The restaurant serves delicious Korean food in a comfortable and modestly decorated setting. I like it. The vibe has been friendly on our visits. On our most recent visit it was busy and then person working the counter was absolutely doing a great job of keeping the food coming out, engaging customers, and helping. It was nice to see someone serving such good food with pride. Even though she was busy she stopped by several times and refilled my sprouts that were so good! The radish was also delicious. The kimchi was of the older variety and had that sour fizz working a bit. Each of the dishes tastes amazing. I recommend the grilled mackerel as well. Besides a few bones this dish is so good! Overall this place has a lot of positives going for it. Highly recommended. read more

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Self service and no tipping required. Plenty of parking and tucked in a shopping center: look for the wooden doors. All of the food was delicious and felt really light in our bellies which isn't always the case with Korean food. The pork belly with chive salad was good as was the mung bean pancakes. We also got a beef soup that was so flavorful and a sausage type dish that I can't remember the name of that was so tender and yummy. Server was incredibly kind and helpful. read more

Located in the same plaza as the Duluth H-mart, this restaurant has that family owned feel with a self service type of system. They have a printed menu on the wall that can help you get an idea of what they have but we were told to order on their giant screen ordering system for both take out and dine in. They offer appetizers, soups, and different types of entrees. Once you place your order, your receipt will have you order number that they'll call out when everything is ready. In front of their food pick up station, they have a table of utensils like ladles, tongs, some spoons and forks (chopsticks will be with your food), cups, and hot/cold water for you to serve and refill yourself. Once your number is called you can pick up your tray of food which includes the side dishes, or if it's a big order they'll place it on a rolling cart and bring it table side once they figure out where you're sitting. 3 of us shared: - soondae guk: blood sausage soup with other meats and cartilage. It's a bone based broth that also comes with a side of salted shrimp and "hot sauce" for you to dip the meats in. The broth needs seasoning (on purpose for you to season yourself) so be sure to taste and add salt to your preference! Comes with rice. This was very good - yukejang: spicy beef soup with vermicelli noodles, green onions, bean sprouts, and egg. The soup itself is pretty flavorful and slightly spicy, comes with rice. - chungookjang: fermented soybean soup with tofu, zucchini, onion, and other veggies. Comes with rice. Some people don't enjoy it but I love this dish! It has a strong fermented flavor. - bulgogi ssam: thinly sliced beef marinated in a soy sauce base. Comes stir fried with veggies with a side of lettuce, soybean paste and peppers to wrap the meat in, as welll as rice. Personally the meat was a bit tough for me but I did like the side of cabbage soup it came with. Side dishes were the cabbage kimchi, radish kimchi, bean sprouts, and potato salad. Everything was mid. Overall, I think they offer some great soups, will have to try their pork neck bone soup next time read more

Jang Dok Dae - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

The service was excellent! The food was very good! I recently came here after a shopping trip to H-Mart and am glad I did. We were quickly greeted and sat. The banchan provided was delicious and fresh. I ordered a Yangnam Gaejong combo with Dwaenjang Jigae. The crab was deliciously seasoned and was perfectly completed by the stew. I'm craving it again as I type. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Banchan. All fresh and delicious. - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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Having not had Korean food for over a month due to being out of town, we were dying to eat some comfort food. @jangdokdae.atl sure delivered. Tucker away in a corner in the same complex as Hmart, don't be fooled by the unassuming appearance of the restaurant at the front door. Inside you will find a cozy space where food is cooked and served with love. It is a self serve concept with kiosk ordering. Food comes out very fast. We loved the two dishes that we tried. Oyster bibimbap had such bold seaweed and seafood flavor. Beef rib soup was extremely tender and flavorful. Price is very reasonable (we paid less than $40 for 2 dishes). The owners are lovely. Please come support them! read more

Jang Dok Dae - Beef rib soup - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

The best meal I've had in ages! Everything we order tasted amazing! The service was excellent and friendly. Most welcoming. We will come back again and again read more

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Nice selection of soups and other classic Korean dish staples. Service was good and everything was delicious. Highly recommend the Soybean soup + Mackerel combo! read more

