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Abbaee Wang Soondae
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
20 reviews for Abbaee Wang Soondae
Review Highlights
20 reviews in English
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Review from glory o.
there are 5 things i can eat everyday for the rest of my life and one of them is soondae. i guess you have to either be korean or really love this stuff as well to know why it is one my favorite things.
i stopped by for lunch and i was surprised by the portions and quality of the soondae. their menu was pretty expansive considering its a soondae specialty place (but i guess its great for people who dont really like soondae and was dragged there because of people like me). their menu also includes everyday koreanized dishes like: fried rice, pork katsu, teriyaki chicken).
the reason this place gets a 5 star is because they have this thing on the menu called gajemi shik hwe. its basically fish fermented with radishes and korean cous cous. yes, i know it sounds pretty gross, but i grew up on it and loved how my grandmother and now mother makes it. the owners overheard me gushing and reminescing over how i used to enjoy it, they brought me a small portion to try and it was absolutely awesomeee! they were delighted that someone my age appreciated food like that.... :)
as for the soondae- it was pretty up there with the best and they have a variety instead of just the traditional noodle based one. i got to try a bit of all three and they were fantastic.
cant wait to stop by again! only if it was closer to where i live!! -
Review from Win K.
3/20/2012
I passed by this place several times when getting off the 5 freeway, going toward Beach Blvd. I was driving with my dad, and he suggested we check this place out. So, we finally checked it out. The place has been around for a while, but it's not always easy to spot.
This is a specialty place, and caters particularly to people who like soondae, which is a particular blood sausage dish from Korea. Needless to add, it's not for everyone, and people who like it like it quite a bit--mostly people who are into old-school flavors.
I'm personally not a big fan of soondae (and I can't have huge amounts of it), but I have tasted good ones (they are the soft ones, not the ones they have in stores). Soondae here is pretty good and the texture is soft. My dad and I ordered the Soondae tong, which is a soondae soup/stew. After adding some salty, pickled shrimp, the flavors came out. It tasted like hae-jang guk, with some tripe and noodles inside.
This a small restaurant on a corner of Auto Center Drive and Stanton. There's good amount of parking. Inside, there are about 5 or 6 booths, which isn't very big. They had Tiffany lamps, which I found interesting (perhaps it used to be a sandwich shop).
Overall, if you like soondae, you will probably enjoy this place. The name "Abbaee" apparently means "father" more commonly used in North Korean dialect. For me personally, it's what I would call an "Occasion" restaurant. Yes, it's a place I would go "occasionally."Listed in: The unusual flavors...
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Review from Mary L.
Irvine, CA
3/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
This place is in the middle of an unassuming corner with a liquor store...I must have passed it a million times without realizing it was there.
So a raining Saturday night we wanted some comfort food and did a quick Yelp search. The area is not short on well reviewed korean restaurants. But the pictures of the soondae and jokbal totall sold us!
Got to the restaurant...its super small with just one row of booths. Luckily one of them was just clearing up. The first thing you notice is the fact everyone in the restaurant spoke korean! Then you realize the restaurant was run by just three people! Front of the house, cook, and bus boy! Crazy... This lead to some slowness in getting our orders in ...but all was forgiven when the food came out.
We ordered two items, chapssal soondae and the jokbal bossam.
chapssal soondae: ....crazy assortment of 3 sausages, intestines, and liver....the sweet rice one (black) was our favorite. There was something amazing about the texture of the glass noodles in a sausage. The other ones were solid...though it might be interesting to get it in a stew next time. The intestines were good as well...but I could easily pass on the liver. A little dry and very spongy.
jokbal bossam: we got funny looks for ordering this...I guess its usually meant for more than two. But that didn't stop us from chowing down. The meat was salted to perfection! ...I was in heaven. The best part was it was skin on...and so texturally perfect. The fat was barely noticeable and when paired with the kimchi totally refreshing. This also came with brined napa, lettuce, firm tofu, and some raw oysters. Combined with the seasonings and bean paste...a perfect fusion of flavors! With every bite being a surprise.
banchan: kimchi, daikon kimchi, and seaweed with ponzu.....pretty standard fare but really good!
Love the place....can't wait to try the rest of the menu! -
Review from Maxine H.
9/18/2010 2 Check-ins Here
I was craving soodae one day and my usual soodae destination, Seoul Soondae, was just too far of a drive. I yelped around and found Abbaee Wang Soondae and decided to check it out.
I ordered the chapsahl soondae and the gahm jah tang for my friend. The prices and quantity were good compared to other soondae restaurants. The food was just as good. The gahm jah tang was hearty and didn't have a strong pork smell, which I absolutely hate. The soondae was okay. Too much chapsahl IMO but it met my needs. I think next time I'll check out the Abbaee Soondae. -
Review from Steven M.
Anaheim, CA
Its the first time I've had soondae.
I got the soondaetang. Which was pretty plain but if you add some salt to it it'll be fine.
