they're courteous and do more than enough. I'll eventually rank all of these spots, but this one is definitely a staple! read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - Black Bean Noodle - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Lady who answers the phone is rude and gives attitude. I called to complain about the black bean noodles that were cold with mushy onions. Both noodles and sauce were cold. How is that possible to serve cold noodles and sauce? Then it hit me. They microwave their food before serving and they forgot to reheat it. The fried dumplings were obviously refried to heat up again as the outside was almost burnt. Never ordering from here again. How can they serve old food? Disgusting! read more

Absolutely the best bean noodle 짜장면 in all of k town.. a must have.. can't miss.. Will not regret it.. read more

Shampu sorry if I misspelled but is an amazing soup! And the beef dumplings are amazing

Very poor service.. especially waiter or cook I don't know but very, very, very, very rude. Don't wanna come back here again.

Huge fan of the black bean noodles come here to grab a quick bite of it portion size it's extremely fair and highly recommend bringing friends and family read more

Came here on a whim with my boyfriend last night. We were looking for a place to eat and this restaurant had a good old rugged look inside as if their jja jjang myun or jjam ppong was the best in town. The interior isn't the greatest, but I didn't mind it at all. Definitely has that mom and pop shop feel. He ordered the jja jjang myun--a combo of the black bean noodle and spicy seafood noodle dish. Both are great on their own but if you're indecisive like me, this is a great dish for you cause you get to try the best of both worlds. However, I'll admit--the black bean noodle dish was pretty bland in my opinion and they skipped out on the sauce which maybe could have been a factor as to why I gave it 2 stars. Plenty of parking within the plaza if you are worried about it but it overall wasn't the most appetizing meal for me. Of course there's days when it could be a one off moment, but for the most part it was okay for me. read more

A regular spot for us with our go to being one large order a piece of the jjambbong and jjajangmyun along with an order of the shrimp fried rice. The portions are always large, pretty easily feeding a family of 5 (though remember these are large orders of the noodles, which can be asked for but I'm not sure that they are written out on the menu). The inside of the restaurant feels like the mom & pop business that it is, sometimes reminding me of the simple places you might see in some kdramas. My father has been coming here for decades, and doesn't seem to have noticed the differences that others have following the ownership change. The jjajang is consistently delicious and comforting, with just the right amount of chew to the noodles and a good mix of substance to the sauce. The fried rice also is always great with a good amount of shrimp and that impossible to replicate at home taste of Chinese takeout fried rice. I will say the jjambbong is usually the star of the show, though just how excellent it is seems to vary to me. While it's always great, there have been times we've ordered it where it seems to be just that little bit better. Who knows, maybe it's just in my head, but I will say you consistently get a full bowl of delicious seafood and noodles that never disappoints. The service is also good and responsive, no complaints there. I will caution against going on a particularly hot LA day because you won't find frigid AC conditions which might make eating the hot broth of the jjambong a little less pleasant. Overall, a great place to get some comfort food with large portions, great taste, and cheap prices. read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - jjambbong. We had already started digging in when I remembered to snap this picture, so the full serving size isn't shown. - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Food was good...I just felt a little uncomfortable bc the employees were constantly watching us eat...I think the staff there was watching us eat to see if there was anything they can do to make our dining experience better...for instance they brought us extra plates when they saw my husband giving me a bite from his noodle which I didn't take a picture of since it's just jajang myun and another time they brought spoon when they saw my husband take a bite of my fried rice...but it was so uncomfortable that I couldn't finish eating my food and had to box them and go. We weren't the only customers in the beginning but there was a time when all the customers left and it was just my boyfriend and I dining there and they kept watching us eat...we're both Korean by the way so I guess if you're not and you have this same experience, just know it's not you. It might be their approach to being attentive? Or maybe I had food on my face lol The shrimp with spicy tomato sauce was interesting and I didn't really taste the tomatoes. Apparently this dish was my husband's regular appetizer growing up so he ordered it since I never had it before. There's some spice to it and paired well with the shrimp fried rice which got greasy/ from all the oil on the rice and the jajang sauce. Definitely will return for other items on the menu. I highly recommend the half and half bowl of jajang myun and champong bowl if you can't decide on what to order. read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - Shrimp Fried Rice with jajang sauce which I had to ask for...didn't see it in the menu - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Small restaurant within the Koreatown plaza. Service was good, and enjoyed watching fresh dumplings being made like Din Tai Fung through the glass window. The sweet and sour pork dish is about $21 which is pretty hefty, but a super large portion! The amount of sauce to fried pork is a bit off, but really tasty. The jja jjang myun wasn't really my style. The sauce is too watery for my taste, but the noodles were good. Only $11 or so for a bowl though it is a smaller portion. read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - Sweet And Sour Pork - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Spicy seafood jjajangmyeon and jjamppong here are incredibly delicious. Among the Chinese restaurants in Ktown LA, this one is definitely one of the best. read more

