Joongmi

I usually go to one of the two other Korean-Chinese restaurants in Annandale when I'm craving that type of food, but a couple friends convinced me to give Joongmi a try. Joongmi is located in the basement of an older office building. The location feels a bit sketchy, especially in the evening since it was our first time there. We had to go down a flight of stairs before entering a cozy, very mom-and-pop style restaurant interior, filled with lots of delicious smells.I was here with two friends for dinner yesterday night. We enjoyed the food for the most part, and everything came out quickly after we ordered.15. KAN POONG SHRIMPThis is a plate of fried shrimp coated in a garlic & chili sauce, topped with a generous amount of spring onions. Each order came with a good amount of shrimp, at least 10 large pieces. The sauce had the perfect balance of sweetness and spice, with a strong garlic flavor. My only complaint was that the shrimp batter was a bit soggy and lacked the satisfying crunch I was looking for.70. BOK JJA MYUNThis is a combo meal with half fried rice and half jjajangmyun. The fried rice was bland and lacked seasoning, so I wouldn't get this again. The jjajangmyun was delicious, with a black bean sauce that was a perfect mix of sweet and savory. If I had more sauce, I would have poured it over fried rice to make it more flavorful. This combo meal also comes with a bowl of spicy soup (jjambong soup, maybe?) that was pretty delicious. It had a couple pieces of squid and some vegetables.Overall, I enjoyed my dining experience at Joongmi. We really enjoyed the KAN POONG SHRIMP and we'd definitely recommend it. A couple friends suggested trying the samsun options, which are made to order in a wok. I'll have to try it on my next visit.

It might be a little tough place to find at first but it is a whole in the wall place! Finding good jjajangmyeon is hard but I'm glad this was the first spot I chose. They give a good amount for the price too! Service may be busy but they are ran by older woman so it's fine. Their side of radish and kimchi is always so tasty every time I've visited.

First off, everyone was super nice, the food came out fast, and the portions were humongous! Be aware-- if you get the gotbeggi portion size, it's literally fit for 3-4 people. Ambiance was very casual-- good to come with friends or family.As for the food, I really recommend the Tangsooyook-- the meat was super chewy, soft, and thick. Probably the best Tangsooyook I've had in the DMV area. The fried dumplings were also great, but also it's hard to go wrong with fried dumplings. The Jajangmyun, however, was not my style. Admittedly I am very particular about my jajangmyun (I only go to my go to spots in South Korea), but the noodles here were a bit too soft for my taste and the sauce was a bit too sticky. Overall, next time I might stick to the meat dishes.

As someone who grew up eating jjajangmyun, this is probably my favorite place to get it in the NoVa area. After venturing many different places in the Annandale area alone, Joongmi's black bean sauce has the right balance of savory and somewhat sweet, but not too sweet like other places. I also really like their jjambong which is a spicy seafood noodle soup. Thankfully, you can order a half and half or even order 3 different meals within a single but portioned out bowl! I also really like their sweet and sour pork (also known as tangsuyuk). The women who work here are very hardworking. Please give them some grace if it takes a little bit of time. I believe they might be understaffed, but they are really kind. I would definitely recommend everyone to come here and at least try their jjajangmyun!!

This restaurant sits in the basement of a building, but pretty spacious inside! We got the jajang noodles and spicy seafood soup. The portion size was decent and good for the price. Very friendly service!

I usually eat at this restaurant periodically, as it is cheap and the food tastes good!

Was slightly disappointed as it was hyped a lot. The jjajangmyeon and ttangsuyook aren't bad. But skip on their jjambbong.

Just a little update: The food here remains as good as ever and my original review from 2022 still applies.Sometimes if we have more people in our group, we like to order:#36 or #38 Jang Ban Jjam Bbong (menu item number varies if looking at restaurant menu vs online): This is the stir-fry version of jjam bbong noodle soup. It's enormous and way too big for even two people to finish unless maybe you've been trapped in a room with nothing to eat for days and you feel like could eat an entire cow at once. It's delicious, filling, full of flavor, incredible comfort food, even intimidating for me to think about the quantity of food.

This is one of the worst Korean restaurants I've ever ordered from the pancakes are so thick that I thought I ordered the wrong dish, but it was the pancakes and its like an inch thick: everything we ordered was wrong. It was just... I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. Undercooked and raw dough..*kimchi was also sour or rotting!*

This place is pretty secluded at the basement of a building. The atmosphere really reminds me of a korean chinese restaurant in korea. The food is very good and authentic. Not too greasy and not too salty. Portion was more than enough. The noodles were chewy with a lot of flavor in the sauce. The soup had a kick and matched well with the black bean noodles. Service is what you would expect from a Korean restaurant. Glad I was able to find this hole in the wall. Definitely planning to go back.