Jang Dok Dae - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Love the services here, staffs are so nice and attentive. The place is clean and privacy. The food is very decent and affordable. Marinated crab combo is a must try, all the seafood was fresh. Very happy with the experience and definitely will come back. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Spicy Squid - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Pretty good Korean food with friendly staff. Homey and cozy feeling with mostly Korean elders eating on a Friday night. 4.5 stars for me - actually everything was quite good but nothing wow-ed me! Would def return though to try other items. Cold noodles were very good. Ginseng chicken soup was good but not much ginseng flavor. Kalbi was good and so was the spicy fish soup. read more

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Food was definitely homey feel vibe. The workers are super sweet and friendly. Would recommend this place for food and friendly service.

Really loved the raw marinated crab ! I wish it was a larger portion size for the price but i couldn't find it anywhere near me read more

Jang Dok Dae - Raw marinated crab - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

This hidden Korean restaurant next to hmart is really good! The decoration inside was really cute and homey. They specialize in natural Korean food, and it was delicious. I really liked the side dishes and the bean stew. The food was filling and satisfying. They had a buzzer by the table for service, so you just had to press it anytime you needed a waiter. read more

Authentic Korean soup place, love the blood sausage. Not quite English friendly but what can beat a bowl of hot soup during exhausting work trips. read more

I had driven by this restaurant several times but could never see what the name of it was as it was written mostly in Korean. I did see that it have that it was natural food. My cousins came in from out of town and suggested we meet here. I got there just as they were going in and finally saw the name of the restaurant written in English. It wasn't too busy and we were seated right away. The menu was written in Korean and English, except for the daily lunch specials which was written in entirely Korean. I'm not Korean, nor are my cousins, so we stuck to the pictures and what was written in English. Since the younger cousins had been there before, I asked what they recommended. While we were deciding, the banchan was delivered. We got two sets of each and there was a nice variety. By the end of the meal, we each had our favorites and some to take home. One definitely wanted the pig trotters. I ordered a seafood pancake. Between the two dishes, there was plenty to share as appetizers. One of the other cousins wanted the rice cake soup since she rarely makes it herself. Her husband ordered the mackeral, I ordered the squid. The younger cousin's wife ordered the Korean sausage soup. Each entree came out quickly with a bowl of rice. I was thinking it'd be white rice, but to my surprise, when I took the lid off my bowl, it was the purple multigrain rice. Love that but I know it's hard to make on one's own. We shared our entrees. The mackeral was light and tasty. I was thinking it might be dry, but it wasn't. My squid was spicy, but not overbearing. Our table had plenty of room for 5 adults and two little ones, one being less than a year old, but was eating table food if it was soft, ie rice, pancake. The waitress was very attentive, making sure we had enough, our waters were refilled and asked if we needed anything. We were seated off to the side with one other large table available,so it was like we had our own room. It wasn't until we left that we realized there were others in the restaurant. I would definetly go back again and try some of the other dishes. read more

The food here seemed to be more traditional with prices being on the higher end. I had the variety of pork meat w/ pork broth. The stew had a nice aroma and was pretty healthy. I had imagined there to be more pork since the description pretty much mentioned "variety" of pork meat. Eating it in junction with the white rice helped made it more filling. If I only consumed the stew alone, it would not have cut it in making me content. The hubs had the combo 3: spicy marinated crab + grilled mackerel + bean paste stew. * Spicy marinated crab: It was pretty much a whole, raw crab that had been fermented. With crab, there's not a lot of meat, and you have to work at getting to the meat which was messy. I'm not a fan, and the hubs said it was okay for its uniqueness but that he prob wouldn't order it again. * Grilled mackerel: It was a sizable fish, and it was pretty tasty and healthy. Because of its portion and taste, I would get whatever combo or entree that have this for future visits. * Bean paste stew: Hearty and flavorful. I'm definitely a fan! Not a lot of Korean places offer this so it's a special treat for me. The soup here seemed to be in a slightly smaller pot, but it had veggies and herbs that differed from other bean paste stews that were thicker. I've been on the fence about writing a review since I felt portions could have been better, especially with the higher prices. The hubs said that he left feeling content and wasn't at all full. My review sits squarely at 3 1/2, but 4 stars it is. read more