Management appears to have changed, with mostly pleasing results. Most importantly, the jjam-ppong is back to their top taste levels. Jjam-ppong - 8.5/10 - Mandarin Garden, a.k.a. Shin-Heung-Ru (SHR henceforth), was my first introduction to this great dish, and had been my lasting favorite for a good 7+ years (until the old Young-Bin-Ru came along). SHR's jjam-ppong is old-school, with somewhat unique veggie and seafood choices. I'd say their strengths are the chewy, fresh-feeling noodles and deep-tasting broth. This is the least changed, if at all, item on the menu - the new SHR simply upgraded the quality of it, as the old SHR had notable consistency issues with their jjam-ppong (ranging from 6~9 out of 10, score-wise). Fried Dumpling - 6/10 - Unfortunately, this was a disappointment. The old SHR fried dumpling was (usually) less burnt, and had more oil - the dumpling would become a greasy soggy mess after an hour or so. However, the filling inside was the bomb, and I would rate it as the best Fried Dumpling of Koreatown. The new SHR does oil control better, but the filling has become drier, with less juicy meat taste and more dry veggie taste. Fried Rice - 6.5/10 - The new SHR appears to have focused on infusing the wok taste to the Fried Rice, maybe a bit too much. It was still good (better than The Silver Lake House's version, on their worst days), but it tasted too burnt. Sweet & Sour Pork - 3/10 - Absolutely terrible for me, a dry, overcooked mess and unremarkable sauce. The new SHR would be well-served looking into their competitors' versions. As with my review of the old SHR, I rated them mainly based on the jjam-ppong. The new service staff tries hard, but is slightly less efficient, and some of them appear not used to providing customer service, using (probably unintentionally) condescending tones - I'm not your son coming in for your cooked lunch. read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - Jjam-ppong - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Love this place! Very homemade feel, their wonton soup is just homemade veggie soup soo yummy. They are very kind and make great food.

My third time visiting and it stills delivering delicious food. This time I went with their sweet and sour pork with sauce on the side. This allowed me to try each component individually. The pork is crispy and the sauce is mild in sourness, just right in sweetness as well. I am sure you will enjoy your meal here. read more

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We notified the restaurant that the dumplings we ordered were burnt and we were not comfortable eating it. Their response was very dismissive and rude. The service was incredibly disappointing. All that was needed was a simple apology and for them to work with us for a solution. Instead we got defensiveness and impatience. I'm not sure why we were treated this way. Really all we expect is food that we can actually consume and basic courtesy. read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - Burnt Pan Fried Meat Dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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issa no for me dawg. we walked in and were immediately seated and they were so incredibly nice. i really didnt want to write anything bad but the food.... it was bad to say the least the fried chicken was rubbery and the seasoning was lost...just like I was sitting there trying to decipher what i was eating the shrimp with broccoli...looked like shrimp with undercooked broccoli surrounded by what i could only call "goo". i was heartbroken when both food items came out to 55 dollars. the only positive was that there was a ton of food.... but it made me sad how bad it was if i ever go back i would probably get jjajangmyun as it looked bwussin when i saw someone eating it. read more

Pretty good. Looks like everyone is getting the black bean noodle thing. Chiangjian? Probably better to order in person and make sure they get the order right. Clientele older Korean. Chinese name but it's Korean owned. I like the noodles, I would try them again. Kinda a lot of onions, but I'm guessing that's the style. read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - They gave me the wrong order. English skills not great. Supposed to be seafood chachiang dry noodles. Smh - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Parking is a total pain!! Please DO togo if you can (the best way!) Ended up ordering their famous Seafood noodle (jjam ppong), Black bean noodle (jja jja myun), and Shrimp entree (kkang ppong shrimp)! Ended up enjoying our last minute Christmas dinner sharing half n half of these goodies! All fresh ingredients are used and especially the oil our shrimp was fried in! AWESOME! Also, generous portions are given!!! - my new go to! read more

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Hands down one of the best Chinese Restaurants in Ktown! It has been around for a very long time but recently went under new ownership and I must say the taste has gotten even better! This is the home of where jjamjamyun (half black bean, half spicy seafood) began. The staff is amazing and I definitely recommend the tangsooyook (sweet and sour pork) and the jjajjangmyun (black bean noodle) Stop hesitating and go there now! read more

