Tian Korean Restaurant

Very delicious food! I got the Cha Jang Myun and it was so tasty. Will be coming again when I’m back in the area!! Very sweet staff as well.

Korean food in MD is what it is. I think I prefer Tian over Da Rae Won now. Jajangmyeon is decent and least you can do a combination of things. Stay away from kkanpunggi here, taste like only ketchup.

Pretty good stuff! I don't find a lot of Korean-style Chinese restaurants in this part of the country, so this was a real treat. Really friendly staff too!

The jellyfish wasn’t real, potato substitute was used instead. Do not order yangjangpee chapchae (yangjangpee is jellyfish). It stated that jellyfish (the main ingredient) was incleeed, but instead wide slices of sweet potato starch was used. The jajangmaen vegetables were overcooked. When you order yangjangpee make sure it’s real jellyfish and not substitute.

Tian is a family favorite and always on our list to eat at when I come home to Maryland to visit! Our go to orders are jajangmyeon, jjampong, kanpunggi, and yangjangpi and it never disappoints!

I ordered the Seafood Jaengban Chajang and Shrimp Kanpunggi to treat a young guest at home. He absolutely loved both dishes and said it was a completely new Chajangmyeon experience. I highly recommend these two dishes to anyone looking to impress guests with a delicious meal at home. Of course, the rest of the menu is excellent as well.

Our group ordered Yangjangpi, sweet and sour pork, kanpungi, Ganjajang, Sichuan Ganjjajang, Jjamppong, fried rice, etc., and the amount was generous and tasted good. The meat was a little tough, but the seasoning tasted good. I'll go again next time

Have been here several times over the last 4 years. Quality is consistently high. Polite service, good food quality. Based on the clientele, it is very authentic Korean food. Will come again.

Their Gan Jjajang (stir-fried Jjajangmyun) is the best in Howard County. I think it even beats Hanjponggwan lately, IMO. The regular Jjajangmyun is very bland. The Jjamppong is really good. The Tangsuyuk sauce isn't that great. One good thing about Tian is that you can order a combo and try two dishes at once. Service is pretty good, and I've never had a bad experience there.

If the food and service was consistent, I would give Tian another star. The prices are fair and the flavor is good. The service can be hit or miss. If you do not speak Korean, you may not get the friendliest service, but they are helpful. The pork tangsuyuk is always a hit, but the jjajangmyun has tasted different each time I've gone in the past few times. Jampong is good, but is definitely on the spicier side. The restaurant is tucked in the middle of the Lotte Plaza. Plenty of parking if it's not peak hours.

Visited during lunch after a morning round of golf in the freezing cold. For Monday around noon, there were plenty of seating available. The service was very friendly and fast. The dishes were prepared fresh and was tasty. In addition to the Jjajangmyun and Jjamppong combination, we opted to share the Pork Tangsuyuk, which was a perfect addition. For the price, the portions are hefty. Parking was plentiful as it is a shared lot with other businesses within the center. Will definitely be back to try their many options. Enjoy!

This place still is my favorite Korean Chinese place in Ellicott City. It's part of shopping center with Lotte, GongCha and ShinChon. I shade the restaurant looks a bit cramped but still plenty of seating. We usually get the jjajangmyun, jjampong and sweet and sour pork. Today I ordered half jjajangmyun half jjampong combo. The food did not disappoint. The service was decent but do wish they would check on us little more often. IMO best jjajangmyun in the area since other places I've tried it's too sweet. So this place will stay as my go to Korean Chinese in the area.

Ordered delivery from here last week and it hit the spot! We got shrimp fried rice, champpong, and pork tangsuyuk. Oh and a side of their black bean sauce. The black bean sauce was okay, surprisingly, so I don't know if I would order their jjajangmyun in the future. However, everything else was delicious! The standout was the champpong (spicy seafood noodle soup)! Definitely will continue to patronize this business in the future!

Although their food is good, the servers are not so friendly if you are not Korean. Most of the servers do not speak English. I think this restaurant only caters to native Koreans. It's really quite a shame because the food is pretty good.

