Chung Moo Rollrice & Dongas

The kimbab lady drop a small piece of rice on the rice cooker table and then pick up to add on my rice on my roll. It made me angry and will not go back again.

This place is the definition of homemade, old fashioned korean food. It’s made by korean grandmas who speak little to no English and give soups and banchan (just kimchi, but still) without restraint. They have HANDS DOWN the best donkatsu. For $ 10, you get a giant katsu with rice and cabbage salad. UGHH THE BEST.
Their kimbap is all freshly made and a wonderful appetizer or snack to go. I’ve tried the soondae, too, and it’s not half bad. Not the best I’ve had, but still pretty freaking good.
Unfortunately, my bathroom might be bigger than this place. It is very very small, so any group larger than 2 is a tight fit. This always results in my struggle in choosing whether I want to dine in or carry out. The donkatsu tastes the best when it’s hot and fresh, but to enjoy that you have to squish yourself in here. Sadness.
Also, CASH ONLY.

Love to get my kimbap here! It’s a good place to grab and go. The kimbap here is very flavorful compared to most places and the same rice. It’s a very small place so I’ve never stayed to eat. Only enough seat for no more than about 8 people.

My favorite Korean spot! Been to this place for over 10 years now and it’s still as good as I remember. I usually order beef or spicy tuna kimbab with dubokgi (spicy rice noodles). One day, the partner and I decided to go out of our comfort zone and ordered the spicy squid fried rice. So many flavors and textures! We fell in love lol. Now, we have four favorite things. Nom.

reminds me of korea actually. a cute small place. a little ghetto, I may say. they had the unlimited water refill area with the cups like what they usually do in korea. get your own water kinda deal.
we order alot of dishes. kimchi dumplings (these were really spicy) got a roll, the korean sausages and a beef bibimbap. we were a party of 2, everything was shared and I was so stuffed in the end. The price was very reasonable. I would totally come back here again if I’m near by and need a quick fix.

When I think of home style Korean food, I think of places like Chung Moo, where the décor hasn’t changed in 20 years, but neither has the amazing kimbap made by cheerful ajummas.
The bulgogi kimbap and pork dongatsu we ordered took me right back to Seoul! The kimbap had just the right amount of beef filling and sesame oil. Best of all, we all walked out with full bellies for under 25 $ total!

Where do I even begin with this place? It’s been one of my go-​to places when I was in middle school/​early high school but I haven’t made a visit in years until just recently. The grandma who runs the place is the same — only thing different about her is her newly dyed black hair and the cut of it. She’s still so sweet and generous. I love the other woman that works there too! She’s really sweet too. They’re both like your typical Korean grandma.
I love all their food choices and I usually go for their ddukkbokki. I got the cheese ddukkbokki most recently and we obliterated the plate within minutes. Also, we had to get the assorted fried things to dip into the ddukkbokki sauce, duh! Ddukkbokki is not spicy at all but then again, I’m speaking for myself.
Although the seating is quite crammed and seemingly small, it’s enough for me and a friend to eat our food. You go for more of the authenticity of the place rather than for its’ aesthetics. This place deserves all the love they can get!
Also, the water is self-​serve so you can refill anytime you want. The water machine makes cool noises that are oddly relaxing and soothing… Anyways, go here and enjoy the amazing home-​style food! There’s a good reason they’ve been running for yeaaaars.

Was told this place had some of the best kimbap in town so ofc, my friends took me here when I stopped by Flushing.
While they ordered the Ra-​Bok-​Ki, I got the Beef Roll. The ra-​bok-​ki was HOT but the good kind of hot, the kind of hot that makes you want more even though your mouth and throat is burning. The beef roll was pretty good. Didn’t fall apart immediately and was filling.
The best part about this place is that they give you free soup with your meal (each person gets their own bowl of soup) and there is a water station so you can help yourself to as much water as you want.
The place is a bit small but most people come here to get take out anyway.
You pay at the end, before you leave.

It’s all about the spicy squid and the grandmas. One of the only reasons I visit Flushing! I will keep bringing my friends until there is no more room and they decide to expand!

This place was great!
Was craving some korean street food and got the ttukbokki and omrice. They were very generous portions and the taste was great! Came with free soup, salad and kimchi. The people were warm and welcoming. Made me miss my grandmother back in korea.
Will definitely go again.