Omg i love love love their food Their samsun jjanpoong is the best I ask for extra spicy all the time because I'm crazy like that Everybody I I introduced this place to has falling in love like I have Thank you thank you ! I've been coming here for years now and I'm so happy to say this place keeps getting better and better ! Newly renovated Super spacious New sajangnim is super nice and attentive He really cares about food and the customer service As well which is hard to come by here in ktown Their jjajangmyun is bomb so much flavor yum yum And all the other dishes are worth the try I tried almost everything in the menu hehe Thank you again for awesome dishes ! read more

Amazing food!!!! My mom has been coming here since I was a baby They're always quick with the service and food A heads up it's a lil spicy100/10 recommend!! read more

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With the new ownership that happened few years ago, the main two dishes 짬뽕 & 짜장면 is not the same. Don't get me wrong.. it taste good but something is missing. read more

Been coming here for 10+ yrs.. and now they are under a new management. The new young guy... he seems to be the owner.. has some SERIOUS attitude problems. If you think you are too good to work there, do something else. Don't engage in customer service! you totally ruined my appetite. The female owner is super nice. She tries very hard to keep customers happy. Food is still good but do taste a bit of a difference from the previous ownership. As long as the new guy owner is not there, I would recommend this place to everyone! read more

This is an interesting hole-in-the-wall type of restaurant with a mix of Chinese and Korean food. I was going to order Wo Won Ton min, but somehow my friend got me to eat Boiled Man Doo and Chiajiang noodles which turned out to be just right! The ban chan starter was kim chee, takuan, and slices of onion that get dipped into the brown sauce of the noodles. The Man Doo was full of flavor and moisture...better and bigger than an XLB! The Chiajiang noodles were cut with scissors, then mixed into the brown sauce and sautéed onions. Comfort food: soft and warm! Mmm! The service was good. (Just don't ask for Kim Bap...that's not on the menu...hahaha. ..wondering if they have naengmyeon...bet it would be yummy here.) The parking is free in the front lot. There is a convenient restroom. The Asian decor is appreciated in this simple restaurant. I would return for more! read more

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Great food. Fast service. Easy parking outside for pickup. Large choice of menu options.

I don't know what it was called, but boy was it yummy. Chinese Korean food? Or Korean Chinese food? I let my friend do all the ordering. We got the half and half. Black bean noodles and seafood noodle soup. I neglected to learn the correct names of these dishes, but I would have probably butchered the pronunciation anyways. The seafood noodle soup was delicious. I was quite surprised at how flavorful it was. Typically when I get any kind of seafood soup, it's a little on the bland side, but not this one. The black bean noodles, it looked like it was going to be an overload of salty, greasy, thickness, but it was actually a nice balance to the noodles. It wasn't heavy at all. We also got the sweet and sour pork. MmMmm Came out nice and hot. Huge serving. The pork had a nice crisp to it and the amount of batter was just right. Three bowls of noodles and one order of pork: a little under $30 I wish this place was closer to home. I could see myself eating this everyday. . .actually it's a good thing that this isn't too close. My thighs don't need a plate of sweet and sour pork everyday. X_x read more

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Kolbe told me that I would like this place. Now I so hate her right now because she is sooooo right. The dumplings are fried but it taste just like the pan fried ones I used to have in Chinatown. Not even oily but you make your own sauce. If eating fried foods should put me in an early grave and send me to hell? This is one sin I would gladly do again. Want to go eat with me? That's just to cover the appetizer portion and not even mentioning the kim chee and yellow radishes. A huge bowl that is 2 in 1 where the bowl is split. You get a black bean sauce (with seafood if desire) with hand pulled noodles (now that's old school style). The other part you get the same noodles in a slight hinted spicy broth with onions and seafood and every bit of goodness. We also ordered Mongolian beef and sweet & sour shrimp that is in a clear sauce and not red. Old style Chinese dishes. Where the shrimp is butterfly style and deep fried with the Mongolian beef with tons of green onions and yellow onions. Then Baro W. joins us after a full day of work. I felt that this was the most I've ever eaten in one sitting. Great company with great food, I have no idea how I kept on passing this place and even eye-balled it a few times. I know I'll be back here but it will have to be take out if it's going to be busy during lunch because we had a wait even for the late evening. You defintely get what you pay for at this joint. My friends at work will be the luckiest when and if I bring them. ha ha read more

