Finally was able to come back here after 6 months and to my delight, found out that they now offer special combos Monday-Friday for lunch AND dinner! Ordered the spicy seafood noodle soup and jajangmyeon combo. The portions were huge. The jajangmyeon was so good as always (springy noodles and saucy black bean sauce). Enjoyed the spicy seafood noodle soup a lot too-- good amount of heat to it, with lots of vegetables and few pieces of seafood.My friend ordered the jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork combo, so got to sample her pork, which came as a tall pile. It was crispy and the sauce came on the side, which was nice.The staff was really nice too. Also good to know that they don't use peanut oil and the only items that have peanuts are their kung pao dishes.Will be back soon(er) for more combos!
Jason C.
I don't know if it was because I happened to be absolutely starving when I came here for a late lunch, but it might have been the best chicken chow mein I have ever had!The place was completely empty (I arrived around 4:30 on a Thursday), but the staff were incredibly nice.I will definitely be putting this place into heavy rotation for my weekdays!
S C.
Good, solid jjajangmyeon and jjampong. The noodles have a really nice texture. The mandu is extra crispy. And the staff was very friendly.
Ellen L.
Have been here a few times now for takeout and this review is long overdue.The main things I order are the sweet and sour shrimp and the black bean noodle simply because those were the first things I tried and they were so good I keep ordering them again. Shrimp are juicy and have an amazing crisp light coating. Super good. Black bean noodles are delicious as well and staff are friendly and so polite.
ddpete925
I was extremely excited to try this place. I have had Chinese/ Korean cuisine numerous times and like it. The food unfortunately was sub par.The sweet and sour pork tasted like fried jerky. The menu had 4 selections of chicken flavors and the server started they only had 1 flavor available ( salt and pepper) The black bean noodles were to watered down.. just an overall bad experience. I will not be going back there again and will not recommend to others.
Frank E.
I had to go Maybe recommended--because if you're not into trying VERY DIFFERENT styles of food, this place may disappoint.My ratings below aren't equally weighted, and my stars aren't the average, but an overall that fits this very unique category (from my perspective not being Korean). Food: 3.75Service: 5.0Ambiance: 4.5
toothfishh
I saw reviews for this place online, and being up north I always make a list of eateries to go to when I come down for a visit. So this restaurant was at the top since they serve black bean noodles. Honestly, one of the best i’ve had! They came up with the perfect portion, good balance of noodles and black bean sauce as well as pickled radish and onion side dishes! Would love to visit again for their new house menu and the beer!
MARTIN KIM
Best Korean/Chinese restaurant in Torrance!I love this place for their portions and the food quality. Everyone who works here so nice and gentle. I ate multi seafood combination with the snow beer!!! Seafood was so yummy and snow beer was REALLY AWESOME!For sure will visit again and highly recommend this place.
Brandon Smith
Excellent local restaurant. Every dish was amazing. Not your typical Korean/Chinese restaurant but definitely extraordinary. Noodles were perfectly cooked and fried wings are out of this world good. They could have a business just selling wings! Service is great too.
Sun L.
I went here for a lunch with my friends. I think this is Korean Chinese fusion restaurant. The interior is neat and our server is very friendly.The menu is not expensive, especially combo :-) We ordered Mongolian beef(soft and juicy!), chow mein, assorted seafood w/ vegetables, fried shrimp and shared them. All the food are pretty good and goes well with beer!! I'm gonna hang out with my friends here again.
This rating is only for the Chinese Korean staples, e.g. jjangjangmyeon, jjampong, tangsuyuk, ganpong, etc, and as take out.It's all really... meh. If you live closer to Little China, go there. If you're just visiting the area, go eat better food elsewhere.The way they package take out is interesting. Definitely probably saves the restaurant money, but overall worse experience and bad for the environment imo. It is all packaged with sealed film, so once you open it, you can't reuse it. I think this will cause more food waste in general. We had to throw away half the food since we got it to eat at work, not knowing we couldn't store leftovers. Also I don't think the design saves anymore plastic than regular. The more I think about this, the more infuriating it is. Also they sealed some of the fried food!! It was soggy when we ate it.TLDR - don't eat here, poor quality for the price and environmentally wasteful for take out.
Rianne A.
Tasty Korean food in the South Bay--I've enjoyed everything I've had here: black bean noodles, spicy seafood soup, and sweet and sour pork. The lunch special is a good deal, however, without it prices can be sort of expensive. My parents came here when the combo deal was over but the owner said he could prepare them something along the combo deal anyways, and ended up with a seafood stir fry. It ended up being $35, however, and were not satisfied with the food matching that price. It hasn't been too busy each time I've come and the place itself is clean.
Tiffany K.
Great place to get korean chinese food! We ordered the usual fried pork with sweet and sour sauce, black bean noodle and spicy seafood noodle soup and all totally hit the spot! Service was great and there's a good amount of seating available.
Subin S.
I like the spicy seafood noodle soup here (with two medium shrimps!) , but cannot say the same for the Tangsuyuk as they are a little harder and chewy then I like. Service is top notch, though.
Elina J.
This was a work lunch and we were all very hungry, so we pretty much ordered everything on the menu. Nothing really screamed delicious or bad, even though hunger makes food taste better than it really is. I can get better tasting food at Tokyo Central for a fraction of the cost here. I know, it's unfair to compare Korean food with Japanese food, but taste rules! The place had friendly staff and a plus on cleanliness.
