Sam Won Gak

Decent place. Korean Chinese restaurant! Quick and friendly. Has been there for a long time which says it is such a good place

This place is pretty close to my parents, and a recommendation from a friend when I was craving Korean-Chinese sweet-and-sour pork. We came here right when they opened on a Sunday, and it wasn't too busy, which was actually surprising. The last time that I came here with my friend last year, it was so crowded that we had to wait for a table. My parents and I tend to be small eaters, so we decided to get a set. And then we threw in a fried dumpling appetizer just in case we weren't full enough. The stuff that we got at the spicy seafood noodle (Jjampong) paired with the sweet-and-sour beef. Oh, I forgot that we also got a jajjangmyun. All in all, it was a lot of food! Sweet and sour beef : PROS: - Great quantity, perfect for sharing - Sauce came out completely separate from the fried meat, and this was perfect because it wouldn't get soggy. CONS: - this version of sweet and sour beef, has a slightly sweeter version of sauce. The Chinese version tends to have a little bit more team to it. It's not so much a koign, but more of a personal preference. Personally, this is one of my favorite dishes, and I tend to create this at least twice a year. Spicy seafood noodle soup (jjampong): PROS: - huge portions, it definitely fill this up as this was the first dish that came out. And this was splitting it three ways. We actually ended up taking half of it home. - Fantastic flavor, good amount of seafood to noodles ratio as well. - They were able to alter or lessen the spice. (My mom can't handle spicy things.) CONS: - Again this is an a con, but this doesn't quite reheat as well as taco. Takeout might be a little different, you can probably ask them to separate the noodles from the broth. But by the time I had it for dinner, six hours later, most of the noodles had soaked up the broth. It was still tasty. It's just that you won't have any soup. Black bean noodles (jajjangmyun) PROS: - Also great quantity to share, a little bit less than the spicy seafood noodles. So I would say for two people it's a definitely a shareable dish if this is the only noodle dish that you get. - Not oily surprisingly. Most of the times when I've had this, they do put pork in there, and so the pork fat can sometimes leave the sauce a little bit on the greasy and oilier end. CONS: - none Fried dumplings (mandoo) PROS: - Decent shareable amount, I think there were six pieces but cut in half (hmmm). It's good enough to kind of whet down the appetite a little bit. - Came out crispy and hot, nothing to complain, but nothing to write home about either CONS: - Not the biggest fan of the sauce. I definitely come here again. It's only a 15 minute drive from my parents house. The other places where I can get this would require a 30 to 35 minute drive. Service was amazing, the aunties that attend the restaurant are super attentive, and there's also a button anyway that you can use if you needed to call someone.

Is it the best jjajang and jjampong? No, but its one of the better ones in this area. I tried zoongookzip and jjampong zijon, and they were alright too. They are more modern style and samwongak is the old school style. My husband likes samwongak saying this is more equivalent to eating at a local jjajang place in korea vs eating out at a more modern ones in the main cities. Even the service was old school ajjummas serving. We have peanut and treenut allergies but we were ok after eating here.

Authentic Jja Jjang Myeon. There is no better place than this place right here. The food is fast and the service is top notch. The vibe is old school

Hidden Gem for Jjampong and Jajangmyeon!! The only thing better than the food is the sweet ladies working there. Each one cares for your table like they are caring for you in their own home. I will 1000% be back here with friends! This place deserves to be known.