Paik's Noodle - San Jose (홍콩반점 산호세)

One of the best korean-chinese restaurants I’ve been to in the bay. I went with my family, and the portions were generous and easy to share. The food came out quickly even though we ordered several dishes, and everything arrived warm and freshly made. I loved every dish but my personal favorite was jajangmyeon. The staff were very friendly, the restaurant was clean, and I would definitely come back and recommend this place to friends😆😆

I had an incredible meal at Paik's Noodles on Blossom Hill recently, and it was a fantastic experience from start to finish. I've been wanting to try their Jajangmyeon for a while, and it absolutely lived up to the hype. The noodles were perfectly thick and springy, and the black bean sauce was a masterpiece—it was incredibly rich, savory, and had a great depth of flavor with plenty of tender pork and fresh vegetables mixed in. Every bite was pure comfort food. We also got some appetizers to share, and the fried chicken and fried mantou were both stellar. The chicken was wonderfully crispy on the outside and incredibly juicy inside, a perfect balance. And the fried mantou, with its pillowy soft texture and golden-fried exterior, was a delightful treat, especially when dunked into the sweet, creamy condensed milk. The only small hiccup was that a few items on the menu weren't available, which was a little disappointing. But honestly, the amazing quality of the dishes we did get more than made up for it. The service was quick, and the portions were very generous. If you're craving authentic Korean-Chinese food, Paik's Noodles is a must-visit. I can’t wait to go back and try more of their menu!

Rough man. When we got seated, they brought us glasses with lipstick marks. They were also damp. We asked for new glasses and they brought in another set that also had the marks... Moving onwards from that, we ordered rice, sweet and sour pork, and jajangmyeon. They brought the jajangmyeon and rice quickly enough. But, they completely forgot to bring the sweet and sour pork. It was only when we saw two tables that arrived after us get their plates that we realized they just forgot to bring us our plate. The sweet and sour pork is way too sweet and vicious. Please just dip it, don't let your intrusive thoughts win and pour it over your pork. The jajangmyeon was cooked spot on and honestly it's pretty decent just for that. But yeah, the service here is rough, they don't seem very sanitary or thorough with cleaning, given our table was still sticky, the lipstick wax not getting cleaned from the dishwasher, and the cups themselves being damp when given to you.

The parking lot is spacious, and since it’s newly opened, it’s very clean. Everything is great, but the sweet and sour pork is a bit different from the Santa Clara location — the sauce has fewer vegetables. The taste of the jjampong and black bean noodles with seafood is similar, though. Still, it’s so clean and easy to park here that I think I’ll just come to this location.

Paiks in Santa Clara was my go to korean resto in the bay. I was happy that they opened a branch in south San Jose, but i noticed some differences. First, the portion of their sweet and sour pork was smaller (refer in the picture). It is also kinda bland. Aside from that, the sweet and sour sauce is way to thick with less vegetables in it. Second, the pasta they used tasted and felt different. Not as bouncy and tasty compared to one in santa clara. Third, the bowl of rice is quite small. Lastly, we were just given 4 small slices of pickled radish as sides. With no refills. In santa clara branch, its overflowing. Aside from this, the taste was as good as in Santa Clara branch. Hopefully they will improve. For the mean time, I will still go to the Santa Clara one.

The food here is so good. Me and friends got the stir fry and the black noodles and also some sides like the dumplings. My favorite is the stir fry noodles, and had a good amount of spice and a bunch veggies and meat. The food came out pretty quick and also easy to order. The only thing is I wished they would say the reccomeded serving size on each dish, because I thought the stir fry dish was going to be the same size as the black noodle but ended up being WAY larger than I thought, so I ended up taking some leftovers home. But service and food was great.

It's so cool to finally see one of these in the blossom hill area of san jose! People are really going to love the stir fry noodles here! There's always so much in quantity and it's always at a good quality as well. Just watch out for the price though. Compared to the other restaurants in the Bay area, this one looks to be a little bit smaller and seems to be more busy on weekends and dinner nights so you can eat here for lunch most preferably. Unfortunately, they still do not have any liquor licenses, so there's no soju available, however, there's an advertisement for them on the water bottles that the friendly servers give! They also give out pickled radish too, no kimchi last time i saw... Ordering is also a lot more easy through using a iPad located at one end of the table. There are also other tableside items such as ketchup, Sriracha sauce, pepper and chili powder as well as the scissors to cut and chopsticks! Again, the main highlight here is the noodles itself with the stir-fried auction that has a very sweet taste to it and you can even option out some of the other stuff like the really crunchy squid or the small little shrimp they add, all in a nice sweet sauce that they have! Turns out you just don't need to go spicy to enjoy this place! There are also other appetizer items such as fried pork and dumplings too! I was pretty attentive servers that come by often to refill water or to check up on you!