Zoong Guk Jib

There is a new location in ASSI plaza that is really cozy but delicious. Fast and helpful service, and the flavor of the seafood ja jiangmyun and palbochae was terrific! Support small businesses!

Looked forward to checking out Zoong Guk Jib after reading the raving reviews. My fam grabbed lunch on a Saturday afternoon and the restaurant was bustling. The restaurant is larger than I expected from its exterior. Casual dining area with tons of food items on the menu. We ordered: Shrimp fried rice ($13.95), Jjajangmyun ($7.95) and a seafood noodle dish. I was pretty disappointed with my jjajangmyun and felt it could use more seasoning. Actually, everything we tried was rather bland - and this is coming from someone who enjoys food on the blander side. The portions are good, everything on the menu is reasonably priced. The service was good. No complaints or issues. Overall, Zoong Guk Jib was just OK for me. I wouldn't recommend it, but wouldn't be against giving it another try some time.

I recently dined at this restaurant after hearing commendable reviews about their jjajang myun, and it indeed lived up to the praise. For just $8, the portion was generous. We also tried the pork and shrimp sweet and sour dishes. Both dishes were crispy despite being very saucy. The restaurant features a cozy interior and the staff is very attentive. I highly recommend this establishment for anyone in search of quality Korean-Chinese cuisine.

I've been here too many times to count and it's hands down the best Korean Chinese restaurant in Atlanta. The serving size is generous, especially their jjamppong. The jjajangmyeon is good as well but the sauce is a bit bland so I prefer the Gan jjajang-- it's definitely worth the $4 difference. Their tangsuyuk is amazing as well--perfectly crispy and chewy!

Heard that the jjajang myun was really good here, and it did not disappoint. For only $8, it was a generous portion. The noodles were nice and bouncy. We also ordered the pork and shrimp sweet and sour dishes, and that was plenty to share amongst 4 people. They were fried perfectly. The interior is nice and the staff is very friendly. Would definitely recommend this place if you're craving Korean-Chinese cuisine!

Generous portion. Fair price (due to the amount of food given). Good noodle texture. Hits the spots for the cravings.

Zoong Guk Jib is the best Korean-Chinese restaurant in Georgia. This place is about as "authentic" and legit as it gets in the States. That's all you need to know. If you want details, keep reading.Zoong Guk Jib or "jung-gug jib" is Korean for "Chinese home." The business opened in January 2022. It's located in the Duluth Village shopping center (Pho 24, Harue Korean Chicken, Rothem Cafe, White Windmill) on Peachtree Industrial Blvd, south of Pleasant Hill Rd. It replaced Korean homestyle restaurant Seoul Shin Jung (which I rated four stars back in 2017): https://bit.ly/3veSv0lThis place is popular, especially among the local Korean community. Try calling and making a reservation. We were able to get a reservation for our party of nine on a Sunday at 6:30pm. When we arrived, the restaurant's two dining rooms were completely full. We heard that waiting for a table here is common. Good luck on the weekends.This is one of those Korean businesses in Duluth that's owned and operated by Koreans for Koreans. Case in point, specials on the blackboard menu, just inside the entrance, were written in Korean only. Don't let that stop you though. The regular menu wasn't great when it came to English translations, but there were helpful pictures and the servers (at least, the ones we interacted with) were nice and accommodating. Plus, you can research what to order on Yelp beforehand.Below is a list of what we ordered, using the restaurant's English descriptions. I'll try to elaborate more on each. This list should give you a good idea of what this place has to offer and how much everything generally costs. I've been to my fair share of Korean-Chinese restaurants on/around Buford Highway and in Gwinnett County over the years and I don't remember any coming as close to Zoong Guk Jib in terms of variety. For example, they offer six different kinds of jajangmyeon and seven varieties of jjamppong (spicy noodle soup). Pretty much all the Korean-Chinese staples are on the menu and we got most of them.Noodle* Jjajang Myun x2 ($7.95 each) - noodles with black bean sauce, pork, and vegetables* Hae Mul Szechuan Style Jjajang Myun ($26.95) - noodles with black bean sauce in Szechuan style with seafood, pork, and vegetablesPork* Chopssal Tang Soo Yuk x2 ($21.95 each) - fried pork with sweet rice flour with sweet and sour sauce* Mapo Tofu ($20.95) - stir-fried tofu, minced pork, vegetables in chili bean sauce. Chicken* Kan Poong Ki ($22.95) - fried chicken in sweet and sour garlic sauce with spicy peppers and vegetablesShrimp* Creme Sae Woo ($28.95) - fried shrimp in creamy lemon sauceSpecial Dishes* Palbochae ($32.95) - stir-fried seafood and vegetables in spicy oyster sauce* Yan Jang Pi ($33.95) - stir-fried starch sheets with beef, vegetables, and cold seafood and vegetablesSide Dishes* Small White Rice x5 ($1.95 each)Everything was fresh, outstanding, and well executed with generous portion sizes.I think Zoong Guk Jib has the best Jjajang Myun in metro Atlanta. It's the best among those I've had in recent memory. The restaurant gets everything right, from the noodle texture to the balance and flavor of the jajang (fried black gravy) that covers the noodles. This was my first time trying Hae Mul Szechuan Style Jjajang Myun. It was something else. The best way for me to describe it is it's "Jjajang Myun Paella," complete with jumbo shrimp, shell-on mussels, octopus, and squid plus pork and greens.The Chopssal Tang Soo Yuk (fried pork) and Kan Poong Ki (fried chicken) were excellent. Both are served with sweet and sour sauce, but the sauces are different. The Chopssal Tang Soo Yuk sauce came with onion, carrot, red cabbage, and cucumber. The sauce was served on the side. For one dish, we poured the sauce on top. For the other, we dipped the pieces of pork into the sauce. It was yummy both ways. I really enjoyed the rice flour batter which had a softer, more delicate consistency. The Kan Poong Ki is similar to American Chinese food, e.g., fried chicken with sugary sauces, but better.I recommend the Palbochae, Yan Jang Pi, and Mapo Tofu. These dishes were filling, satisfying, and packed with flavor. You need to order them with rice. Unlike a typical Chinese restaurant, rice must be ordered separately here. The Palbochae and Yan Jang Pi amount to large stir-fries of meat and/or seafood with veggies and tasty sauces. Add squeeze-bottled spicy mustard to the Yan Jang Pi. The mustard elevates the dish to another level. The Mapo Tofu here is some of the best around.Complimentary kimchi and pickled takuan (danmuji -- yellow daikon radish) was served with our meal. Crisp and delicious.Service was great. Despite a busy dinnertime service, our entire order came out fast. The staff was friendly. And they provided plenty of scissors for us to cut the noodles.Closed Tuesdays.Shout-out to my friend and fellow Yelper Jinsoon Y for introducing me to some of the awesome dishes here: https://bit.ly/3S04Oqp