I am a visitor to LA from NY so my review is based on NYC standards as well as my own taste buds so I am rating this place low. Anyone going to a Korean Chinese noodle house is always tormented between jajang myun or jampong so I am not always a fan of the half half bowls because you get less, however in this case I didn't have enough time to come back to taste so I ordered the combo. The bowl appeared bigger than NY but the taste doesn't compare to Flushing, NY Sam Win Gak. In fact this killed the craving but lacked spicy and flavor. I will not be going back. And it was pricey too read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - 2021 prices - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Ideally I would be able to post 2 separate ratings. Four stars for the jjajangmyun and ZERO stars (or better, negative stars if that were possible) for the kkampoong or hot spicy shrimp. So many things wrong with the shrimp. 1- too much batter, and by too much I mean 300% too much. 2- the batter was gross, inedible really. Both the flavor and the texture, the latter being so incredibly dense and chewy. 3- the shrimp itself were butterflied and looked like they were pounded flat and hard. They were dry and chewy as if they had been frozen for a decade prior to frying. Makes the shrimp at Panda Express seem like gourmet. I didn't know one could mess up shrimp this bad. I wouldn't eat it again if it were free. Best make this part of a 2-stop meal. Get jjajangmyun here and go elsewhere for anything else, particulary protein- absolutely not edible. read more

This place definitely got worse over the years. I ordered 2 jajjangmyuns, 1 gambongsaeoo, and 1 tangsuyuk. The jajjangmyun was decent, however the latter two were just awful. The batter is like beer batter for onion rings and just don't well with the meat. The sauce was unbelievably sweet, like pure sugar. It was inedible, and it pisses me off to waste food like this. This is pretty offensive and disrespectful to be serving food like this. Spend ur money elsewhere read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Ambiance: simple decoration and small establishment, a bit crowded inside Service: friendly though not very fast Food: great place for noodles Three Sea Chowma Mein - **** flavorful seafood noodle soup, chewy noodles, spicy soup base, recommend Three Sea Chachiany Mein - *** tasty though a bit oily, kinda too sweet for me, average taste Price: very decent, less than $15 each read more

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I tried this place as I heard that the jjambbong is really good. The price point is reasonable which is around $11 before tip. Tangsooyook (sweet and sour pork) was on the expensive side at around $20 so I decided just to get the noodles. The first time I went the broth and the noodles were amazing. It was the most refreshing and spicy broth that I had in awhile. I told all my friends to try out this place after that one visit. I went again a week later which was two days ago and it was not what I expected. The broth was less spicy and lacked depth in it. I could not believe it but saw other customers complaining that the soup wasn't as tasty as before. I had my parents order jjambbong and they were disappointed as the soup was under-seasoned. I can't believe that the taste could change in the matter of a week. I will update the review if I decide to give this place another chance. read more

Mandarin Garden Restaurant - Jjambbong - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Been here twice. The noodles are nice. I like that you can order half&half for the chowma mein and the chachiang mein. Both are good! The seafood noodle soup is pretty good as well. But the fried shrimp is a little disappointing though. read more

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I'm shocked to see so many positive reviews of this place. The place is flat-out grimy and falling apart, the staff is indifferent and seemed almost unhappy to have people sit down to eat vs. carry out, there's piles of supplies everywhere. It's a mess. And the food: inedible. I took one look at my chicken with cashews and knew I was in trouble. One bite of the slimy, undercooked flavorless meat, and I spit it out. When I asked for another dish to replace it, the response was "too bad, we already made it." I had to argue to get 1/2 off the price of my uneaten dish. My father ordered the Mongolian beef, which he ate grimly. His persistent comment was, "It's not good, but I'm hungry." Given that I'd taken him out of a nursing home for a rare meal out, this was hugely disappointing. I left having not eaten more than a single bite. Even the rice was mushy and badly cooked. Looking at the other reviews, if the server had recommended something better than the chicken nightmare I had, and the beef blando that my father had, maybe I'd have had a better experience, but her total disinterest in us having a good meal resulted in one of the single worst dinners I've ever had in LA. read more

It appears to be under new management. The host actually checked our vaccine cards or QR code and verified the names with our IDs. Wow! I love it! We always come here for Jjampong, jajangmein or (my favorite) Jamja-mein (1/2 black noodle, 1/2 spicy seafood noodle soup). Oh and they retiled the restroom, new sink. all look great and clean. read more

Classic Koreatown spot for comfort food. A small space to slurp spicy seafood noodle soup sans judgement from others.

Best Korean-Chinese Restaurant... All these Korean-Chinese Restaurant changes their recipe which is not cool. But Mandarin Garden makes sure they keep it real with the chef cooking all the food. It's out of the way from Korea-town but I def. recommend this place. read more