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Naju Gomtang

4.1 (87 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Chun M.

Many of the stores in the Murray Hill Plaza strip mall on Northern Blvd have turned over and we wanted to try a bunch of the new ones, like Naju Gomtang. It wasn't too busy on a Tuesday night and we were seated promptly at a table with the long bench along the left wall. For some reason, there is an antique Coke machine as you walk in. There are also a few semi-private dining booths along the opposite wall. It seems the tables are custom made with a built-in hidden drawer holding napkins, chopsticks and spoons. I say it's custom made because the drawer dividers are a perfect snug fit for the napkins & utensils. The menu is pretty extensive and it helps that there are pictures and descriptions for each dish. The Seafood Scallion Pancake is THICK and crispy on the outside. It's more batter than seafood or scallions, but it is twice as thick as any I've ever seen and is very filling. The sweet soy sauce on the table goes very well with it. We had to try the restaurant namesake, Naju Gomtang Guksu Noodle Soup. The milky beef bone broth must have been simmering for hours, if not days and was full of flavor to go well with the chewy, handcut noodles. I was expecting pieces of beef in the soup, but that is in the "special" beef soup that I'll have to remember to order next time. The Dolsot Bibimbab is also good with lots of meat & vegetables atop a bed of rice in a hot stone bowl and topped with a runny fried egg. The bowl could have been hotter to create the crispy rice layer that we like. You mix it up yourself with the gochujang fiery red sweet/hot sauce and you're good to go. Japchae is one of my wife's favorite Korean dishes, so we had to have that. We also had the Shiitake Mushrooms & Crispy Tofu , a very Chinese vegetarian dish, which had a tasty brown sauce. Pass the rice, please!

Iris C.

My friends and I came to eat a much needed Asian meal after a weekend away and this truly cured us! The gomtang was warm and inviting. It came with beef slices and glass noodles inside and a side of rice. I didn't think it was too bland but still added a small pinch of salt. It's not something I'd crave all the time but still enjoyed it eating it! What surprised me was the tangsuyuk! We got the beef and it was amazing!! I honestly think my favorite of all the Chinese Korean places in the bayside/flushing area. The radish banchan was also SO GOOOD - probably my favorite that I've had in a long time too. Eager to come back for this and try some other dishes as well. Service was quick and lots of seating, for big groups too! Being in the Hmart plaza is another plus with the parking lot!

Special gomtang
Tony G.

This place is SO GOOD. I'd eat here so often if it was more easily accessible by train. If you do have a car, it's definitely worth a visit. Located in a strip mall area with parking in deeper flushing, this inconspicuous Korean spot is a perfect spot for some yummy Korean food. Was specifically craving gomtang and got that, bibim naengmyeon, and jajangmyeon. Got the special gomtang which I think came with additional cuts of meat and that was delicious. Add some extra salt for flavor, but a perfect soothing dish for a cold day. To contrast, the bibim naengmyeong was great. Perfect funky fermented flavors mixed with bouncy noodles were great and refreshing to contrast the hearty gomtang. The jajangmyeon was also solid. Can't complain at all about it, but it is fairly standard to places you can get closer by. The space itself is big and had plenty of seating. Nice and cleanly. Wasn't busy when I went on a rainy Sunday, but can see it getting busy on a colder day. Service was also friendly and quick. 10/10 would recommend if you're looking for Gomtang especially. I would love going here more often for some classic Korean fare. It will not change your worldview on Korean food if you didn't already like it, but you absolutely can't go wrong with this spot.

Bibimbap
Christine W.

First time eating here today and it was a great experience! The restaurant was cool, and service was good. We ordered the sweet and sour pork, bibimbap, and black bean noodles. Noodles were perfectly chewy, sauces were light and not overwhelming. The banchan was also not too spicy and very tasty, perfect for me. Portions are big, but can be a bit pricey. Would come back!

Lisa T.

Korean restaurants are all about service service service. This one is no different. They are open at 7am and I have no idea why it took me so long to discover this place!! They have jajamyun and the spicy chicken dish that I adore!! The place is spacious and there are drawers at each table with spoons, napkins, chopsticks so you can just self serve - which I absolutely LOVE! We've been here 2x in 2 weeks. Service has been excellent and their pork cutlet dish is huge! It's super convenient as they are part of the shopping center with the huge parking lot in front by HMart.

Haemul Pajun- Seafood Pancake
Alexander H.

