Ham Hung Restaurant — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Super disappointed with the quality of the food and the attitude of whoever was running the restaurant when we called and went to the store.

We made a phone order for pick up and had our food at home in about 5 minutes, so its not like the food was sitting for a while. When we realized the quality of some of the food was bad we called the store to complain and explain everything and the man (he was running the store when we went the restaurant but im not sure his role) started giving us attitude and saying that he couldn't see anything he could do for us because nothing sounded like a problem. The conversation grew longer and the man said something about not being able to do anything unless we came in, so we ended up driving back the 2 noodle dishes and side dishes to return them and get our money back. That's how bad the situation was.

Their naengmyun (both the mul and hwae) was so bloated from when we opened our containers and you could tell the hwae had been sitting a while before putting into the dish.

We also ordered sulungtang, which was decent, but the green onions they gave on the side were OLD. They were browning and soggy.

Some of their side dishes as well were not up to par, especially their pickled dish that had perilla leaves (none of us knew what dish it was) we didn't know had gone bad or not.

All 6 of us are never ordering or...

NORTH KOREA 🇰🇵 Excerpt from Eat the World Los Angeles: Since Los Angeles is in the middle of another October heat wave, the brilliant dishes of summer are still roaming through the city's craving cycles. A recent visit to Koreatown's long-running Ham Hung, named for North Korea's second largest city, gave another chance to satisfy these offseason midsummer needs. You can of course do this all year long here, unlike back home where a cold noodle joint is likely to be closed in the country's very bitter winters.

North Korea's most delicious contribution to what is just thought about as "Korean food" is naengmyeon, now eaten all over the Korean peninsula and by food lovers worldwide. A dish always served cold, it consists of thin buckwheat noodles. Each recipe is slightly different with the addition and subtraction of various ingredients. Normally the noodles are cut immediately by the server to make eating the thick, chewy mound a little easier.

The gogi naengmyeon ($10.99) is served with beef and pork slices, some fatty, some lean, but this is never really the reason to order. The focus of the dish is always the greyish-brown buckwheat noodles that are thoroughly laced in a gochujang-based dressing too thick to call a sauce. The perfect noodles are made here at Ham Hung, and each order is extruded and boiled on the spot for...

SPICY COLD NOODS!!

I had to try these out especially as the weather heats up. It may look intimidating and super spicy, but it actually isn't and is on the more sweeter side. They are served cold and the noodles have to be cut up further with scissors since they are super starchy. It comes with some pickled cucumbers, a hard boiled egg, and your choice of beef, pork, or skate wing (a fish that looks like a sting ray). It also comes with some kimchi and pickled daikon. Definitely a unique dish!!

You'll also be served some hot broth as a starter. I don't know if this is sacrilege or not, but I actually like pouring some of the broth soup into the Spicy Cold Noodles to help make it a bit soupy.

The lady that served us only spoke mainly Korean too and was super friendly!

Oh, and it's in a plaza next to Mumu Bakery for some delish Crossant Taiyaki. Definitely check this...