I came here with my family mainly because my kids wanted to see the little robot on wheels that delivers food to your table. We were seated in a little private room near the entrance. Out of everything we tried, I loved the jajangmyeon the most with its thick brown sauce over noodles. The tonkatsu had crispy and flattened nicely. The liangzhongpi wasn't quite what I was expecting--you mix together all the ingredients like a salad and add a sauce. Their take on it was delicious as a Chinese-Korean restaurant, but just different from Chinese version of it that I've tried in the past. The robot was really fun for my kids to watch as it rolled from the kitchen to our table.

It looks like the chef has either changed or they changed the recipe. Don't get me wrong. The food is always good. My family loves it! But there were some differences I noticed on my last order ( or didn't notice previously). Now they have the gopBae gi size (max portion). We got the jajangmyun and chompbong in the max size. This means a lot more noodles (double) and 50% more sauce and soup. It was great for $3 more. But don't get the spicy versions, unless you are able to take the heat. I like heat but it was a bit more spice than I like. Also the yusanseul bop color was a bit darker than it used to be. It still had the same great flavor though. So overall, can't go wrong with this place!

Tian is our favorite place when we'd like jja jang meun and tang su yuk! Kids friendly and also large groups can sit together as well. The servers are kind and efficient. Highly recommend this place.

3.5-4 stars for food but 3 stars overall for the price / value. This is a Korean Chinese place we go to for black bean noodle and seafood noodle soup. First what we loved about the place was they seem to have fire-taste to their food (think charcoal, but instead fire 불맛). Unfortunately a bowl of black bean noodle was a couple bucks more expensive than other places (especially if you order a large size). We ordered a bowl of large black bean noodle soup and large seafood noodle soup and the bill came out to be ~$35 including tip. We're used to paying closer to $25-30 for Korean Chinese places - and didn't necessarily feel like the place was better than other spots, so we prefer going somewhere else. If you don't care much about price value - this spot has decent food, good ambiance, and located in a convenient place (right next to Lotte Market in EC). So depending on your needs, could be the place for you! One other note about service - there was only one other table besides us and they didn't even give us a menu lol. We didn't want to rush them at first but after waiting like 10 minutes, we rang the bell and had to remind them we need to be served. Granted, they seem to be getting a lot of to-go orders, so service may be slower than you'd expect. Not dinging a star for this, but just so you are aware. For me personally, think I will drive the extra 20 min to go to Rockville and get Wang Jja Jang (cheaper, more food, and tastier).

Would give 0 star if I could. The day when the pos machine didn't work, they didn't notice before I ordered. No body came to take orders so I walked to the waitress and ordered. Foods served by the serving robot. Then asked the check, then they said the pos machine doesn't work. So they found somebody else's check (which is not even the same order), and told us no card to pay. Luckily I had cash so paid. What's worse that they gave me the change with 1 dollar bills saying it's for the tip. ‍ I was so upset because we didn't get any table service and they were sat down when I walked to the waitress to order. ‍ During all this happening, there was no notice, no excuse, no apology, nothing when the owner was also there. Big mistake that I went to Tian. Never going back. And food was not good either.

I was big loyal customer of another nearby restaurant for jjajangmyeon, but I switched over after constantly biting through pork fat pieces in the sauce. I tried Tian multiple times and I definitely like it more. The sauce is authentic and the noodles are good. Jjamppong has a nice filling broth that is also authentic. The tang soo yook is also good. Everything is exceptional and I don't think it gets any better than this around the area. Service is up and down, but generally good all around!

I've been here a couple times but visited again after a long time and was surprised at how good it was! We got the seafood jaengban chajang (noodles with black bean sauce), champpong (spicy seafood noodles), and pork tangsuyuk (deep fried pork with sweet and sour sauce) and everything was delicious with good portion sizes.

They use to be good but it went down hill. I just had lunch with my family today and the service was awful along with the food. The noodles came out extremely salty and we ordered a second set of dumplings but came out as the check was being signed. There was a miss understanding about one of the jajangmyun order and I feel like if it were any other restaurant they would have removed it from the check but NOPE! They kept it on the receipt and kept telling us that it was our fault while giving us extreme attitude. So I gave them a really low tip since I had to still pay for the "misunderstanding noodles" and the waitress was complaining about how small the tip was. So I ended up paying more tip than I intended. I get that I shouldn't have been pity but their attitude just threw me over the edge! Never going back to this dump!!!