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The food is amazing!! The pork backbone hotpot was more than enough for 2 people and was very flavorful. The only downside was the service. We had to continually ask for things like refills or if we can start eating since it had to cook for a bit, and no one had come to check up on us to see if we needed anything. However, if you're craving Korean food, this is one the places to go to! read more

Jang Dok Dae - Pork Backbone for 2 hotpot - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

3 things about this place: 1. This place has been a spot to go to every time I visited Georgia. Haven't been here in a couple of years and needed to come because of previous positive experiences. The place was clean with great environment where I felt like I was in Korea. The lady serving was extremely friendly and always had a smile. 2. Fermented soybean paste stew + grilled mackerel, ox bone stew (seol long tang), and cabbage hangover soup were ordered. The taste hasn't changed and was the same from the last time I was here. The side dishes were on point. Every side dishes were phenomenal and had a clean after taste. Quality of the soups and side dishes were literally perfect and couldn't have been better. 3. I cannot emphasize how cheap the pricing on the menu was. So cheap. Can't really beat the price for the quality and quantity that you will be getting. Overall, from the last time I was here which was couple of years ago, nothing has changed and couldn't have been more satisfied with the meals today. This will always be a go to restaurant and definitely recommend this place to people who look for authentic Korean soup. read more

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We came here because of the spicy marinated crab (available in combo 2 and 3). It is spicy, not fishy, a decent meal combo factor in the price. We also tried something more aggressive/traditional Korean type dish, the cold buckwheat noodle with conch and sea squirt, conch is nice, sea squirt is too much for us. Recommend to people that want to try traditional Korean dishes. For anyone that does not know Korean, it locates to the left of H-mart, and look for the small English name under Korean characters. read more

Probably could rate it 4.5. The side dishes were good. The grilled mackerel is really good I recommend if you like fish. The gam ja tang was good but not the best I've had. Overall a solid option for traditional Korean food. read more

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Jang Dok Dae provides an authentic experience. Things you should know: I. LOCATION Within the same plaza as the Super HMart. There's free and convenient private parking out front. II. SERVICE No complaints. Quick. III. QUALITY Good IV. CAPACITY Slow at first, but as dinner time progressed passed 6:30 the amount of people in the restaurant ramped up. There wasn't a wait for seating for a Thursday evening. read more

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This spot is the best for an authentic Korean meal. It's a bit hidden to the back left of the H-Mart so it's often overlooked. FOOD: Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup) ($16.99) - Personally, the best samgyetang I've had in Georgia. Includes ginseng, jujube, garlic, and a whole chicken stuffed with glutinous rice. Love that they have an option for a half serving and full serving. I got the full serving and it was enough to share between two people. The dish was nutritious and comforting. Tasted like a real home-cooked meal! SERVICE: Service could be a bit better. They served us plates with stains on them while they were looking at the plates so we had to ask them to get us new ones since it didn't seem like they were going to change them. They came to refill waters but never to take our check so we just went and paid in the front. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Samgyetang (full portion) - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

My family went to get the potato stew with pork. The soup was super delicious and very spicy. This dish comes with a bowl of rice and lots of banchans (side dishes). If you're looking for a healthy Korean restaurant to go to, this is the place to go! read more

