Jang Choong Dong

Reviews

• Gabe S.

  star star star star star 17 July 2026

  My go-to place every time I drive down to Chicago. I ordered soondae kuk, and asked for soondae and jokbal to go. Because I live in Minnesota, they offered to vacuum seal the two.
  
  As for the food - now, there are a lot of Korean restaurants in the Chicago area, but I have yet to come across one that makes better soondae kuk than Jang Choong Dong (for those who are not familiar with soondae, think of it as a Korean sausage). For someone who had a 6 hr incoming drive, it was necessary to eat something both tasty and energy-boosting. As usual, the soup did not fail my expectation.
  
  Another part that I particularly like about this place is their rice. It comes in this metal bowl that is somewhat similar to a dolsot. A very nice touch to an already excellent restaurant.

• Lynn S.

  star star star star star 15 July 2026

  It has to be the best Gamja Tang I had had in Chicago. And a bonus? Come here during lunch special hours! Getting fantastic food and super filled for about $10. It's such a bargain!!!
  
  Both of us went straight for the Gamja Tang. Although the place only had one waiting staff, who was in charge of everything, our food was presented at an extremely timely manner.
  
  And now about the food... I had a very high level of heat tolerance, and ordered mine as extra spicy. I was so glad that I did! The pork bone was braised to amazingly soft and tender, to the extent that the meat was falling off from the bone. And pairing that with a very flavorful and spicy broth, what a dream coming true!
  
  I'll definitely be coming back and bringing more friends with me to this place ;P

• Will T.

  star star star star star_border 12 July 2026

  Lol funny thing is I was here for a birthday party and of course there was a cake. I asked the waitress if she can put the cake in a fridge she said okay and proceed to put the cake on a table next to us. So I brought to her attention if she can put the cake into the fridge and her face blanked out and said "what?" I said refrigerator. And she said "sorry I don't understand" and walked away.
  
  Something funny I had to share haha.
  
  Anyway, solid 4/5 Star. Free parking is a plus. Food is cooked on a skillet plate and not over charcoal. $25 ayce and I'm all about the deal. Will recommend.

• Allison T.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 9 July 2026

  Went on a weeknight in the afternoon. There were a few tables getting their food. There were 2 people working at the time. We were given menus right away and were able to order. We ordered beer and were given bottle openers. I get that they'll give us a bottle opener but as a courtesy, I would've appreciated it if they opened our first round for us.
  
  I didn't order food that required grilling. Food wasn't as good as from what I remember. One of the food that I ordered was undercooked so when I asked them to cook it some more, they said it would burn if they cooked anymore, so they took it away & taken off bill. I was really craving for this particular dish that I've had elsewhere so was quite disappointed that it couldn't be done.

• Joah K.

  star star star star star_border 8 July 2026

  Let me just start by saying this place is just another ordinary Korean restaurant. Don't come here expecting amazing Korean food with amazing quality. If you're coming for unlimited kbbq, it's honestly not a terrible deal, but I also wouldn't drive more than 20 minutes to get that here. There are better unlimited kbbq places. The food is pretty decent. Like I said, it's nothing over the top, but it's good food. If you're not Korean, there may be a slight language barrier, but simple orders are no problemo. One thing I love about this place is that it opens very late at night! Also, their bossam is pretty bomb. Thought medium size wasn't gonna be enough, but it was actually pretty filling for two people.