The food was a little bland but I put a lot of hot sauce into it. Their service was a bit spotty. They pay more attention to you if you come with a family I think. And it wasn't too quiet, but it wasn't too loud, too.

This has been my go-to place in Ellicott City, and I've never been disappointed with their food.

First visit to this establishment. The first thing that was crazy was the size of the portion. We made the mistake of ordering two different dishes and it was enough for 6 people. The setup was pretty basic. Only gave three stars because we were surprised that the order only came as you can see it the photo. Nothing else came with the dish and only some radish and onion slices for the table. It was still good, but not the usual experience that I have had at a Korean restaurant. We'll try it again and hopefully make better selection.

*THIS REVIEW IS ONLY FOR THE DINE-IN SERVICE* Service the other day was meh. We got seated at a dirty table and the servers didn't seem to care as they watched us wiping the tables with our own wipes. Server took about 20 minutes to take our order, and when our food finally came we kindly asked for Gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes) for our Jajangmyun. The server rolled her eyes at us and walked away. Honestly, I get it, everyone's tired of working, or maybe she had a rough day, but boy does it leave an unwelcoming effect on you as a customer. We then proceeded to ask another server for the red pepper flakes and we finally got it once we finished our meal. Food was delicious and they give you A LOT of noodles. So if you're looking for a great jajangmyun place, I would recommend ordering take out!

Horrible restaurant experience ever in my entire life. I have easy going personality and I rarely gets offended by a server in any kind of restaurant. But, this restaurant has this server who served my wife and I when we visited for lunch. First of all, we entered and waited to be served to a table. No one paid any attention to us for about 10 minutes. We were just standing there like invisible people as all the serving people are passing by us. One server finally came up to us and told us to wait until she prepares a table for us. Well... OK...they were busy in the lunch time. I can go with it. Finally, we were led to one table and at the same time, there was another group of 2 people came in and were led to the table next to us. The server now took the order from the people who came later than us. I thought she is going to come to us and take the order at the same time but she just walked out. And she never came back for like 5 minutes. I was already offended so called the server. She came in and said that she will be back soon for taking order. I was speechless... OK... I tried to understand her because she was busy. Now, she came back soon and asked me what order I want to put in. As soon as I said one food's name for order, she said that she did not have any paper to write the order so she took the small cover paper of the chopstick and started writing down the order on it. That was very unprofessional and my wife and I did not feel like we were properly being served. At the last moment of putting the order, my wife and I hesitated a little bit about one order. At that moment, the server started to showed us her annoying facial expression and she said in very annoyed voice tone that we need to clarify the order otherwise she can't take the order. Well...the hesitation was not even lasting 5 seconds until we decided to include the food in the order. It was very short moment that we hesitated. And the server was obviously very angry with us. I was speechless again. I don't know what I did wrong. I won't ever come back to this restaurant again not because the foods are bad(actually foods are just OK tho) but the way the restaurant treats the customers. Bad, bad, and bad!!!!!

I had a very bad experience here many, many years ago, but the rumor mill said that the owner or chef changed so I decided to give it another try. I got a very large take-out order and I was surprised by how quickly it was ready. We got Jjajangmyun, Jjampong and tangsooyuk. Everything was 10 times better than what I remember. Whatever changes they made, you can literally taste the difference!

I ordered Hunan Beef - got only three pieces of meat hardly any vegetables and the carry out container was much larger than the portion - definitely not with $18

Favorite jjajjang myeon place in the area, but customer service is very lacking. Either way, amazing food, and this is coming from Korean. Please get take out!!

