Te Min Quan 대명관

Life is short. F…..it up! Family, Flavor, Friends Was passing through town and decided to try out this long-standing place in the neighborhood. This place is known for Jajangmyeon and Jjamppong. Reading the reviews they bashed the mandoo.. tried them and thought they are savory and cooked perfectly- plenty of stuffing and flavor. Just wanted to set the story right. Jajang had the good homestyle flavor plenty of onions and what is expected. The jam bong definitely had a spice kick noodles were good but missing the umami flavor. Got the seafood and rice - good portion - sauce needs more seasoning. Tang-soo-yook was good plenty of sauce for dipping. Dabooki- fried shrimp was massive tasted good maybe a lil too much batter.

If you are craving Korea-Chinese cuisine (aka Joong-sik) you won’t regret eating here. The place was pretty packed when I visited on Saturday 5/25 and this popularity speaks volumes. Tang-soo-yook (fried pork or beef) was excellent as advertised. I have no problem admitting as the best fried pork in NJ. It was fried to perfection and the sauce was very flavorful. But there are other Korean-Chinese cuisine restaurants in the area who can bang out the fried pork at similarly excellent level at slightly lower price. Now the staple : jjajangmyun aka black-bean noodle. It was excellent and I agree with many YouTubers who claim this as the best jjanjangmyun in NJ. The noodle was perfectly cooked that yielded ideal chewy texture. The sauce was uniquely blended with squid! I wasn’t too thrilled with the portion size, but the quality was more than solid. Looks like the final bill is about 10-15% more than typical Chinese-Korean restaurants in the area. Especially when you are charged with the merchant fee of 3.3+% for paying with credit card. I totally understand why they are doing it, but I wasn’t thrilled by it. But my overall dining experience is excellent despite these several negatives.

The algorithm of my Instagram recommended this restaurant, and one of my friends also agreed that Jjajangmyen was the best among NJ restaurants. Frankly, I thought Te Min Quan was so much overpriced. Also the amount of food was too small even for me. We ordered several dishes again and again because we felt so empty after eating some. Overall, I didn't like their noodles or sauce so much. I would rather go to Hannam Mart or H Mart because it's much cheaper and more delicious there. The parking is also more convenient at the supermarket.

This place has gone downhill. But there aren't any better options. Between this place and the place down the road, the other place is slightly better. Slightly. They have a special skill. No matter how hard I try at home, I can't make a radish side dish that tastes as disappointing as they do...so consistently. After my last visit, I decided to just eat instant at home. It's just not worth it.

Good size portions and great customer service. I enjoyed the fried beef dish with the side of sweet and sour gravy. The pork with ginger and scallion wasn’t bad either. A rather large menu so feel free to ask for their most popular dishes to ensure you’re getting their best.

After half an hour of waiting, shared a circular table with 2 other parties. It took a little while to get my orders as it was filled with people. The fried pork was so crispy and juicy, and unijjajang definitely had a kick with some spice. Lastly, gochu japchae was good as well. It was such a great experience and will come back when it's not busy.

Small portions for price. Specially fried rice and other yori dishes too. Used to be the best place for Korean Chinese food I’m talking about at least ten years ago. Jajang myun sauce is good but noodle is too soft compared to what they used make it. Hopefully owners they should try their food to find Out what is missing from when their parents had it.

Been going here for over a decade. Their jjamppong broth is overwatered. Their uni-jjajangmyun is still good/passable but there were onion or plant fiber pieces in the jjajang sauce that were a bit hard to chew. I haven't been back in a while but hopefully it's just been a bad weekend or something. It's a shame because this used to be THE spot for Korean palate catered Chinese food.