Cheap, fast, and good korean food! Great for takeout or to stay and eat, there is about 6 tables. The workers are friendly and food was awesome and fresh. We had the spicy rice cakes with ramen, fish cake and egg; and the beef kimbap and eel kimbap all for about 20 bucks and we were stuffed! My mouth is watering thinking about coming back here!

This is my go-​to place for cheap and fast Korean food in Flushing. I have been here a few times already and finally decided to write a review. I usually come here to get kimbaps to-​go. I have tried the vegetable kimbap, sausage kimbap, spicy tuna kimbap, and the beef kimbap. The spicy tuna is probably my favorite and it’s a little bit spicy. I also tried the noodle dishes here: mul nang-​myun (icy cold buckwheat noodle — perfect for a hot summer day) and the bibim guk-​soo (spicy wheat noodle). BTW, the noodle dishes are huge! I couldn’t finish the mul nang-​myun dish. There are still plenty of other noodle dishes that I would like to try. I also tried the squid fries too. Personally, I think there was way too much tempura batter on the squid and I could eat only about 3 – 4 pieces since I felt grossed out. Best bet is to take out the tempura batter and just eat the squid.
Overall, it’s a small restaurant with a couple of tables. Good for a quick meal or take out. Probably not the best place for group of people.

i usually go to kimganae next door, but came here instead on a friend’s suggestion and really liked it!
the place is very small but has a home-​y feel to it, ran by a couple korean grandmas and older folks. the menu features rice dishes, rice rolls (kimbap), noodles, etc. while they may not speak english very well, the universal language of pointing and smiling works just fine here. i’ve gotten takeouts from here twice and tried the following:
–spicy tuna rice roll: not-​too-​spicy, tasty, made-​to-​order kimbap. i noticed that they also added sesame leaf in the fillings and it offered an interesting, herb-​y twist on the kimbap.
–beef rice roll: beef was moist and flavorful (much better than kimganae’s version, it was dry and bland).
–mixed fries: a combo of fried sweet potato, seaweed noodles, and squid. the batter coating was kinda thick and heavy, so i peeled off most of the coating to eat. the insides were quite good, but if i really had to pick, i like the squid.
overall, a great spot to pick up a small bite, will definitely have to come back for sure.

Excited about the wider selection of Korean restaurant choices in Queens compared to Boston, you better believe I did my research when I passed through for a friend’s wedding one weekend. I discovered that, apparently, this is the place to go for kimbap and dukbokki.
My conclusion (although this should be yours too): While the kimbap was good, the dukbokki was amazing. Probably the best I’ve had so far (albeit my experience may be limited… Korea, wait for me!) The sauce was wonderfully creamy with a perfect balance between sweetness and spice, and the rice cakes were just the right amount of tender chewiness. I promptly came back the next day to order some to take with me to eat on the bus ride home. I would apologize to my fellow bus riders for any offensive smells but admit it, you were jealous.

I first walked over to JooMakGol in the 90 degree heat after getting off the subway. Good 15 minute walk. Closed on Sundays. Should have checked Unilocal more carefully. So I walk another 15 minutes to Gimganae, and it’s too busy. So being super hot, I walk in next door to Chung Moo. Tiny place with 6 2-​seaters, there is 1 table open so I take a seat. There are 3 grandmas and 1 grandpa working there. Seriously they must have been all over 65. But, very efficient, nice in that Korean grandma way, and honestly so admirable.
My rating is really only based on the one dish I had, which isn’t their specialty. I had a naengmyun because I was so damn hot. It was okay. It had ice floating on it but still didn’t quite cool off the soup enough. It certainly could have used more ice, as the soup was very salty. And no brisket slices (or any other meat), which was a bummer. Taste was okay though.
I really want to like this place more purely because of the hard working seniors that keep this place going. And looked like they do brisk business which is a relief. I will have to come back sometime and try one of their specialties, either the kimbap or the don katsu.
Table-​for-​1 Factor: All the tables are for 2 people, so you won’t feel too bad about sitting alone. And it’s an appropriate setting for it also.