Horrible horrible the worst service ever in my life No greeting at the entrance. I had to stand there 10 minutes, nobody taking a look at me and my husband. I had to ask them whether I can be seated or not. Finally seated at the table but then the short gray haired lady never came to get my order.we had ti ring the bell to get the attention. Actually, we did not even receive menu. So we asked her to get us menu. We had to ring the bell again to get the attention because this lady never came back to get our order. When this lady finally came to our table, she did not even bring any paper to write down our order. She took my husband's chopstick paper and wrote on that. How uprofessional!! When we were giving her our order, this lady almost yelled at us, 'don't make me confused! Make it clear when you say what you wanna order. You guys are making me confused!' Wow, I never got treated ever in this way in my life anywhere else. I came here to spend my money to get a service and these people treat their customers like this. THIS gotta be joking. This lady never comes to you to fill your water. My husbabd asked the lady to fill his water cup and this lady did not even look at my cup and did not fill mine. She just left after filling my husband's. I would not come here from now on. I used to try Hanjoonkwan, the other restaurant nearby. Hanjoongkwan has much mire friendly service and their food is better. I will just stick to Hanjoongkwan from now on.

The picture shows the disgusting thing I found from the Jjajangmyun I got from Tian in Ellicott city. It would be awful if I ate this. It was nightmare to find the charcoal or dark ash chunk-like stuff from the expensive food. I won't go to the restaurant ever again.

Terrible customer service! Been ordering here for the past years, but after today I will not be ordering any more. Ridiculous! I know times our tough and we support small business owners, but all the order that was placed today came refrigerated! I called to ask about the reason of why my noodles and food were refrigerated, but she says to boil the water, microwave the foods and eat it. Apparently its "Supposed to be refrigerated". Treating me like a moron who hasnt eaten in here before. I told her that the for all the past orders was not refrigerated, but she hangs up. Terrible Terrible Service. Wouldnt recommend this kind of service to anyone.

Decent jjampong and yusansul especially for the area. Not as great as daraewon imo but hits the spot when I crave it in this part of MD. Clean space. Prices are fair. Service is good and they have service buttons at all tables. Right next to lotte so I can grocery shop then eat here thus killing two birds with one stone.

We heard they changed to a new chef lately so we wanted to try that out. Awesome: -tangsooyuk (you can choose pork or beef, never had beef before--it was good!) NOTE: it comes with a order of a regular bowl of jajangmyun! -spicy seafood jajangmyun (it came in a bigger portion and the sauce was on the side) Good: -their jajangmyun was pretty good but not unforgettable or anything. They are generous with the sauce, but I would've liked more cucumber. The handmade noodles are good though--I liked it. I was actually wanting more of the spicy seafood jajangmyun because THAT tasted like 5 stars. Next time I'm getting that. They have a guest dining room to the left as you enter, and spacious round tables for groups. Service was a bit slow for some reason, and we weren't offered takeout containers for our leftovers?

This is a Chinese Korean restaurant... Its like Koreanized Chinese food... Haha the best way to explain it.... I love eating Chinese Korean food because it reminds me of my childhood. I like how they have a half and half dish because I like to eat lots of different types of food in a meal. They have theses really neat bowls that divide into two parts and you can order two separate dishes. You can choose from various entrees like jang boong (a spicy seafood soup with noodles and vegetables), ja jang myun (a black bean noodle), or tansooyook (fried pork in a sweet sauce). The spicy seafood soup had lots of vegetables in it, so if you like vegetables you should get this. However, there wasn't a lot of seafood in the half and half combination. My mom got the soup in a regular bowl and I could tell they gave her a lot more seafood in comparison to mine. She even got a shrimp in the regular bowl, but mine didn't come with a shrimp:( hahaha but I guess I shouldn't complain cause it was still refreshing and nice to eat. The other half had the black bean noodles. This was such a perfect combination with the spicy seafood noodles because the black bean sauce neutralized the spiciness of the soup. We also ordered a tansooyoke (fried chicken in a sweet sauce). This came with a really good cabbage salad. The chicken was coated in flour. There was actually a lot of flour on the chicken and the chicken was not crispy enough for me. The sauce was super salty... I've been drinking water nonstop after this meal....:/ but still a must get with your meal to complete the whole experience of eating at a Chinese Korean restaurant. People usually share this. Oh and I almost forgot... If you order a tansooyoke you get a bowl of jajangmyun for freeeee! So why not order this?