Jang Dok Dae - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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Honestly, I would've probably never known or tried this place if it wasn't for my friend's recent obsession with the Korean spicy crabs. We decided to give this place a try and had their raw spicy marinated crabs and it was so good! Very messy, but good! It just melts in your mouth really and you can't even taste the rawness because of the marinate. Definitely a must try!!! I also got the pork back-bone stew with potatoes. It was good too! This place is definitely on your more traditional side of Korean restaurants, which I really enjoyed. Service was good too, they have a button, so you can just press it when service was needed. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Pork Back-Bone Stew with Potatoes - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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Jang Dok Dae is definitely one of the most underrated Korean restaurants in Duluth. Its main reason is because it doesn't target a foreign audience base, but rather goes for the elderly Korean audience. You'll know what I mean as soon as you enter the door. As Daniel B said in his review, it really doesn't get more Korean than this.. The interior is extremely traditional and they have old.. old (like 80's) Korean music playing in the background. We visited on a Sunday evening and was seated promptly. A few things I like about Jang Dok Dae is that most of the tables are in booths or in enclosed rooms guaranteeing privacy. We ordered the large bossam and the gamjatang jungol (stew) to share with 5 people. The food came out fairly quickly. The banchans that came first were exceptionally good. There is a saying that if the banchan is good, the food will be good. The kimchi, radish kimchi, bean sprouts, kimchi salad and the potato salad were all very very good. The bossam was a large for $32.99 but the portions were rather disappointing. They said it was for 2-3 people, but it looked like it could feed one person. But I do know that bossam at other places are also pretty small, so we didn't let that bother us. The meat was extremely tender; no smell, and the radish kimchi they serve it with had an amazing flavor. The perfect amount of sweet & sour. The chives were a little bland but I could tell it was catered to those Koreans liking the bland flavor. The gamjatang stew was amazing! There was a perfect amount of Korean peppers, and the meat was very tender! There was enough potato for everyone to get a piece. The stew was very flavorful, and we had just enough soup to make some fried rice at the end! This is not something they do for you, so we requested for some sesame oil and seaweed laver, and the server lady was so nice enough to provide it for us free of charge! I was so surprised because most places would charge for that. Overall, we were very impressed with our meals. This place isn't as well known as Jang Su Jang or Seo Ra Beol, but it definitely matches that quality. I will be returning soon! read more

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Came here for a girls night before going to karaoke upstairs. It was 6 of us so we all ordered different dishes. I got the cold noodles dish to cool down from the scorching heat that day. Noodles were good and perfectly seasoned. I didn't get to try the other girls dishes but they all looked pretty good. I took pics of all the dishes to show here for people who likes pictures over words. read more

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My first impression: I love the Korean traditional-styled interior of the place! They have a wide selection of food on their menu - from stews, to grilled meats/fish, and noodles. I ordered Gamjatang, Sullongtang, and LA Galbi for my family and I. The food came out pretty quickly and had a good selection of banchan (side dishes). Felt like I was eating a home cooked meal and was especially comforting on a cold day! The staff were super friendly and kind :) The prices were pretty reasonable, other than the fact that the LA Galbi was $30. But overall affordable & reasonably priced. This was a great location - especially for someone that does not live in Georgia/Duluth area and needed to get groceries at H Mart & other stores in the plaza. There is also free parking & a lot of it too! read more

This place is GOOD. I'm not Asian, but my wife is, and she says the food here tastes just like Korean food she has had in Seoul and Bangkok's Korea town. We had spicy pork bulgogi (Dwaeji bulgogi) and Kimchi Soup. Amazing taste. Recommended. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Dwaeji (spicy pork) bulgogi and Kimchi soup - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Highly recommend this place! Their gamjatang, soondae gukbap, and marinated squid were all amazing! Very authentic Korean flavors in every dish with perfect seasoning. Yum! read more

This place is a great find and wonderful spot for Korean comfort food and gamjatang!! Found out about this place b/c of my wife whom I love with all my heart, second only to God, Himself. In any case, this food here was amazing. I love their side dishes and all the food we ordered here was pretty awesome. My wife and I ordered gamjatang and it was absolutely uh-may-zing! #amazing The only downside was that it was a bit too spicy even for us Koreans, but I was happy to hear that the chefs and workers there could make it less spicy for us next time. We will definitely be back for more and will tell our friends about this gem of a Korean restaurant! Thank you Jang Dok Dae and have a very positive day! #dontgiveup #presson #keepgoing #thankYou! read more

Jang Dok Dae - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

I came here for the spicy raw marinated crab & it did not disappoint! I got the combo number two which came with the bean paste stew and the crab, I was seated as soon as i walked in. The customer service ids okay but it wasnt bad, I would give the food a 7/10. Id definitely recommend it! read more