The restaurant is located in a shopping center which has a lot of parking spots. Once inside the restaurant, it has a very inviting atmosphere with a lot of space and seats. (A1) Haemul Pajun was really good, it is a seafood pancake that had a nice crisp and had complimentary sauces that you mix together to your liking. (R4) Maeun Suyuk Gomtang was a hearty spicy soup that contained pieces of beef and noodles. The spice level was not too much but I think its also because you can add extra spice to your liking. After your meal is done, they give you yogurt drinks to finish your meal off. Overall a very cozy restaurant with a bright and inviting atmosphere. Visited 1/26/2025 Food- 8/10 Cleanliness- 9/10 Staff-9/10

Steven Z.

Ordered the Special Naju Gomtang, the spicy version and an order of the jajangmyeon. The special naju gomtang is bomb; it comes with loaded with tendon, chunks of beef and other cuts. You add your own salt to taste and it comes out to a simple, beefy, and flavorful broth. Paired this with rice and it's 5/5 flavor. The spicy version is the same just be careful because it's pretty spicy. The jajangmyeon is 4/5, standard jajang sauce. I think it could use a tad more flavor. The banchan is just their house made kimchi and radish kimchi. The radish kimchi is 5/5 though, it's sweet, tangy but not too tangy and crunchy. Service is excellent, wait staff is attentive, refilled our radish kimchi when we ran out. Ambiance is your typical homey Korean restaurant.

Minsoo K.

The restaurant itself is spacious, well-lit, and clean. I'm almost always seated right away, and the ladies working there are always very friendly. I recommend the Naju Gomtang or Suyuk Gomtang over the spicy versions. Whenever I visit a gomtang restaurant, I always check the kimchi and radish first to see if they're richly seasoned and nicely fermented - a sign that the soup will be on point - and they definitely are! You don't need to add your own salt and pepper as much, but it's still perfect to pair with the kimchi and radish. We also got the Tangsuyuk, a classic Korean-Chinese dish, and it was really good. Overall, a great spot for a comforting and hearty soul food meal with great service. Definitely recommend checking it out if you're in the area or looking for a nice place to dine alone!

Sharon L.

3.5 stars - I've walked by Naju Gomtang so many times, but finally came here with my fiance to satisfy some soup cravings. The restaurant is really spacious, well lit, and clean. At 8pm, about a third of the restaurant was still filled but we were seated immediately. My fiance ordered the regular gomtang with rice, and I ordered the spicy gomtang with noodles. The waitress cautioned that it's super spicy, but I like spice! Contrary to the name, the regular gomtang comes with glass noodles and rice on the side! The spicy gomtang noodles are like jjamppong noodles (the yellow ones). Not my favorite, but portions were massive. Here's the thing - the spicy gomtang is almost like a peppery spicy, where it kicks you in the back of the throat but doesn't quite lend flavor or depth to the soup itself. I still added a good amount of salt. If I come back, I'd rather get the regular gomtang and add gochugaru myself. Beef portions were quite generous. Two types of banchan are served - kimchi & pickled radish. The kimchi was really delicious, but the radish was a little too fresh for me. As for service, there was 1 lady who was really sweet, but 1 who was quite rude. There was 0 hospitality from the rude waitress, and the only time she came by was to curtly take our order & also to drop off the check.

Waheda I.

Loved it here. The ladies that run the spot are friendly and sweet. It was my first time trying yakult and I really liked it. The ladies offered me a 2nd one and one customer told me to go to H-Mart to buy some. Love older friendly Asian ladies. Noodles were delicious and loooooooooooooong. They give you scissors to cut the noodles. The sticky shrimp was delicious as well. It's a large establishment but very quiet. I loved it here and will be back.

Brenda L.

Ordered the beef soup with noodles. It was a bit bland so you would have to add your own salt and pepper. I like to add the liquid from the kimchi and radish into the soup as well to add more flavor. I thought it was interesting that they used the jjajangmyeon noodle instead of the usual glass vermicelli other places used. So by adding that the soup was more filling. They also give a decent amount of beef and egg! Also ordered the pork cutlet w/ rice. The flavor was pretty good and it was cooked well. The price of the donkkaseu was expensive in my opinion though. Overall a decent casual spot for a quick meal.

jjajangmyeon
Amber C.

