Hello this is Jeff from Jun Won Dak. Always thankful for the visit and trying our food. We will be closing from 3/19/24~3/30/24 for family matter in Korea (Wedding) See you guys again when I get back. Thank you!!
"Jeff Jun and his mother, Jung Ye Jun, have managed to morph their beloved restaurant, Jun Won, into a mostly take-out spot in Koreatown serving just their most popular dishes. Named “dak” for chicken, the tiny eatery serves spicy braised daktoritang in a massive serving big enough for the family to share. The other chicken specialty here, samgyetang, is a comforting soup of ginseng chicken, fragrant with garlic, jujubes, and ginseng that will knock out a cold, flu, or even a hangover with ease. Jun Won’s excellent braised black cod (eundaegu jorim) and galbi jjim are also phenomenal, flavored like a proper Korean mother’s meal, and portioned enough to share. Order in advance by calling Jun Won Dak. — Matthew Kang" - Rebecca Roland
"Koreatown’s longtime mom-and-son restaurant Jun Won Dak is serving up some of the city’s best samgyetang, a comforting cold-weather soup of ginseng chicken. The dakdoritang — a hearty, spicy stew with chicken and vegetables — is another standout. The restaurant also offers longtime favorites that aren’t focused on poultry, including galbi-jjim and eundaegu jorim (spicy braised black cod)." - Matthew Kang
"I love a restaurant that knows what it does best and sticks to the classics. That’s Jun Won, a literal one-table establishment along Third Street that serves only four dishes. Technically it’s called Jun Won Dak, the dak for the two chicken dishes featured on the menu. The first is a comforting, brothy samgyetang that’s extra satisfying when the weather cools down. The other is daktoritang, a spicy braised chicken dish with a sticky sweet soy base and plenty of softened vegetables. The menu rounds out with one of the best galbijjim in town and a terrific rendition of eundaegu joorim, or spicy braised black cod. It’s hard to quantify how much this restaurant means to me. It was one of my dad’s favorite Korean places in LA, and the owner Jung Ye Jun is like that sweet older Korean imo (auntie) everyone wishes cooked for them all the time. Just order everything on the menu at Jun Won Dak, gorge at home (or at that single table), and keep the leftovers for the rest of the week." - Eater Staff
"Koreatown’s longtime mom-and-pop (in this case, mom-and-son) restaurant Jun Won has reopened as a takeout-only spot serving some of the city’s best samgyetang, a comforting cold weather soup of ginseng chicken. Jun Won Dak also serves some longtime favorites, like galbijjim and eundaegu joorim (spicy braised black cod) to enjoy at home." - Matthew Kang
"The fact that three of LA’s restaurants seemingly closed and returned from oblivion is pretty close to miraculous. Here’s Looking At You, Needle, and Jun Won (now Jun Won Dak) all changed in fundamental ways, whether it’s the menu, model, or service format, but they’re just as exciting." - Eater Staff
