Jang Mo Jip - Buena Park, California

Xavier K

Jang Mo Jib (장모집), which translates to "the house of the mother-in-law," has consistently exceeded my expectations. Their Kimchi and 깍두기 (radish kimchi) are consistently fresh and delicious. In Korea, there's a saying that the quality of Kimchi determines the overall quality of the food, and I've always enjoyed the consistently delicious taste of Kimchi prepared by Jang Mo Jib. On this visit, I opted for the ox knee and tendon soup (도가니탕) for health reasons, while my sister ordered the chicken noodle soup (닭칼국수) along with a dumpling plate (만두 접시). The portion of the chicken noodle soup was incredibly generous, and we couldn't finish it all, so we had leftovers to enjoy later. The meal was satisfyingly filling.

King G

일하는 아줌마가 짠돌이에요. We spent almost $80 and she refused to give extra onion. The service is garbage but the food is great and the only reason I support this place is because my parents like the taste.

Hyo Jo

Ordered bibimpabap, seollong tang and mandu guk. All the dishes were great. The dumplings were homemade and huge. It's clean inside and the lady was nice.

SHOE MECCA

Food is OK but service is really bad. The ahjumma has no good manners… go to yong dong or I hope other seollongtang restaurants comes next door!

Eric Ek

Although the food menu is not extensive, the restaurant is famous for its delicious food. Korean hangover soup is probably the best in the OC area. It may be a very simple food, but it has a rich taste and a good feel. In Korea, having soup and a glass of soju with friends is a small culture.

Youngjin Chaey

Food is super good on a cold day.
Even during summer they blast the AC, so its always good.

mocha

This place is just... whatever. Very small restaurant that you can go to for your korean soup cravings. It's a soup place. But I wouldn't come back here unless as a last resort (most food places I WANT to go to are usually closed early mornings). If you separate the dumplings and meat from the broth itself (dumpling platter, meat platter), they are flavorless and not worth the price.

Their seollongtang (ox-bone soup) is okay, there's nothing wrong with it flavor-wise. A bit bland, sure, but that's usually how all seollongtang taste like. Kind of not worth it at its ever-increasing price though. But my dissatisfaction lies on ordering something that isn't soup from their menu--their dumpling platter. It really has no flavor. From the outside texture of the dumplings, they are either handmade (no fine molding typically found in frozen instant dumplings, found in the korean market) or VERY cheaply bought. The dough wrapped around the filling of the dumpling is flimsy, making it really easy to poke through a dumpling with chopsticks. Dumpling is too soft and NOT firm. The filling of the dumpling is just meat thrown inside with tiny bits of vegetables. There is NO seasoning nor a single OUNCE of flavor in these dumplings. I had to drown the dumplings in the sauce that was provided, but even that was not enough.

I would rather eat instant frozen dumplings I can find at a cheaper price at the local Asian market. Feel free to eat here as a last resort.

Eunice Kwon

Great food for great value. 맛있게 잘먹었습니다! The whole meal for 3 people was $35. 3 different sides, not bad, one regular kimchi, one regular radish kimchi, and one seaweed banchan with gochujang. The food is authentic and well-made - you can tell it's good food because how many ajummas and ajusshis there are. Definitely recommend!