A tiny cozy place in the street corner. This reminds me so much of those street food stores in Korean dramas I’ve seen.
The food is truly authentic since the owner and staffs are all old Korean women. They can hardly, or event cannot, speak English, but are very friendly and warm. They have probably the best dubokki i’ve ever tried in NYC. It’s not too spicy nor too bland. A perfect red sauce. I always order dubokki with different mixes (fishcake, ramen, cheese…) everytime I go there. And I LOVE their fishcake soup. So rich and tasty. But dont take it home. The fishcake will become too soft and it makes the soup sour. Plain soup is served free to each guest and they are welcome when I ask for more!
Another plus is the price. Prices are incld tax! And is about $ 7 — $ 10/​dish. Need I say more?
p/​s: feeling like i was a highschool student coming for afternoon snack

Someone very wise once declared that with great power comes great responsibility. Chung Moo has taken on admirably a great responsibility, that is, to serve as a community service joint.
The mindset of a community service joint goes like this — it’s always there, it’s always open, it’s cheap to boot, it tastes okay, it’s consistent, and frankly, it’ll be more trouble to make some of the dishes yourself. When you as a restaurant owner get to that rarified air where the locals overlook small transgressions just for that reliable bowl of mandoo guk on the table, well, congrats, you are a community service joint. Unless something happens to your finances or you decide that you have had enough, you have become part of the local fabric, you earned your daily bread and butter. Chung Moo is a community service joint.
Okay…the food is nothing complex, basic Korean cafeteria fare — Kimbap (Japanese style rice rolls), soups with dumplings, ricecakes both in broth or fried up, fried calamari or veggies, a bowl of ramen, stuff like that. Stuff that you can make (they use packaged Ramen, pre-​made industrial ricecakes, frozen fishcakes, stuff like that)…but of course, you are not making it, because you had a tough day at work and don’t wanna cook, maybe you didn’t have all the ingredients in the fridge (or more likely) you are lazy/​hopeless in the kitchen. They only charge 6 bucks for a bowl of ramen, and yes, you can do it at home, but you are here eating it anyways. If you grumble about the lack of value you are missing the point, since it’s not value that dragged you here — it’s convenience (that’s like bitching about the «overpriced» pancakes in a diner — any idiot can make pancakes at home). Next time, get the omu-​rice instead, it’s better value. The food here are all okay — they remind you of something that your loved ones made for you, that is, good enough, and it’s consistently like so. The water fountain is strictly self-​service, the interior is small and spartan, and the restroom is straddling the stairs to their storage.
The food is okay, the service is non-​existent, and their décor doesn’t exist. But as long as the mandoo guk tastes decent, serves up in less than 5 minutes, and stays open? They’ll have my heart and my hard earned dollars. Community service joint, y’all. Gotta love them.

The grandma who was there didn’t speak English too well but no fear I just pointed at what item on the menu I wanted. Too bad I was just given a pre made roll of beef kimbap but next time I’ll try to aak for a fresh one like the other Unilocalers have recommended.
I felt a bit… unwelcome? Like the grandma didn’t try to talk to me or anything besides just asking what I wanted. Seemed like she was busy doing her own thing although I was the only one there…
Onto the food! The beef was a bit dry but more seasoned than Kimganae’s beef kimbap. The daikon was kind of salty but it didn’t take away from flavor much. Worth the 5.5!

This place is basically where you come for the kimbap and it’s cheap. The place is tiny and definitely more suited for take out orders but they managed to squeeze in 4 or 5 two tops in this tiny little spot. We walked in and one of the nice older ladies that worked there walked us in and another asked if we were dining in or taking out.
The menu is a lot bigger than I thought but I got the beef and kimchi roll. A lot of kimbap places will do one or the other but not both, which is weird because it’s such a great combo you’d think they’d accommodate it or have put it on the menu themselves. The ones here didn’t disappoint and the kick from the kimchi with the other veggies and beef. For so cheap as well, 5 bucks!
We also got an order of the kimchi and pork fried dumplings which were handmade, crispy though a little on the smaller side. The place isn’t going to get any points for ambiance or for health food but it’s quick, cheap and good. Kimbap cravings hit and I’ll think of making the trip out here to fulfill them.

It’s been awhile since I came back here and I’m happy to say that the food is still just as good! I really missed this place. I wish I could have sat and eat, but I was in a hurry, so I wasn’t able to get any free food:(
However, their prices have gone up. Their beef kimchi roll used to be $ 4.50, but its $ 6 now. It’s my most favorite thing on their menu. I think it’s much better than Kimganae, so I can’t really complain.