Awesome spot will visit every few months moving forward if you got a cute date and would like to try something different this is the spot

**Update** Made two trips here recently and was disappointed in the quality and taste of what we ordered. The first recent visit, I just assumed it was an off night; however, the second visit our food was not fresh or well seasoned... It felt so odd and different from the many times I've dined here. The Kamjatang is still very good here. Probably one of the best I've had in Atlanta. Generous protein portion. Turns out they changed ownership. Looks like the quality of food changed too...atleast for the dishes my family and I tried. For example, the moolnengmyun and dduhkmandookuk is not good at all anymore. Total bummer. The service is pretty good still and having a bell in each booth/partitioned area helped. The banchan is still good though. Hopefully, they can turn it around but for now we may have to be on a break. "We were on a break!!"- Friends/Ross Geller reference. read more

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Authentic, perfect atmosphere and great service. See photos of our orders. All tasty and delicious. The best Korean we had so far. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Makgeoli - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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Just a quick update on my squid comment. Turns out the large size is not evenly mixed. Once I opened the entire package there turned out to be plenty of squid! We mixed it with rice, cut the squid into smaller pieces, and it was amazing. The gamjatang is still good after refrigeration. I mixed that with rice and ripped the meat off the bone to make a porridge type meal, and it was amazing. read more

Although Bulgogi is now everywhere, even commonly found in TV dinners in U.S. supermarkets, I figured that I should have the best of the best while I'm here in Koreatown, in Gwinnett Place in Duluth. So...after browsing thru pic after pic, review after review of Bulgogi featured by several top rated K restaurants on Yelp, I decided to go with the one with the best, juiciest pic...and the award goes to Jang Dok Dae! I was able to beat their closing hour, close to 9:30 pm...and put in my order of "Deungsim Bulgogi" just in time, described on their menu as stir-fried beef sirloin in sweet and soy sauce. Of course, like all K foods, it also came with several complimentary sides, as well as rice and soup. Well, glad to say that I picked a good one. As pictured, their Bulgogi is indeed juicy and savory...though not as sweet as I thought it'd be (considering their description). Truly, not all Bulgogi are equal...and this one was WAY above average. Again, am thinking that possibly the only place in Duluth that may be able to outdo this Bulgogi may be Jang Su Jang (but I could be wrong?). Of course, I'm talking about pre-cooked, off-the-menu Bulgogi, not the Korean BBQ live grill versions. I've come to accept that you really can't beat the taste of the grilled versions of Bulgogi, or any meats for that matter. BTW, as of yesterday, I'm a born again Korean BBQ fan (after a grilled Galbi-Plus experience at 678!)...but up until, I resisted the BBQ grills for various reasons. ANYWAY, all of my excuses went out the door after a Godly BBQ experience last night, here in Duluth (as explained in my review for 678 Korean BBQ). OK...back to the review at hand! I'm super-tired, so I tend to ramble on...even in my writing lol! Guess you can say that I thoroughly enjoyed the Bulgogi, as well as all the side dishes. I noticed that this restaurant offers amazing, affordable lunch specials, so I hope to try them for lunch in the future. This restaurant is also very cozy, in an ancient, Asian fashion...with bright, yet old fashioned decor. Even some (most?) of the tables were semi-private, with these old fashioned, partitions. The service was also warm and cozy...and as is typical of most Korean restaurants, super-quick. It's sort of amazing...how these super-sophisticated dishes, with a ton of seasonings and flavoring, using lots of different meats and veggies, and grilled to perfection...are delivered to your table in record time, sometimes faster than Cheeseburgers and Fries from McDonald's Drive-Thru. Not just amazing, but almost funny! So Yes, another Winner here in Duluth. So many good restaurants, and so little time. Already I'm planning yet another trip back to Duluth. read more

