Homung Nangmyun — Restaurant in Fort Lee

On a hot Sunday afternoon, we stopped by this place for a refreshing bowl of Korean mool naengmyun (cold noodles) because there's no other dish that comes close to that for chasing the heat away!

Upon entry, I was pleasantly surprised by their clean, bright and modern interior. They greeted us, but had some confusion regarding seating as two employees were going back and forth about which party was supposed to be seated first after we had already sat. (There was another party of 3 in wait area before us) A bit off, but Ok.

My wife ordered their cold noodle and I opted for the bibim naengmyun (spicy mixed cold noodles- has no broth but zesty) because that's just my gem, and I went for their meat version because often times regular cold noodles/bibim noodles don't give enough protein and I'd be hungry in 2 hours. We were served hot broth tea (normal for naengmyun houses to do this) and two banchans. The seasoned boiled potato was slightly mushy in a good way and quite tasty. The julienned radish was good too, though I question their choice to serve this when that already comes in copious quantities in both noodles we ordered, and thus doesn't add much benefit to the diners.

Food came pretty quickly and here's my take: Mool Naengmyun (2/5, $17.99, Main) - What happened here? Broth was a bit too watered down and super unseasoned. Wife didn't like it so I had to adjust the seasoning by putting copious "spew" of vinegar, mustard, and even salt when vinegar alone just wasn't cutting it. That was super disappointing and surprising because, well, this is the dish a naengmyun place should excel in and it really fell flat. We ended up dousing the bowl with vinegar, more mustard, and even dash of salt because it was that off. Gogi Bibim Naengmyun (4/5, $19.99, Main) - Very delicious and had tons of meats. Noodle was chewy and the sauce was perfect and delectable. I enjoyed the soft and full texture of the extra slabs of brisket they put in there, though there was maybe too much with this extra meat option. It would be nice to just have adequate amount of beef in regular bibimmyun dish.

We left full but a bit bewildered on the fail of their main dish- could they have had a one-off? Being as pricey as the meals were... I am not eager to return anytime soon but will have to try once more before I rule...

The workers were very kind and courteous definitely would give an A for service. We stopped by lunch time and ordered one mool nangmyun and one bibim nangmyun, which are basically the two most basic types offered in any Korean restaurant. After ordering, the food came out literally in about 3 mins or so. It was super fast service. Both tasted ok as far as nangmyuns go but nothing particularly exceptional. The major downside was each nangmyun cost $18 and we ended up paying $45 including tax and tip. Despite the price, the portions were way too small and ended up leaving the restaurant still hungry. They gave 2 small side dishes to go with the meal which was ok, but considering the price it was inadequate. The nangmyuns come with the customary half boiled egg and 2 small pieces of boiled beef. If they can't give more noodles at least add some cucumbers, cabbage, radish, etc... something/whatever... the value was definitely not there. I understand inflation and covid and all but paying more than $20 per person and getting a mini appetizer level noodle dish with barely anything else, I can't agree with that.

Update: My 8 month old caught Roseola after visiting here. Exactly 10 days after coming here he got a high fever and symptoms. Need to improve cleanliness, downgraded from...

This was a really disappointing meal because I felt really unwelcome despite the actual cold noodles being ok. I came in craving naengmyun on a random afternoon at around 4 PM – the place was a ghost town with maybe one other table occupied, so it’s not like I was taking up valuable real estate during a lunch rush. So there were 10+ empty tables. From the moment I sat down, the owners treated me like I’d personally offended their ancestors by daring to order a single dish to share with my boyfriend. I was getting death stares as I lifted my chopsticks because I was apparently committing an unforgiven sin to step in for a snack during off hours. despite paying $22 for a bowl of noods?

Honestly, the service was frostier than the noodles....When I walked out, the old man even shook his head at me! I don’t understand why they’re trying so hard to shame their customers. If someone’s coming in at an awkward time to share a single dish, it’s clearly meant as a snack. If you don’t want people coming in for snacks, either don’t open your doors at off-hours (like other restaurant that are closed between lunch and dinner), or clearly specify a minimum order requirement on your menu. Or just come at me rather than glare and shake your head in a passive (but very aggressive) manner....