Huge portions, alright Korean Chinese fusion food. This is a very casual Korean neighborly restaurant. The Naju gomtang was a bit too salty and did not have that much depth in the soup. There were noodles which I enjoyed but it did soak up the soup pretty fast! The jjajangmyeon was super tasty and had tons of potatoes and onions mixed in! I wish there was meat, but the flavor of the black bean shined through! The sweet pork was crispy and drenched in the sweet sauce. Some parts were soggy due to the sauce but is expected. The seafood pancake was a bit thick for my liking, and the seafood pieces such as shrimp was large and I struggled to eat the pancake. Not my favorite place but it was decent and the portions are family style. We took a bunch of dishes home.

Mei T.

Korean restaurant apart of a strip mall. This place is simply decorated, very neat and clean. There is a main room with lots of tables for 2-4 people that can be combined for larger groups. They also have 2 private party room on the side. The food was fresh and delicious! They have a great selection of appetizers, noodle, and rice dishes. Dishes can be made not spicy, spicy or super spicy! We had the beef and rice dish, not spicy noodle with tendons and meat, the little spicy seafood dish with rice. The soup broth was amazing and tasty! Service was superb! The food came out pretty fast. The wait staff were attentive and refilled our tea cups often. We all left full and happy! def worth a return visit!!!

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Authentic gomtang soup. Nice ambience inside the restaurant. Service quick and friendly. We come here often. Would highly recommend.

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This place is amazing! Food was great. Their soups hot the spot on such a cold day. Thank you!

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Chef Wong Bistro

4.3
(72 reviews)
1.2 mi

3.5 stars but rounding up for great pricing and menu variety. Authentic Cantonese fare and decent…read moreportions. I still miss the Chinatown flavors but this will do. Service was minimal at best but they just seemed under staffed honestly. And when the server did come by, she was running quickly to and from. The place was not busy when my friends and I were seated. But there was a back room in guessing that had occupants since she was missing in the front seating area. (There was a two person table occupied in the front near us). My party of three over ordered but that was intentional because, any purchase over $100, you get a free lobster and each of us had items we wanted, figured we would doggie bag the leftovers. All in all a great value. The lunch spread had over 7 dishes and we got the free lobster. I was especially happy to see Fried Milk on the menu as an appetizer. They also provide complimentary salted peanuts and pickled radish and carrot slivers. I recommend the snow pea shoots, fried milk, clams with black bean sauce and the Chinese Broccoli with Filet beef. The other dishes like the lobster, noodles and sweet and sour pork were executed well but just not my flavor profile. And with my food allergy, I couldn't try the shrimp with walnuts but it was my friends' birthday so she ordered that for her treat. It looked great! There's complimentary parking if you validate your ticket with a nearby garage, but you need to spend a minimum.

My family and I had dinner at Chef Wongs Bistro on New Years Day and we were very glad we did. The…read morerestaurant was fairly full and the strangest thing almost all the patrons were wearing their wool hats and coats while seated at their tables. We were famished and only focused on what yummy dishes to order. My wife, son and daughter all contributed their suggestions and we ended up ordering pan fried whole flounder, half of the roast chicken with garlic, filet mignon with Chinese broccoli, fried rice with chicken and salted fish and everyone's favorite dish salt & pepper squid. Once we placed our order and were enjoying the roasted peanuts and free spicy cabbage we realized why everyone had their winter coats on, it felt like they had the AC on and it must have been 55° in the restaurant. I told everyone that once the food arrived things would warm up. Each dish that came out of the kitchen was perfectly cooked and was delicious. The salt & pepper squid with it's minced jalapeños kept us warm enough until the half chicken with garlic and filet mignon and Chinese broccoli came out in rapid succession. The star of the show turned out to be the giant sized pan fried flounder which was not only big but quite scrumptious. Unlike the little scrawny flounder that most other restaurants usually served this was a quite large and very meaty and perfectly cooked. The last dish to come out was a very large plate of chicken fried rice with salted fish. If it were not for the lack of heat, I would have given Chef Wong Bistro 5 stars!

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4.5
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One of the best lunch specials in downtown Flushing. We tried their salty pork ribs, braised fish,…read moreshredded pork with bamboo shoots and salted fish-eggplant-chicken casserole. They all tasted pretty good and decent portions. And the tea mushroom abalone soup definitely the highlight of the meal. It came with pretty big bowl with many ingredients inside (ok it is not as luxurious as the picture in menu). One of my friends said he was 25% full after the soup. Service is much more friendlier than your average Chinese restaurants. Definitely will return and maybe for dinner.