It infuriates me that all the bad reviews on this wonderful restaurant are uncultured non korean people. The food is delicious, a wide variety of korean-chinese cuisine. Everything is always up to par. The waitresses are so friendly and start up conversations, and even remember what you like if you come often enough. The jjajangmyeon and jjampong is flavorful, the tangsuyuk and kkamponggi are wonderfully crispy, the wulmyeon has a lot of seafood and flavor. And there are so many other dishes to choose from. If you come to this restaurant expecting fine dining with people who wait on your hand and foot, please do not review this place with your standards. Additionally, this is a KOREAN restaurant with KOREAN servers. Korean cultureis different, with different customs and a whole different language. Do not complain if you are frustratedthat your waitress didn't immediately understand your request. (I also saw a white person complaining about how there was too much food??) overall, tian is a homey place with delicious food c: 10/10 recommend 10/10 come to tian c:

I'm posting a quick update as my last review appears to be too dated and doesn't reflect the current service. As someone who spent years in the food & beverage hospitality industry, I think that #1 the food needs to be excellent. That's first and foremost. And #2 the service needs to express and mirror the mission of the restaurant. Whether it's a franchised Subway, a super fine dining spot, or a family owned local place. Like this place. Unfortunately, after a couple recent visits, this place has gone so downhill in terms of service, it leaves me sad. The ladies that used to be here even just 8-9 months ago, seem to have left. And the new ladies are just not friendly or polite. They rush you. They ignore you. One woman even refused to refill my ice water and when I asked, she simply took my other cup of hot tea and poured it into the empty water cup that still had ice in it. SERIOUSLY? Then she smiled and walked away. Wow... Look, the owner needs to realize that Korean restaurants like this are mainly patronized by local Koreans. I am so disappointed with the let down in service and the owner should speak to his staff about this ASAP. The food remains good and consistent. The prices have changed slightly so just keep that in mind as well.

This is a restaurant that serves Chinese and Korean fusion types of cuisines. The best way to explain this type of food is to think of it as Chinese food with Korean inspired flavors. My dad and mom used to tell me how when Chinese people immigrated to Korea, they began to infuse Korean flavors with their traditional Chinese dishes. The Chinese restaurant business owners wanted to appeal to their Korean customer demographics. Thus, the food tian serves is the byproduct of this business ventures. Tian is not the best place I have eaten these types of dishes from. But it surly does do its job of curbing my craving for Chinese Korean food. At tian, if you order a gangpungee or a tangsuk, you get a free jangjang mun. It's a great deal! So I suggest you get this food special. Their jangjang mun has a great bean flavor with a sweet undertone. They make their own noddles. The method they utilize to make their noddles is the old traditional Chinese dough splitting method. They start with one large dough and spilt it in half and then another half until the dough is spilt into tiny strands of fresh noddles. That is why there is a loud banging noise in the back of the kitchen.

This is an honest review after ordering many of their popular dishes. I'm a local here in Ellicott City so I order here quite frequently. -I would strongly recommend their Cha Jang Myun dish which is great. The noodles are fresh and the black sauce they use is one of the best in the area. -I also believe that this place has the best tasting chicken kkanpunggi with bones or boneless. My preference is the boneless. The sauce they use is more sweet than spicy. -Their pork tangsuyuk dish is also great. -Also, huge kudos to having the option to order pick-up directly online through the yelp app. One of the few Korean restaurants in this area with that option through Yelp. Very convenient! Overall, hands down this place is the best and best tasting restaurant in the ellicott city area for Korean Chinese fusion food.

