Tae Hwa Kwan

Some people say this place has the best Jja Jang Myun (black bean sauce noodles, Korean-​Chinese style) in Philly. I think this place is a close 2^nd to Yong Hwa Roo up the street, but it is still quite tasty. The dumplings are good, and the tangsuyook is alright.
BTW, this place is a Korean-​Chinese place, meaning you won’t have the standard Korean dishes and banchan.
A plus is that they accept credit cards even though their prices are dirt cheap.
They are closed on Tuesdays.

this is not the best place for Jajangmyun in Phily. I prefer the chinese reataurant Mandu Roo in Upper Darby H-​mart or Yong Hwa Roo. But still it’s OK to eat.

The place is the best for korean style chinese food, since they make their own noodles. The place is kind of small and dirty, but the food is good. Closed sometimes, because the owner gambles his money Away in AC

Do not visit this place… Me and my girlfriend visited this place for the first time. We found a cockroach in tang su yuk… A dead cockroach!!! The lady didnt even apologize and she told us we are not going to charge you Tang su yuk… i was like WTF… Just DO NOT EAT HERE SO nasty, first time in my life experiencing this…

Great tasting restaurant. The best Chinese-​Korean food in Philadelphia region that makes one reminisce of a typical Chinese restaurant back in Korea, which has a rustic and humble atmosphere. It is the noodle, handmade (Soo-​Ta), that really distinguishes this place from other restaurants.

Amazing Jjangmyun, but the tangsuyuk sauce was too thick. I’ve been back twice already! Be warned the area outside of the restaurant is filth with trash everywhere and the restaurant is a straight hole in the wall, but oh so delicious!
The noodles are handmade in the back and must say adds to the awesomeness of the noodle!

Have you ever had a craving that was so bad that you couldn’t focus on work or your school work? *raises hand* I did! It was the first time I ever had an extreme craving for jajangmyun. I couldn’t even focus on typing up my paper for school because I wanted it so badly.
My best friend & I finally made the time to eat jajangmyun & she suggested Tae Hwa Kwan. When we arrived, I realized I’ve been to this place once before a couple years ago & remember that I wasn’t too blown away. Nonetheless, I was excited when the lady approached us with our bowls of jajangmyun.
Boy… was my craving NOT satisfied. The jajangmyun came mixed & soggy. Usually, jajangmyun would be served with the black bean sauce on top, not mixed especially since I love mixing it on my own. The noodles were cut so short that it made it difficult to grasp a hold of with chopsticks. Again, I wasn’t blown away with the taste of the jajangmyun. It was «okay», nothing spectacular nor did the taste distinguish itself from the flavor of instant jajangmyun. My friend stated that she was there just a couple days ago & it tasted completely different. I really hope they didn’t give us leftovers. T_​T

totally a replica of old-​school Korean-​Chinese hole-​in –the-​walls straight out of any Korean city. VERY far from center city but we had access to a car, thankfully! the jia jia mian sauce is simple but very hearty, it was cooked with lots of pork (Korean bacon to be exact) with lots of little pieces of onions and potatoes. I think the samsun jia jia mian is def worth the extra $ 2.
The samsun jjam pong blew my bf away. I told him it’s kind of where shin ramen and neoguri ramen got their base flavor ideas. There must’ve been at least 20 pieces of squid, large pieces of succulent octopus and lots of mushrooms and veggies to slurp up with your handmade noodles. I found the broth was very tasty but an hour later, I realized how thirsty I was (it’s salty!).
The tang soo yook was huge and only $ 11 (it’s usually almost $ 20 at places like Miga) and I’m sure the kam poong gi is delicious too, but the other 5 tables all ordered the tang soo yook. I’m sure it helps to actually speak Korean to get better service since there is only 1 woman serving all the tables. The food is served within minutes of ordering and we came at 2:30 on a Saturday and the place was almost full, definitely not packed. I’d love to come back to try the dumplings and I overheard someone on the phone ordering a yang jang pi (chilled jellyfish with mustard and vinegar), which I would love to try as well!

Good food but 40 min wait for Jjam bbong???

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Hands down the best jja jangmyun place in Philly. I’ve been going here for years. The place did change owners/​close down/​etc but whatever its still open now!
The place is pretty much a hole in the wall on 5^th street. There are pieces of paper with the menu (written in korean) taped to the wall. Theres a good amount of seating with an adjourning room with additional seating. I like that they have round tables which makes it easier to share food.
The jja jang myun, tang soo yuk, jam bbong are awesome! Even though the ambiance is not here the prices are dirt cheap and the food is amazing. Love it!!!

THE place for jajangmyun, jambbong, and tangsuyuk!!! But WHY must you be located on 5^th Street?!

This sparsely decorated hole in the wall in a rough Philly neighborhood advertises Chinese-​Korean fare. This is exactly what you get, too. No ban-​chan, average hospitality, and typed out menus plastered to the wall.
Went with boyfriend, and we got two popular c-​k dishes: kkanpoongi (spicy fried chicken served with diced veggies) and gan jja jang (noodles in a brown bean sauce with pork and veggies). They ran out of dumplings, so we couldn’t try that dish, and there wasn’t anything else extraordinary on the menu that popped out at us. The highlight of the meal: the jja jang myun’s noodles. The pounding of the noodles coming from the kitchen was music to my ears, and expectations for texture and quality were not disappointed. Everything else was just ok; the jja jang myun sauce was bland, and the gganpoongi was on the mushy side, and not really crisp like it should be.
All in all, I satisfied my jja jang myun craving well enough, but still hunting for a decent bowl in the city of Philadelphia.

For my jjajamyun fix I always used to go to Gusto’s. Es used to tell me all the time about Tae Hwa Kwan, but every time we tried to come here, it was always closed for some reason. She told me that this was the best jjajangmyun that she has ever had in the US. Wow… That’s a big statement… Well after arriving back in PA, I HAD to finally come try this place and this time, they were actually open.
The portions are pretty large and the prices are cheap. We both had the ggan jjajamyun and an order of gan poong gi (garlicky, spicy fried chicken bits). EVERYTHING was so damn delicious. The sauce for the noodles is just amazing. So flavorful. So good. And I found out when I was there that the noodles are made in-​house. HOMEMADE NOODLES… DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! The gan poong gi was some of the best I’ve ever had. Very garlicky, just the way I like it.
Just beware, there are no english menus here. I’m pretty sure the ahjoomah working here can’t really speak english either. So bring a friend who can speak korean, or just come and say «jja jang myun chu seh yo». Slurp it up and enjoy. You can thank me later.
BTW, they are closed on Tuesday. Other than that, I’m not sure about their hours.