Paik’s Noodle

I've been to multiple Paik's Noodle locations before and this one is pretty consistent with the others! It's located within the Hmart food court, which is a pretty bustling spot especially around dinnertime.I always go for the jjamppong and it never disappoints. Service is really fast and efficient, you pay at the counter and pick up your food once it's ready. It's a big food court so there's plenty of seating options.Jjamppong ($13.95, 5/5)- Classic spicy seafood noodle soup. Broth is warm and full of flavor.- Tons of toppings in the broth, noodles are nice and chewy.My friend got the jjamppong as well, and also the tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork). We both agreed that the tangsuyuk's flavor/texture was off since it mostly just tasted like the fried breading/exterior with very little actual meat, so wouldn't recommend getting that at this location at least.Otherwise Paik's Noodle is a great, affordable spot if you're looking for some good jjamppong! Would highly recommend.

Located in the bustling hmart food court! Jaebanjjajang ($18.99): is like a jajangmyon with seafood. We got a spicy level 2 and it felt like nothing wondering if they forgot to put spice or is it just not spicy at all. I like their noodles - they're thicker than I'm used to. The black bean sauce is on the sweeter side. Portions are enough for 2! Could use a little more seafood but overall I'd still eat it if I was craving jajangmyeon with like a serving a protein. tangsuyuk ($13.99): battered and fried pork pieces with a sweet sauce. It's served with the sweet-vinegary sauce together & it won't taste like much if it didn't get sauce on it. A little too bland and i feel like the sauce is missing the flavor a bit or maybe it isn't drenched enough in the sauce. Has a mochi-like texture to it (which I like). If you like your pork crispy, maybe ask to get the sauce on the side. (But a good tangsuyuk dish should still be somewhat crispy when drenched in sauce tho)

Sweet and sour pork it wasn't sweet nor sour just bland. Soy bean noodle is bland too. Maybe I have high expectations for this store.

Best value noodles in this location. One order feeds two! A lot of the other items in the food court break over the $20 mark but at 11.99, this is nice for the wallet.

Tangsuyuk is normally a wonderful sweet and sour fried pork dish if executed well.Let me describe Paik's version of this. You have bits of pork starched up and fried. At this food court location, they are unseasoned, bland, and uninteresting. To serve, they first pour sweet and sour sauce onto the bottom of a dining vessel, then stack the fried pork on top. Interestingly, their sweet and sour sauce is also bland; it's neither sweet nor sour in any considerable way. When you receive this dish, you might wonder why there is no sweet and sour sauce coating the fried pork. The answer is because they have hidden the sauce at the bottom, and even if you were to sauce up the fried pork yourself, you'd question why you opted to order this travesty of a dish anyways, since this sauce does not complete the dish.In conclusion:1. The fried pork is bland, unseasoned.2. The pork is not coated in sauce hiding at the bottom.3. The sauce itself is bland and neither sweet nor sour in any respectable way.4. Bonus: I'd imagine they use a rice cooker. But I suppose they don't know how to operate one, or they don't use the correct ratio of rice to water. It's like al denté rice, but with the wrong texture.

We loved the Paik's in Mountain View, CA and were so excited that a location was opening by us! Unfortunately this wasnt quite as great as we remembered. Its good, but nothing incredible. Id recommend if you are at H Mart and are craving noodles, but wouldnt make a special trip.The issue with these noodles vs the ones we tried before is they were way over-sauced. It also felt like there was a 1:1 noodle to onion ratio. The noodles themselves however are still top notch. I hope they adjust the recipe in the future!

I ordered creamy shrimp but once I got home and opened it, they put spicy chicken instead. Not sure how that's possible.

I originally tried Paik's noodle in California and was excited to see a chain come to Austin! My experience was a bit different.I think since the service is not a restaurant but a food court it limits the amount of pickled daikon. We ordered the Jaengban-jjajang and it had good flavor and soft chewy noodles. But the dish had so much onion and not so much seafood. Maybe a total of 5 shrimp which is disappointing seeing how the price is newly $20.

this is our favorite place to come and eat!!! best price and best taste! My son's favorite is 짜장면 and mine is 잡채밥! The taste Very similar with Korean other restaurants in Korea too!!!!

Their food is super delicious and is very quick to come out which is another plus! Service is also very fast and efficient. Can definitely see why this is such a popular chain restaurant internationally too.