Te Min Quan
“their jja jang myun is made to perfection with perfect seasoning of the black bean paste.”
“I love the yunee jjajangmyun and the tang soo yook + kkang poong ki.”
“The tangsooyook was really good too, they put the sauce in a bowl so it stays nice and crispy.”
Te Min Quan
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Why would you change something that isn't broken….and actually is great?
Their Yooni Jjajangmyun (spicy JJM) is different now. It is WAY too spicy. Not sure why they decided to make it spicier but it's too spicy to the point of no longer tasting good. Sad.
Also, they've raised the prices on all their appetizers like Kkangpoongee and Tangsookyook. Those dishes are worth getting at $13-18, but not when they cost over $20.
I'm stubborn so I'm boycotting this place until they bring back the OG Yooni JJM.
So glad I found a place to satisfy my jjajangmyun cravings!
This is our go-to Korean-Chinese spot in the NY/NJ area. We've tried them all and this place beats them all. The flavor of the jjajjangmyun and jjambbong are authentic and the noodles are a great consistency. The tangsooyook is also great. It costs slightly more than the other places nearby, but it's worth the extra few dollars.
Ah, so good to be back and (sort of) close to good Korean food! The first time I came, I didn't realize they have a second half of the restaurant through the side. It's good for large families/groups if you're interested. Anyway, on to the food. I love me some jjajangmyun and Te Min Quan hits the spot!
I was kind of nervous to try the yooni jjajang because some reviews say it's too spicy. Hubby found it to be a too spicy… On a scale of spicy, I have Korean friends who can eat painful spicy and my husband can take spicy but his tolerance is lower than most. I must be in the middle because actually, it was the perfect amount of spice for me! Yes, I might be drinking a lot of water but it's not that too painful to eat kind of spicy, it's the kind that just makes you want to eat more.
The tangsooyook was really good too, they put the sauce in a bowl so it stays nice and crispy. I have no idea how the other food is but I have no intention on trying it. I can't imagine ever getting anything but jjajangmyun so I will definitely be back. 🙂
I only ever come here for the same thing: the jja jjang myun with spicy chili oil. It's the best I've had since leaving my favorite jja jjang myun place in my hometown, at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Austin. They always have my jja jjang myun fix here! If for nothing else, come here for the noodles. You won't regret it!
The service isn't the fastest, even when the only patrons of the restaurant, but this isn't a place I'd come and go in a hurry anyways. Take your time here with friends when you feel like treating that noodle itch!
Sidebar: the egg rolls were odd. Just, very odd. The selection of vegetables inside were confusingly bland and seemed lost. Would not recommend those.
After several disappointing meals at diluted Chinese-Korean restaurants in North Jersey namely, Son Jajang, Dong Chun Hong, Dong Bo Sung, etc etc which I have also reviewed, a colleague suggested I try this place and I have eaten here several times since then.
Te Min Quan has by far the best original Jajangmyun in North Jersey. Other restaurants have gone the millenial fusion dilution route, have devolved many Chinese-Korean dishes to generic, bland and overly sweet style of preparation. The menu here is not limited to the basic staple Chinese-Korean, they also serve many Chinese-American dishes and do it very well.
I have tried their regular jajang (aka Noodles with Mandarin Sauce), Gan Jajang (with seafood) and Yuni Jajang which is the spicy version of their regular jajang. The gan jajang has seafood, ie chopped squid, alot of thick cut diced white onions, and the sauce is crunchy. The regular and yuni jajang have ingredients that are diced more finely. I prefer to order the yuni, it is spicy but you should be able to handle it as long as you were not some kind of kid who grew up in a plastic bubble. What differentiates this place is it reminds me of the really great jajangmyun restaurants from years ago when it was run by Chinese owners and cooked to order by Chinese chefs flipping flaming woks instead of recent Korean run joints employing illegals in the kitchen ladling from the generic big tub of sauce.
The noodles here are vastly superior to the other local restaurants, sorry but the Chinese know how to make noodles much better than Koreans (or Mexicans, as the case may be..) The noodles are the correct texture, soft yet chewy and elastic unlike other places which taste like you're eating strings of spongy rice cake. Not only that, the fried entrees are done better here. Sorry, but the Chinese also know how to fry dishes better, esp Tangsooyook. Everything is legit, no mutated Chinese-Korean here, just original authentic cuisine that is true to it's origin.
Other notable dishes: Tangsooyook, which is sweet and sour fried beef, Kanpoongi, chunks of fried chicken with garlic sauce and chili, Gochu Japchae, shredded beef in green peppers (spicy) which comes with steamed buns (called Chinese bread here that you should order extra) that you stuff the beef into, Hot bean curd (basically mapotofu), Dried Sauteed Beef Szechuan style, Shredded Pork in Peking Sauce.
Service is friendly, they speak both English and Korean. A little overpriced, but how often do you eat jajangmyun and tangsooyook, like once a month? Not a big deal. Highly recommended.
Don't see what all the fuss is about – feels overrated to me.
GOOD:
– Really good service. They were prompt refilling our appetizers (just like 2 different types of radish) and the restaurant is clean.
– Their jiajangmyun is pretty good and well priced at $8. Sauce was yummy and noodles were perfect texture. Maybe it's the chinese in me but I like to put vinegar in my noodles. They don't have the black vinegar Chinese people use, but I used their white vinegar they provide and it was alright.
BAD:
– Spicy jiajangmyun was barely spicey at all
– What's all the rave about tangsooyook?! At $24, this was a hefty price for what tasted like tempura fried beef. Even though the portion was good, the sauce was weird and beef was soggy.. We all basically ate it just to eat our money.
Recommended by my sister's friend and glad we tried it. Despite the fact this restaurant is smack in the middle of Palisades Park, I would not have thought they made such good jjajangmyun because it looks like a strictly Chinese place, based on signage.
We ordered the large bowls of jjajangmyun, mine spicy and my sister not spicy since she was sharing with her daughter. The bowls were huge and quite frankly, we could have split one between the three of us. The spicy is EXTREMELY spicy and this girl likes it hot. It is almost uncomfortably spicy but since I was getting over a sinus issue, the heat helped. I will opt for non spicy next time. There could have been a little more meat in the sauce but overall, the texture was good.
We also got the pork tong su yook (sp?) and it was also quite delicious and another huge portion. As an appetizer, we got the fried dumplings and asked for the spicy dipping sauce (you need to ask). Also, quite good. I liked that all the dishes came out with sauce on the side and you could have it poured at the table or pour yourself.
Portions were very large. Service was very attentive. We packed at least half of our noodles and some of the pork and dumplings. My jjajangmyun leftovers lasted for two meals. We drank tea. Everything came to about $58 before tip. I will go back again, especially since I know there is parking in back during non bank hours. The new meters on Broad Street are a bit of a pain.
Tip: You cannot replenish your parking meter until you move your car and re-trip the camera on the (new) meters. I had to ask the meter man about this as he was giving out copious amounts of tickets. The new meters are designed to not let you park long term.