Cuisine: 7 Service: 6…read moreDecor: 6 Value: 9 Overall: 7 This restaurant specializes in Cantonese cuisine, as well as some dishes from Wenzhou. Interesting enough, while the owner is from Wenzhou, their main chef is from Fu Zhou. Hence I definitely see some Fukinese influences here as well, such as their famous Buddha Jumped Over The Wall Soup that requires advance notice. Anyway, the reason I first visited this restaurant was because they have a great lunch special from Monday to Saturday. You can choose three items and a soup for $8, or four items and a soup for $9. I gave that a try a few months back and thought the food was solid. Due to my first experience, I decided to come try their dinner offerings with my family recently. We ordered a bunch of dishes and was overall please. While the best dish of the night may have been the Salt & Pepper Pork Chop, it's hard not to enjoy Ginger & Scallion Twin Lobsters for $29.88 right? The Shi Li Xiang Stir-Fry (Mixed Seafood w/ XO Sauce) and Wenzhou Style Dried Tofu w/ Smoked Pork were pretty good too. Unfortunately, the cold appetizers were not as satisfying. While slightly overcooked, the Boiled Pig Kidney was still decent. The Fried Belt Fish was okay, and I did not really like the Jelly Fish & Cumcumber or the freebies they gave us. As a whole, I thought the dinner was not bad and I would return to try more dishes. Nothing here really blew my mind, but the prices are so inviting.

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Wenzhou Style Dried Tofu w/ Smoked Pork
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4.3
(72 reviews)
0.3 mi
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Very kind staff and delicious eel, intestines, and raw marinated crab. I can't wait to my go back…read moreagain when I'm in flushing! Also loved that they had a plastic bag for our clothes and things so they wouldn't smell like food and smoke

I think Yuk Jun Gui specializes in grilled eel. Or maybe they don't, but it's the only Korean BBQ…read morespot that I know that has eel so that's what I associate them with. Either way, when I have a craving for eel, Yuk Jun Gui is where I go. (They have other meats to grill like pork belly and intestines as well.) Their banchan offerings are pretty good and diverse. I love their kimchi, which according to other reviews, are made in-house. On my last visit though, all the meat came out pre-cooked. We asked about that, and they said it's because if it is grilled tableside, there would be too much smoke. I don't remember not being able to grill the meats at the table on previous visits, and hopefully this is not their new standard practice. To me, Korean BBQ is meant to be grilled at the table, not brought precooked and just warmed up on the grill. (Maybe it's because it is winter and they can't open the doors for proper ventilation?) It's certainly not a reason to not dine here, but for me, it does take away from the experience hence a star removed from the rating. However, if you like eel and want to try it grilled, I would recommend Yuk Jun Gui.

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4.7
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This little shop has all the charm and sincerity of a family taking you in and feeding you, but dat…read moreauspiciously in Queens right by the Murray Hill station. The food was delicious and the service button was never necessary to get the staff's attention.

A quaint Korean spot with a lovely brick and wood design (with comfortable cushions) and soft…read moreKorean music playing. Bathrooms are clean (one men's and one women's on opposite side of the restaurant, but they're individual, so I'm sure you could go into whichever if need be). There is a small call button on each table, as they can be busy making the food. Service is always great though. The hot tea is soothing. They do have a decent selection of alcohol. The complimentary salad is fresh (grape tomatoes, mango, radish, mozzarella, red onions, grilled chicken) with a light vinaigrette. The complimentary banchan has a good flavor, especially the jalapeno/onion banchan. It's got quite a kick to it! The complimentary soup is light, but still has good flavor. It's great for the cooler weather. The Tako Wasabi is one of the better variations I've had. I love that it comes with seaweed! It adds great texture and extra flavor. The Tako Wasabi has the right amount of wasabi to help clear up the sinuses. It is balanced with the fresh herbs and cucumber. The Chili Mayo Fish Jerky was a newer starter, so I had to try it. I love that it's cut like chips and warmed up slightly. Great flavors with a bit of a kick. Must get if you love fish jerky. I usually get the Flying Fish Roe Rice. It has a great variety of flying fish roe plated neatly on top a perfectly cooked rice. Be sure to press the rice against the (super hot) bowl to get as much crispy bits as possible. I enjoy the eating it with the seaweed. Consistently great Korean spot.

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Dinner time!
My favorite, Tako wasabi appetizer. So fresh!
My favorite, Tako wasabi appetizer. So fresh!
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