Finally was able to come back here after 6 months and to my delight, found out that they now offer special combos Monday-Friday for lunch AND dinner! Ordered the spicy seafood noodle soup and jajangmyeon combo. The portions were huge. The jajangmyeon was so good as always (springy noodles and saucy black bean sauce). Enjoyed the spicy seafood noodle soup a lot too-- good amount of heat to it, with lots of vegetables and few pieces of seafood.My friend ordered the jajangmyeon and sweet and sour pork combo, so got to sample her pork, which came as a tall pile. It was crispy and the sauce came on the side, which was nice.The staff was really nice too. Also good to know that they don't use peanut oil and the only items that have peanuts are their kung pao dishes.Will be back soon(er) for more combos!
I don't know if it was because I happened to be absolutely starving when I came here for a late lunch, but it might have been the best chicken chow mein I have ever had!The place was completely empty (I arrived around 4:30 on a Thursday), but the staff were incredibly nice.I will definitely be putting this place into heavy rotation for my weekdays!
Good, solid jjajangmyeon and jjampong. The noodles have a really nice texture. The mandu is extra crispy. And the staff was very friendly.
Have been here a few times now for takeout and this review is long overdue.The main things I order are the sweet and sour shrimp and the black bean noodle simply because those were the first things I tried and they were so good I keep ordering them again. Shrimp are juicy and have an amazing crisp light coating. Super good. Black bean noodles are delicious as well and staff are friendly and so polite.
I was extremely excited to try this place. I have had Chinese/ Korean cuisine numerous times and like it. The food unfortunately was sub par.The sweet and sour pork tasted like fried jerky. The menu had 4 selections of chicken flavors and the server started they only had 1 flavor available ( salt and pepper) The black bean noodles were to watered down.. just an overall bad experience. I will not be going back there again and will not recommend to others.
I had to go Maybe recommended--because if you're not into trying VERY DIFFERENT styles of food, this place may disappoint.My ratings below aren't equally weighted, and my stars aren't the average, but an overall that fits this very unique category (from my perspective not being Korean). Food: 3.75Service: 5.0Ambiance: 4.5
I saw reviews for this place online, and being up north I always make a list of eateries to go to when I come down for a visit. So this restaurant was at the top since they serve black bean noodles. Honestly, one of the best i’ve had! They came up with the perfect portion, good balance of noodles and black bean sauce as well as pickled radish and onion side dishes! Would love to visit again for their new house menu and the beer!
Best Korean/Chinese restaurant in Torrance!I love this place for their portions and the food quality. Everyone who works here so nice and gentle. I ate multi seafood combination with the snow beer!!! Seafood was so yummy and snow beer was REALLY AWESOME!For sure will visit again and highly recommend this place.
Excellent local restaurant. Every dish was amazing. Not your typical Korean/Chinese restaurant but definitely extraordinary. Noodles were perfectly cooked and fried wings are out of this world good. They could have a business just selling wings! Service is great too.
I went here for a lunch with my friends. I think this is Korean Chinese fusion restaurant. The interior is neat and our server is very friendly.The menu is not expensive, especially combo :-) We ordered Mongolian beef(soft and juicy!), chow mein, assorted seafood w/ vegetables, fried shrimp and shared them. All the food are pretty good and goes well with beer!! I'm gonna hang out with my friends here again.
Restaurantji Recommends
This rating is only for the Chinese Korean staples, e.g. jjangjangmyeon, jjampong, tangsuyuk, ganpong, etc, and as take out.It's all really... meh. If you live closer to Little China, go there. If you're just visiting the area, go eat better food elsewhere.The way they package take out is interesting. Definitely probably saves the restaurant money, but overall worse experience and bad for the environment imo. It is all packaged with sealed film, so once you open it, you can't reuse it. I think this will cause more food waste in general. We had to throw away half the food since we got it to eat at work, not knowing we couldn't store leftovers. Also I don't think the design saves anymore plastic than regular. The more I think about this, the more infuriating it is. Also they sealed some of the fried food!! It was soggy when we ate it.TLDR - don't eat here, poor quality for the price and environmentally wasteful for take out.
Tasty Korean food in the South Bay--I've enjoyed everything I've had here: black bean noodles, spicy seafood soup, and sweet and sour pork. The lunch special is a good deal, however, without it prices can be sort of expensive. My parents came here when the combo deal was over but the owner said he could prepare them something along the combo deal anyways, and ended up with a seafood stir fry. It ended up being $35, however, and were not satisfied with the food matching that price. It hasn't been too busy each time I've come and the place itself is clean.
Great place to get korean chinese food! We ordered the usual fried pork with sweet and sour sauce, black bean noodle and spicy seafood noodle soup and all totally hit the spot! Service was great and there's a good amount of seating available.
I like the spicy seafood noodle soup here (with two medium shrimps!) , but cannot say the same for the Tangsuyuk as they are a little harder and chewy then I like. Service is top notch, though.
This was a work lunch and we were all very hungry, so we pretty much ordered everything on the menu. Nothing really screamed delicious or bad, even though hunger makes food taste better than it really is. I can get better tasting food at Tokyo Central for a fraction of the cost here. I know, it's unfair to compare Korean food with Japanese food, but taste rules! The place had friendly staff and a plus on cleanliness.