Hyo Dong Gak

A friend introduced me to this place years ago and it's been my favorite Chinese-Korean restaurant to go to. So underrated and easy to miss spot. I mainly come here for their jjajangmyeon (N2. noodles with brown sauce). It's my favorite here and as of right now, better than any spot in the town area specifically this dish. Noodles are perfectly chewy and combined with the fresh aroma of the sauce, filled with sweet onions and baby chunks of meat- it's hard to find any fault with it! Maybe except that if you didn't know what it was, it's not exactly visually appealing. But taste wise... mmmmm!! I've passed the word along to other friends and coworkers and they always ask to come back here with me. "When's our next Noods date?" Haha Besides the jjajangmyeon, I also recommend their Spicy Seafood soup! It's not terribly spicy- just a tiny kick to your taste buds. The soup tastes especially good on a cold winter day. When I'm not sure what I'm in the mood for, I usually go for their N1, which is a combination of the jjajangmyeon and their Spicy seafood soup. A bowl split down the middle so you have half portion of each. Best of both worlds! Also have had their fried pork dumplings. They're very oily but if you can overlook that, they're crispy yet juicy on the inside and filled with lots of meaty goodness. Also comes with a sweet dipping sauce. I don't get this every time but when I do- definitely no regrets. Their kimchi is a hit or miss. Somehow not always consistent. But their yellow pickled radish tastes good especially with the jjajangmyeon. Every time I come here, the staff are always nice and welcomes you at the door. I've always been seated right away and service has always been excellent.

I visited from Midwest just for a trip. This restaurant was the first korean restaurant I tried in NYC and it's been already my favorite!! I got jjajangmyeon combo & japchaebap(it is served with jjambbong broth). Me and my sister really enjoyed!

Best Korean Chinese restaurant in ny in my opinion. Their jjajangmyun and jjambbong are amazing and also most of other dishes as well. You can’t go wrong with any dishes here

If y’all haven’t had Korean Chinese food, what are you waiting for?! I went to Hyo Dong Gak, which is right outside of ktown NYC and ordered their $19 split bowl, which came with a big portion of jjangmyeon and a big portion of seafood jampong. The noodles were perfectly chewy without being too soft. The jjangmyeon had the right amount of sauce and came with tiny pieces of pork. The jampong had a TON of seafood including big shrimp with the head on, baby shrimp, mussels and octopus. For $19 you really can’t go wrong, that’s almost unheard of in NYC! The restaurant was crowded on a random Tuesday evening, but I didn’t have to wait long to get seated and I never felt rushed. The staff was extremely friendly and even gave us small packaged candies to take home with us! I will definitely be back! Follow me on instagram for more! @angies_foodie_adventures

TLDR: If you are craving for Korean-Chinese in the city, it'll get the job done. Go for lunch time and take advantage of the combo that gives a small sweet and sour beef with the spicy seafood or jajangmyun noodles. I had walked by this place so many times so I figured let's give it a try. Price was decent, the interior is a bit dated but let's focus on the food. Fried dumplings. Standard, crispy (almost too crispy maybe) lots of filling but what you'd expect. Crunchy, greasy, fatty meat, lots of garlic chives. I opted for the jjampong and small sweet and sour beef combo. The beef is already dressed which I don't love the sweet sauce in general but it was still decently crispy. Spicy seafood noodles were decent, good wok flavor. For $21.95, this kind of combo in this area; it's not bad.

A little walk from Korea town proper but the 5 minutes is worth it for the seafood blackbean noodles 간짜장, flavor is authentic to Korea. was busy during our visiting but not sure overall you may have to wait a little but it will be worth it as price is reasonable and the portions are big

Not bad for a korean chinese food craving. My fav is the Jjamppong soup. Nicely flavored and spiced. The jajangmyeon noodles were aight i think there could be more chew but the big meat pieces in it i was a fan. The fried sweet sour beef was just ok, Imma get just the pork next time the waitress said its a whole order nd not part of the lunch or combo.

Great jjajangmyun and jjampong. Tastes authentic and hits the spot. Jjampong is spicy, a plus for me. My group went for an early lunch. Service was good and attentive. Food came fast. Fried dumplings were crispy, fat, and juicy.