Joong Koog Jip — Restaurant in New York

My whole family made a reservation and went there. I have been going to this place since the original owner opened the restaurant. Be aware! This place is no longer owned by original owner. Many of you complained about their food taste change and but it's the ownership. First, their service was the worst! Waitress were mad and raised voices because second floor reservation rooms were full and a group left because it was loud. We just came in and didn't know what was going on but when we sat they were mad and complained about the people left. I don't know if she was mad because of the group left or other group dinning there or even us??? Then the foods were awful. JJajangmyun was cold and the onions were raw!!! just raw, uncooked!!! I wish I took the picture of all dishes. It is understandable because they were busy on Mother's Day but when I told the waitress that the JJajangmyun onions are not cooked at all. She said that is how jjajangmyun should tasted like. Are you kidding me? I been going there more 10 plus years. All my family who had it agreed that they were uncooked like salad onions. We are family member of the original owner!!!! Come on. And that was her last response!!! No apologies or asking if they can make a new dish? Why didn't I ask for a new dish ? Yes because I didn't wanted to ruin my Mother's Day!!!! But you did! Jjamppon, again was cold, they started to used frozen shrimp mix with regular. What a shame. You should be shameful to even take the tips. (Why did I paid the tips? Because we are nice people and it is our gift for the last time) Then waitress were gone after other two parties left no serviced were there. My husband said he will go down stair and get some things we need. They went down stairs to serve... wow) This place use to be my and our family's favorite restaurant but no longer. We will never go back here. If you want to continue with the business, please train your waitress to be kind and teach them communication skills. Food? Well you will see by number of...

Having passed this little gem many times while on romantic journeys into Flushing , I finally checked it out last evening ( 8/8/25) after dropping my lady off at home ....... and was I ever in for a pleasant surprise ! ........ I was absolutely charmed by the three little ladies who served me in this most gentle , accommodating and genuinely " East Asian " venue of the innumerable choices one has on Northern Boulevard ; in my many restaurant reviews, this the first time I've led off with such a remark . Ordering Japchae ( sweet potato noodles with shredded beef and vegetables ) so as to have something authentically Korean, the size of the entree was really eye opening , with the large serving plate heaped with far too much for one sitting...... and was it ever delicious ! Requests for one item or another were courteously and immediately met : how nice it was to have Jasmine tea with a meal ! ...... Seating was very comfortable, tables were well spaced, lighting perfect for reading, the music soft, the lavatory immaculate . One must use street parking, but Japchae fronts on a clean , safe little Asian neighborhood, so this should not be a concern ........ Does this place have some rough edges ? Yes , several : faucets need fixing and some chairs could use reupholstering , but at least everything is clean ! ...... Service ( my first consideration) , food quality, comfort and value matching or exceeding some much fancier establishments, a 5 star rating is no exaggeration . Driving home, I thought that if Charles Dickens or Mark Twain were to create a homey little East Asian place out of time, it might well resemble the Joong Koog-Jip experienced last evening ...... Looking forward to my...

This was a really spacious place to get Korean Chinese food in the Bayside area. The prices were also pretty competitive in terms of the amount food that you get and the price that you pay. I visited with my family and between the three of us, we shared two dishes off of their main menu instead of ordering from the lunch menu. We got the signature jajangmyun and tang soo chicken (instead of the default pork, honestly didn't even know this was an option!). It's a nice alternative for those who can't or don't want to eat red meat. Kimchi and yellow radish (which my family said tasted a bit salty) were the side dishes that were served.

Since it was cold outside, hot barley tea was served after we had placed our order. We didn't have to wait too long for the food to come out. The jajangmyun came out first and there was a decent amount of seafood in it (clams, squid, shrimp). This also came with two bowls of kimchi soup.

The tang soo chicken was the table favorite as it was very crispy but not oily tasting at all so we basically cleared the whole dish without feeling too full. It also came with a huge bowl of the sweet and sour dipping sauce on the side.

I really liked and was surprised by the complimentary mini puffs coated in hardened sugar. It was like tanghulu but a pastry puff version. If this was a menu item, I'd definitely order it.

The staff were very attentive and I never had to wait long to order or flag down the server for the check. We arrived just before their lunch hour rush so it went from just us being in the restaurant to the whole place becoming half full.

The bathroom area felt quite aged and could use a deep clean is...