Jang Dok Dae - "Deungsim Bulgogi", with complimentary side dishes, including Rice and Soup - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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This is my favorite Atlanta restaurant for Sam Gye Tang, whole chicken soup. The soup pot is brought to your table and contains a whole chicken, stuffed with rice, ginseng, and jujube. The broth is light and natural tasting. It an extremely nutritious and comforting meal. Something I look forward to eating whenever I am in Atlanta. Jang Dok Dae also specializes in Solangtang and other meat soups. The food is noted as being a "well being" place, which would be good for someone recovering from an illness or stomach trouble. The menu contains both english and Korean, specials are written in Korean and Korean is mostly spoken. To be honest, the wait staff is really not interested in seating me or dealing with me if I am not speaking Korean at the time. So, I just speak Korean when entering and in all interactions to keep the dining process going smoothly. Samygyetang is enough food for 2-3 people, but the staff will become upset if everyone does not order at least one dish. So we always over order here and have to bring something home. The restaurant is easy to find, located on the bottom floor on the left side of Super Hmart. read more

A jangdokdae is a Korean section of a traditional house where they have a considerable stash of clay pots filled with traditional Korean sauces such as fermented soybean paste, kimchee, gochujang (spicy sweet red pepper paste), and a bunch of other stuff. In Atlantan terms, it's a hidden gem of a Korean restaurant out in Duluth by the Super H-Mart off Pleasant Hill! I say hidden because it is tucked away in the corner of the Park Village Shopping Center that is not viewable by the main road. I say gem because they have some of the traditional Korean favorites from all the stews and soups to a lot of the traditional grilled items like grilled fish, fermented skate (buckle up!), kimchee and mung bean pancakes, along with a slew of others and they are delicious looking. Just like how your traditional Korean grandmother or mother would make it! I had the suhl-lung-tahng which is their beef broth soup that has rice noodles. It's almost like the Korean ox tail soup but instead of ox tail, there are slabs of beef. Like any beef soup, you are the one to customize the flavor with salt and pepper to your taste which I also found to be a favorite of mine whenever I have ox tail soup at home. Everything about this place's food is great. The problem here is with their soups, the meet is the highlight and they don't have enough. I only had 3 small slices of beef and found that to be a bit of a disappointment. I will say that overall, this place is great in terms of food, service, ambiance, and definitely price. It was $8.99 for the soup and it comes out piping hot and fresh. The some of the banchan (side dishes) arrived warm but overall, for that price for hot soup, it's great. They only skip out on quantity and I wish they would provide more. But worth a visit for some traditional Korean fare!!! read more

What a wonderful Korean lunch. Spicy soups to choose from a lunch menu. Since menu had no English, I had to ask waitress to describe each soup. I ended up getting the beef one with veggies and noodles. I received banchan with my meal. Because it was cooked and served in a clay bowl, it was very hot and remained that way for a long time. Good thing I had a glass of water. Well worth the lunch price. If you are looking for a traditional Korean meal, come here. read more

Jang Dok Dae - Lunch Menu - Korean Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

The food here, in general, was very strong flavored with lots of pepper powder and the soup was very thick for GamjaTang. If you like thick yangnyum in general then you will like here. We came here around Thanksgiving day with my whole family from other states. I didn't appreciate the cashier's attitude towards tip at the counter at all. After I wrote certain amount of tip on two different receipts she would not take back the signed receipts. And she was pointing the examples of tips which was 20% 25 % 30% without saying anything without moving. I didn't know what was going on first and then I asked her if the tip was not enough for her? She said yes. I took the receipt and rewrote the amount which she was pointing at with a pen. What??? I don't appreciate it at all. Tip is not mandatory or it shouldn't be requested like that. Very rude! I used to work at a Korean restaurant before I had some coworkers like this person there too. And they call customers like me as JinSang. But if you are not ready to serve customers, don't work there! Sometimes you get tipped more than expected but there maybe times you get tight tips. If you don't take it don't show your attitude like that! read more