Tian is very inviting and not at all intimidating to go to, once we sat down I let my buddy run the show since he knows what he's doing. He started off with Jajangmyeon, for the both of us, which was once described to me by one of my Korean friends as one of the staple foods back home in Korea. Everyone eats it. Per My Korean Kitchen,  "officially the first known Jajangmyeon is from a restaurant called Gonghwachun () in Chinatown of Incheon, Korea back in 1905. It was introduced by Chinese merchants but the flavor evolved to suit Korean's taste buds over time." Basically it's salty black bean paste mixed with an array of meats, some broth and served over fresh noodles. At Tian the noodles are made right there in house and you can really taste the difference. This is Korean comfort food at its finest, (also lots of carbs) the salty savory flavor of the black bean sauce goes perfectly with the heaping bowl of fresh noodles. This whole bowl of noodles cost less than 10 dollars! It's a steal and a must have if you're craving some Korean comfort food. Next we moved on to some unreal house made fried meat mandu style dumplings, these things were HUGE and so satisfying. I could literally eat a whole plate of these (I basically did). They don't have the vermicelli noodles inside which is actually a plus in my opinion, they get create a texture inside the dumpling that can at times be less appetizing. We finished the feast with fried crispy beef which was a gigantic serving of deep fried beef strips with a sweet and savory sauce. Overall, Tian serves up delicious Korean-Chinese fare at a very reasonable price. The service is friendly and the menu is numbered with pictures so if you can't read Korean or don't have a Korean chaperone you can still get a good meal.

Rude service. No communication among the staff. Unprofessional. I went into this restaurant and ordered food for take out. A person said it will take 10 to 15 minutes. That's all fine and dandy. I sit down and wait. 30 minutes go by. No food. No one in the front to ask regarding the status of my order. And, the strikes begin: 1. A waitress comes up to give food to the person who ordered 5 minutes after me. 2. I asked the waitress on the status of my order. Says it will be out in a second. Wait for 5 more minutes. Then, I proceed to ask her about payment, as I waited long enough. 3. Apparently, the credit card machine was down. Only takes cash, which was never said in the beginning of the order. Then, she says "I guess you can leave now." No apologies. No food. Only frustration remains. Restaurants are supposed to make people full of content and food. I got the total opposite. Hunger and anger.

Average food. Service leaves a lot to be desired. Their online platform doesnt work. Do not use their website to order, use grubhub. I ended up waiting 1hr bc their website never got my pickup order. And they took their time making my order after trying to find the order in their system for some time and it wasnt even that busy. No reimbursement or apologies were given.

The best jajangmyun I've had in the DMV area, possibly in the east coast. I'm originally from NYC and currently in NOVA and have had my fair share of korean black bean noodles but it's been tough to find a spot that really perfected this dish. I ordered the combo #11 with jajangmyun and tangsooyook and even the tangsooyook (fried pork) was excellent! Not too fried or too saucy from the sauce. Service was excellent as well! This meal would be perfect if I also had a small bowl of jjampong soup...! Next time!

Having tasted jjamppong in various states and in 3 countries, I can honestly say Tian spicy noodle soup-jjamppong- is by far the best! It's one of those hole-in-the-wall places, but the food is just the BEST if you're a fan of Chinese-Korean noodle dishes!! Whenever we get an out-of-town guest staying with us, we make sure Tian is one of the stops!

Came here two days in a row. Ate take out the third day. Best jjajang, jjamppong, tanksuyook ever, and fried rice. Food came out super fast.

