Nak Won Jung Korean Restaurant: A Taste of Authentic Korean Flavors in McAllen

I've been here many times with my friends and mother. The food is always good and I'm always craving their food! The food comes out pretty quickly, just look up what you're ordering so you don't get anything thats too spicy. Portion sizes are very good and extremely filling. They're always trying to improve their atmosphere. The place looks a lot better than it did a few years ago! You can tell that the people there care about their restaurant . The waitress might come off as rude when taking your order, but I promise you both her and everyone else is very sweet! Their first language might not be english so their tone when speaking might be a bit off, but thats not anything to fault them for. Things to note: You will be asked what you want to eat and drink the moment you sit down so be ready, but there's no harm in asking for some more time. Don't take it as the waitress rushing you. There isn't a kids menu. I recommend looking up the menu before hand to see what you can maybe share amongst your family.

Tried this for the first time a while back & loved it immediately! Kimbap was to die for as was the cucumber kimchi! Great food, great service, they even have K-Pop playing on the tvs!

Delicious! Great portions. Service was excellent. You just walk in and seat yourself. Casual mom and pop place.

Food was really good, did feel comfortable and welcomed. Definitely worth giving a try if you're curious or want try to something different.

Delicious food, great vibes! The owners are amazing and kind individuals! Super sweet and make you feel like home.

Bulgogi was really great! Service, was... Uh. Ok. They never asked if I wanted a drink and they asked me three times if someone had taken my order and no one ever did. Enjoyed it. No drink and all. I would recommend regardless. Was very tasty.

I am in the area for the 2023 TMN annual meeting. On the day that I arrived, there wasn't anything happening, yet. I decided to drive over and eat some Korean food. I'll just cut to the chase and say this: this was the best Korean food I've ever had! I had Ja Jjang Myeong and bim- bab. They also served me several side dishes. I liked most of them. Some of them were a "why bother" type of thing. When I first walked in, a lady waved me to a table for eight. The furniture looked like they got their tables from a church fellowship hall. The chairs were folding chairs, also. the walls were decorated with K-pop posters. It was one of those places that had their piles of rice in the dining room. But, it felt really comfortable. They had two TVs showing Korean news. The lady who had waved me to the table, came and brought my kim-bab. I was shocked to see two rolls on the plate. They were huge. I expected one like I had had in San Antonio. She came back a little later with the Ja Jjang Myeong. It was in a huge silver bowl. It looked like a serving for four. As I stirred the noodles into the sauce, I saw that there were lots of chunks of pork and cubed potatoes, hiding in the sauce. The sauce was really tasty. It wasn't salty like the ones I've had in San Antonio. All in all, I have to say that bowl of Ja Jjang Myeong was a highlight of my culinary life! I liked that place so much, that I am probably going to go There for dinner this evening. The conference ends at 10 AM, so I have the rest of the day to myself. I'll do some exploring and head over there to try some other dishes. Everybody I saw from my chapter at the conference got to hear about my experience at the restaurant. I know that one member went there last night for dinner. She raved about it!

Didn't expect to find an authentic Korean restaurant in McAllen, TX! The reviews are pretty accurate, the service is pretty bad. Their is definitely a language barrier and they are more there to give you authentic food than provide high quality service. When we walked in, there was only 1 other customer. The old lady just pointed and said, "sit". The first time she came up to us, she just said, "what number?". After reading other reviews, people said to help yourself to drinks, which I did, but they seemed to be annoyed by that as well. Our sides showed up first then our food. Zero explanation of anything but we slowly figured out what everything was. We enjoyed our meals and picked our way through our favorite sides. Overall, a strange atmosphere that includes walls covered in K-pop stars, authentic foreign news broadcast on tv, and laminated tables to allow easy cleaning. As others have said, the service is pretty bad but the food was delicious.