Jang Dok Dae is about as Korean as a Korean restaurant can get. It's by Korean people for Korean people. The name of the restaurant is printed in Korean only. On its storefront, small English subtext reads: "Natural Korean Restaurant." Fortunately, the Internet exists to get the word out to non-Koreans about this place. It's pretty good -- very authentic and the staff are warm and friendly. The restaurant is located in the Super H Mart shopping center (Park Village) on Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. If facing H Mart, Jang Dok Dae is to the left, on the ground level underneath Do Re Mi Karaoke. The storefront is low key with a nondescript wooden door front entrance. The interior is low key as well with private tables against the walls, an open dining area in the middle, and a bar in the back (which I don't think is even used). When we visited, I think the AC was on the fritz because it was uncomfortably warm inside and they had a bunch of portable fans blowing. This place serves a little bit of everything when it comes to traditional and family-style Korean food. This is not a Korean BBQ joint, tofu house, nor snack food restaurant. In other words, this is where older Korean people come to eat and you'll most likely see a lot of them if you come eat here. This is not an old restaurant (in fact, I think it's relatively new), but it's got an old school vibe. Nearly 30 lunch specials are available from 11am to 3pm and range in price from $8.99 to $38.99 per dish -- prices run the gamut. There are close to 50 dinner items, most of which range in price from $8.99 to $41.99 each. A lot of the pricier items are meant to be shared. A bulk of the menu consists of noodles, soups and stews, meats (and some seafood), and pancakes. There are also specials like Kobe steak and blue fin tuna that aren't cheap, starting at $50 to $80 an order. Here's what I tried off the dinner menu: * 3. Mung gae sora yuja sauce ($6.99) - sea squirt and conch with citron soy sauce * 38. Gamja tang ($8.99) - pork back-bone stew with potatoes * 48. Deungsim bulgogi ($21.99) - stir-fried beef sirloin in sweet and soy sauce * 41. Dogani tang ($13.99) - ox knee soup The sea squirt and conch appetizer was served raw. Both the sea squirt and conch were sliced into bite-sized pieces. They sat in a small bowl with soy sauce along with thin slices of lemon and lime. I enjoyed the sea squirt more than I did the conch, but both were similar in terms of taste and texture. Cold, squishy, a little bit rubbery, salty/briny, and citrusy (of course). Interesting and not bad, but I'm not sure I'd order it again. My Korean friend Christina, who also ate with me here, suggested the gamja tang. She said there are restaurants in Korea that specialize in gamja tang and you can customize the soup however you want. At $8.99, I think Jang Dok Dae's gamja tang is a good value. It's a spicy, hearty soup with a deep red, somewhat oily broth. Along with on-the-bone pork and half a potato, the soup also had jalapeno, radish, green onion, perilla leaves, and ground sesame seeds. It came with a side of rice. The pork was fork-tender and the broth quite flavorful. The deungsim bulgogi was A-OK. It was pretty much a shredded beef stir-fry containing a variety of veggies such as onion, scallion, peppers, and radish. The meat had decent flavor, but I've had tastier bulgogi elsewhere. Don't let that deter you from ordering this dish though. This and the other stir-fries on the menu are among this restaurant's most popular and recommended items according to the staff. The bulgogi is served hot and still sizzling on a skillet. Dogani tang is similar to seolleongtang (ox bone soup) which is more popular. Dogani tang only has ox knee, which is gelatinous and tendony. Some chunks are "meatier" than others. Unlike seolleongtang, dogani tang has no bones. One of my friends ordered the seolleongtang and we noticed that it came with noodles while the dogani tang did not. Boo. Both of these soups have cloudy, off-white broths that you must season yourself at the table with salt, black pepper, and scallions. Both also come with a salty, vinegary sauce on the side which you can either add to your soup or use as a dipping sauce for the ox meat. These soups come with a side of rice as well. I consider these soups light and comforting. Just realize that the broth isn't going to be packed with flavor and that it's by design. The banchan that came with our meal included complimentary cups of hot egg soup with imitation crab (a first), boiled peanuts, and fish cake, kimchi, perilla leaves, chunked daikon radish, and bean sprouts. The egg soup was terrific, the peanuts were random (I've never had boiled peanuts in-the-shell at a Korean restaurant before), and the kimchi and perilla leaves were disappointing. Something about the sauce/residual flavor of the kimchi and perilla leaves was off. Service was great. The entire staff were attentive, polite, and welcoming. read more

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