So this one time, I tried to make my wife a creative dessert. It was an ingenious dessert, or so I thought at the time. It combined some of her favorite desserts - creme brulee, banana cream pie, ice cream sandwiches, and a root beer float - in one amazing dish. Conceptually, it made a lot of sense in my mind and somehow, I determined the exact chemistry to hold the dish together. As you may have guessed, the dessert was pretty craptacular. In fact, at the reveal, my wife gave me a smirk that I discerned to mean a) did you just take a crap in a bowl and try to serve it to me as dessert, b) did you really waste all that food, and/or c) wow, this is the last time you make dessert. ^_^ Thankfully, she did give me a kiss and say thanks for trying, kinda like how a special ed teacher probably tells her students they are the world's smartest. This is exactly how I felt after visiting Tian Chinese Cuisine. For those unfamiliar with this type of Korean-Chinese cuisine, it's basically the cuisine made famous in this area by Dae Sung Kwan and now Da Rae Won, which includes jja jang myun, jjampong, tangsuyook (sweet & sour pork) and sweet & sour fried chicken (ggampoonggee). Food - I really like the concept here. They have many split dishes served in what my wife calls a butt dish: in the left cheek, you get one type of food and another in the other butt cheek. It's a really awesome concept if you're like me and can't ever decide if you want jja jang myun or jjampong. The problem is, the food just isn't very good. So while I give Tian a big thumbs up and a kiss on the forehead for trying, it's still a special needs student. First of all, the noodles here are from a package and not beaten. For you non-Koreans, this is similar to getting a hand tossed crust vs. a Boboli crust at the grocery store. So if you're looking for hand made, fresh noodles, Da Rae Won is likely your only bet in the area. Second, the sauces were very bland. The jja jang myun (black bean sauce) was watery and had very little meat and veggies. The jjampong (spicy soup) wasn't very spicy and lacked flavor. My wife ordered the jjam ja myun (left cheek: jjampong, right cheek: jja jang myun, $9.99) and I ordered the Tang jja myung (left cheek: tangsuyook, right cheek: jja jang myun, $10.99). The tangsuyook had crispy pieces of pork but was more sour than sweet. Still, the prices are decent and the regular jja jang myun is relatively cheap at $6.99. They even have some butt dish combos I'd never seen before (w/ corresponding menu #): 21 - Udon/ Jja jang - $9.99 (the following are all $10.99) 23- Tangsuyook/ Fried Rice 25 - Fried Rice/ Jja Jang myun 27 - Tonkatsu/ Jja jang myun And another combo that had chapchae (clear vermicelli noodles) and tansuyook. Once again, love the concept but the execution needs some serious work. I also ordered the ggampoonggee ($16.99). It was rather salty and had way too much sauce. They used a tomato/chili paste base rather than the base I'm used to at Da Rae Won. The dish wasn't very good and came with 12 pieces, which is a terrible value proposition when compared with Popeyes or Hitching Post. Note: Lunch specials available from 11am-3pm for those in the area. Location - a part of a 3 store chain, with the other stores in Fairfax and Centreville. Located a few doors down from Shin Chon ad Lotte Plaza. This is probably the newest and cleanest Korean restaurant in all of MD. The interior is warm and well decorated and the bathroom is incredibly swanky. All of this is rather damning b/c it's eerily similar to many of the fusion restaurants you may find in the city, and as we all know the best Asian food is found in places with minimal decor or a dirty kitchen, or in a cart. Plenty of seating for groups and the tables have a Service Request button, though I have no idea if it works or not, as we were one of the few in the restaurant. If it does work, however, that would be awesome as the words service and Korean restaurant don't usually go hand-in-hand. Service - see last statement above. j/k the service here was relatively friendly but the staff no speak English too much. They also provided one free dumbpling (that's how it's typed on the menu) per person. How sweet. Not bad if you're indecisive, but like many things in life, those who can't decide usually get stuck with leftovers, which is exactly what Tian feels like. Note: No soju and beer yet, which may be a deal breaker for many Koreans. I think their liquor license hearing is set for sometime in January.

This is a korean-style chinese food restaurant. I had the spicy seafood noodle soup, the noodles in black bean sauce and fried shrimp. The noodles in black bean sauce came free with and order an entree. All 3 dishes were very good, but my favorite was the soup. If you like soju, they have really decently priced combos you can order that includes a bottle of soju. I will definitely go back!

They have a chef here who freshly makes their noodles, SO good!! The BEST part is how you can get HALF ORDER their noodle dishes here, plus any of their meat dishes. They split the bowl, and on one side, you can get a noodle dish, and the other, another noodle dish or a meat dish! Their tangsooyook (fried pork in a sweet pineapple sauce) was really good, freshly fried, and very crispy with a light batter in a sweet sauce. Their dong katsu (fried pork cutlet) was pretty good too, freshly fried and crispy on a bed of shredded cabbage with Korean salad dressing (mayo and ketchup :)). I ordered their kong guksu or cold soybean noodle soup and it was pretty good but not amazing. The soup was somewhat bland and a bit too thick. We also got an order of chicken wings which was pretty good, thin skin and crispy, but not as good atsBonchon. Definitely come here if you want a variety of Chinese/Korean food!! The half orders are seriously the best!!!