The restaurant name makes me laugh - as Jang C said in his review, it literally means "Chinese Restaurant" in Korean. The standout dish is their sweet & sour pork b/c it's made with sweet rice flour. The other popular dishes - Jja Jang Myun and Jjambbong which are pretty good but I might say I've had better. Space is nice, and the service is very friendly. They offer complimentary hot barley tea. COMPLIMENTARY BANCHANTypical of Korean Chinese restaurants, banchan was just kimchi & daikon. JJAM JJA MYUN - $14.95I always like to get this dish so I can check out both the Jja Jang Myun and Jjambbong - you can half of each. Their noodles are orange, had a nice chew, and good. I thought the Jja Jang sauce was salty and tasted just ok. The Jjambbong broth had a very good flavor - contents included 1 shelled shrimp, 3-4 mussels, maybe 1-2 squid, lots of onions, and a few bok choy. Portion was good. CHOPSSAL TANG SOO YUK - $22.95Pricey dish but you do get a heaping pile of fried pork, and the sweet & sour sauce is served warm and separately for dipping. As I mentioned earlier, what makes this dish special is they use sweet rice flour which gives it a new chew. Highly recommend ordering this dish. Next time I'd like to try their other dishes - and definitely order the Chopssal Tang Soo Yuk again :)

We tried the tangsuyuk, jjammpong, jjajangmyeon for lunch here! It was my first time. My mom said that she wanted to take me here and she said she loved all the food here. The service was great! And the food was amazing.I really enjoyed the tangsuyuk the best it is one of my favorite dishes. It had this chewy crunchy texture on the outside it reminded me of the Korean rice cake texture. The jjammpong was spicy and had such a delicious seafood broth. The jjajangmyeon was good the sauce jjajang was flavorful I should have added more spice to it! I definitely want to come back and try the other things in the menu. Everything looked so good. Overall, the service was on point and it was a very clean restaurant. The food also came out perfect timing. We will definitely be back again try more foods.

I came here when they first opened and the food and staff were all great. I raved to everyone how amazing this place was. I recently came back again and it seemed as if all the staff or owners had changed completely. They were not as alert and friendly. The food was not as tasteful and flavorful. We ordered almost half the menu and the only good thing was the chadol haengban jjajang myun and how fast the food comes out.