Zzamong Makes a Fine Bowl of Seafood Jjajangmyeon
My quest to find Koreatown’s best bowl of jjajangmyeon (noodles w/ black bean sauce) will likely never end. For one thing I don’t think I would ever want to declare a best version of the Korean/Chinese specialty. After all, as much as I love it it’s so ubiquitous, so cheap, so one note in a lot of ways, that I can’t even imagine sending anybody across the city with expectations that they will finally find a bowl of these noodles that is worthy of getting super excited about. After all, it’s just jjanjangmyeon.
But sometimes that craving hits, and there are plenty of places ready to step up to the plate. If I want to spend $5, but still get house made hand pulled noodles, I’ll hit up Mandarin House. If I want a small bowl of it, paired with some cheap Chinese food as a lunch combo all for just $10, Dragon Restaurant is the spot. Substitute the noodles with fried rice? Al Ba Nae it is. But if seafood jjajangmyeon is what I crave, I’m heading for Zzamong.