Tian isn't bad at all... I walked in here on Saturday during the lunch hours and noticed that at literally every table, there was at least an order of jajangmyun and tangsooyook. So guess what? I figured those dishes must be really good, so I ordered the same dishes, plus fried mandu. Here are my notes: * This place is pretty busy * The portions are ginormous * The tangsooyook is a authentic as I'd imagine * The janjangmyun (with seafood) comes with more seafood/sauce than noodles, meaning they don't skimp on the good stuff * The mandu are jumbo sized

Four stars for finally being able to get Korean-style fried chicken in Ellicott City! yay! This chicken (apparently is organic chicken) has the light, crispy exterior that is distinct with Korean-style fried chicken. We tried 10 wings + 4 drumsticks ($16.95), half of it spicy and the other half of soy sauce garlic. It's served in the typical cute little box with a side of cubed radish in vinegar. The sauce here forms a thicker, crispy lacquer compared to other Korean-style fried chickens I've had, but overall, still quite enjoyable. We also tried the jja jang myun noodles (black bean sauce, ground pork, and onions). They were nothing really special, so I might just skip it and just stick with the chicken. See pictures for the Mad for Chicken Menu.

I ordered this Kochu Chapchae dish ($25 bucks - and definitely over priced!!!!) which says in the menu: sliced pork & spicy peppers in soy sauce. But it comes with at least 1/3 of it are onions, which I don't eat at all. So I spent half hour to pick out all the onions! Thank you for not mentioning that!! You may ask why I don't ask about when ordering. Then that goes back to last time(and first time) I ordered Mapo tofu from this place and I spent at least one minute to tell them that No onion and No scallion (including finding pictures of onion and scallion and showing them) coz the server do not really speak English at all! But at least she said Okay by end. And when i got my dish, it is mixed with tons of chopped onion!! So I thought I would just trust what it says in the menu description this time and all right, this picture is what I got.

Granted, Tian can be a little intimidating if you're not familiar with Korean food or speak the language (they'll often answer the phone in Korean, but will happily switch to English if you give them a second). But don't let that stop you from trying my favorite Chinese/Korean place in MD. The staff are very friendly and the decor is classy. They make their own noodles, so Cha Jang and Lo Mein are my go to, along with kimchee fried rice. About the only drawback is the parking lot of the mall they're in, which is always full. They've added a few 15 minute parking spots, which helps sometimes for takeout, but it's enough of an issue that I went with 4 stars instead of 5.

I had to make a trip to Columbia for the OPUS arts festival and this restaurant might be the best JJM noodle spot in the DMV area. I actually live in Fairfax and have my numerous options to eat some black bean noodles in Annandale and Centreville and this place is the undefeated winner amongst Chinese Korean noodle dishes. The JJM had noodles that melted in your mouth and the sauce had a perfect blend of black bean and meats. There was no YUCKY aftertaste film that you usually expect. Service was pretty good and there was an interesting aspect within the restaurant. You notice your usual Korean families, Korean ajjushis and his friends, but I also noticed an African American couple enjoying their JJAM BBONG. They seemed to clearly enjoy their meal and food does really help people learn about different cultures. Overall, not sure why this place has 3 stars and their JJMyun is GOAT.

I came back recently with some friends to eat some jjajjangmyun, jjampong, and tangsuyook so I decided to re-review! The samson kan jjajjanmyun is the thing to get here if you want some black bean noodles. It's flavorful, fresh and has tons more substance. I also decided to give the tangsuyook another try and it was delish - large portions, plenty to share and they give you a complimentary bowl of regular jjajjangmyun. If you can't decide between two dishes, they also have the combination bowls so that you can get a little bit of both! And recently I learned that they do NOT use MSG which is a MAJOR plus! Bon appetit ya'll!

Amazing jjajangmyun, jjambong, tangsooyuk and mandoo. They have an extensive menu, but stick to those and you'll leave happy!

The food here was ok..good portions for lunch specials. The steamed dumplings were not very good; it had an overpowering flavor of ginger. However, it was the service that makes me not want to come back here. It wasn't very busy while we were here, and we were barely waited on. I had to ask for a water refill once and we (3 of us) ended up having to share one cup of water because they never stopped by. The waitress kept rushing past us- never any eye contact. She was not at all friendly either. I felt like we had a different person wait on us every time we needed something. The only time we were given fast service was when we asked for the check. Their service was just hands down terrible.