Just as a side note make sure to take the noodles out of the broth otherwise they will get soggy.
The side dishes are pretty good. Overall I enjoyed it and the meal was pretty filling.
When I have korean food i feel full and satisfied. It doesn't blow me away. -
Review from Jason G.
Great tasting SoonDae !
I literally live down the street and this is the first time I've tried this place, used to be an old hamburger diner, you can tell by the booth seating inside and the counter.
Ordered the Abbaee Soondae small size for $12.99.. http://www.yelp.com/us..... portion size is plenty, the soondae is served nice and warm, includes korean sausage stuffed w/ ground meat, rice, noodles and veggies. Best ever ! Dip it in their special salt mix and mmmm so gooood !
Also got the Gamjatang for $9.99 which is served in a stone pot and includes Pork rib w/ potatoes. It was a hot day but still was delish.
Finally we ordered the Spicy BBQ chicken w/ steamed rice for $7.99.. this I have to say was OK but not the greatest. Since they specialize in soondae I wouldn't recommend ordering this, Love Letter would be a better place for chicken wings. Not bad though..
Service was excellent, very nice owners, they cooked the food and served it as well. Nice mom and pop feeling
2 thumbs up !! -
Review from AJ K.
Brea, CA
12/26/2007 4 photos
I always follow the same route when going to my mom's house, but I never noticed this place before. Wow, Abbaee Soondae?! This is not your usual dark brown soondae, it is white and the filling looks more like a mandoo (dumpling). I'm a newbie to soondae, but now have turned into a soondae snob. I won't eat it if it's not fresh and the only place I like it is from 8th Ave Soondae in Koreatown. For those of you not familiar with soondae it is pig intestines stuffed with chopped vegetables, clear noodles, and pig blood. Yummm (^_^)
I came here with a friend and we ordered the Soondae Jungshik ($11.99) and small order of Jok Bal ($19.99). Their Jok Bal (pig's feet) is fresh and has good texture - a chewy consistency. The Soondae Jungshik comes with a bowl of soondae soup and a side plate of extra soondae, liver, and pig ears. The soup is intentionally bland so you can season it to your taste with some salt, pepper, perilla seeds, and salted shrimp. It also looked like they use pho noodles in the soup. The broth isn't as flavorful as 8th Ave Soondae and their soondae is mainly filled with noodles, but for North OC this is about the best soondae that I've tried.
The restaurant's name is actually pronounced "ah bah ee" but they spell it differently in english. The place still has that new feeling because it looked like the owner/manager was doing double duty as our server, plus he was super cordial. I will definitely be back soon, after all... it's MUCH closer than driving all the way to LA. -
Review from sohee p.
Lakewood, CA
4/4/2009
4.5, rounded up!
Decor is ghetto, but very clean with the old school lanterns hanging on the walls. The host/waiter was very friendly, even though he thought we weren't Korean at first. Definitely go if you're not a native speaker. The menu is printed in both Korean and English.
Food is great! We ordered the Jung Shik, which is soondae soup with a combo plate of various soondae and meats. The soup was a little on the bland side. There are a variety of spices you can add, ground sesame, sea salt, green onions, red pepper paste, etc. I'd recommend to add all in healthy portions.
The soondae itself is delicious, especially the abbaee wang (their specialty). The pictures on the menu aren't very appetizing, especially when you compare it to the original soondae. It's packed with japchae noodles, chap-ssal, and a mix of veggies and meat. The best part was its texture. Normal soondae has a chew to it, sort of like al dente noodles, but the wang soondae was hot and flaky, like a bowl of rice.
I think our total came out to be around $20 pre-tip. The place is hidden from Beach Blvd, you'll have to drive on Stanton to see it. Nearby the Buena Park auto mall. -
Review from Charles J.
Buena Park, CA
11/13/2010
I consider Seoul Soondae the best soondae this side of the world. But my move into Buena Park put it at a distance too unpractical for my regular visits. So I decided to try out Abbaee Wang which is a mere 30 second drive from my new place.
Although I'm hesitant to compare the two places and wish to give Abbaee its own fair objective review, its just not possible.
The two dishes I ordered were the Pork Bosam and the Soondae Variety dish.
The Soondae Variety dish came with 3 different types of soondae. The traditional black soondae, a white soondae, and spicy white soondae. Let me start off by saying these people pile on the soondae!! I have enough soondae to last me 3-4 days. I ordered my food to go, and was watching the proprietors prepare my food, the woman kept fishing for more soondae and more soondae until the to-go box was about 3-4 pounds!! I couldn't believe it. As for the black soondae, its not bad, but it isn't as good as Seoul Soondae either - a strong 8 out of 10. I didn't care for the white soondae due to its mushy texture, the flavor was a tad bland but edible 5.5 out of 10. The spicy white soondae was better, a good 7 out of 10.
The Pork Bosam was awesome! The best Pork Bosam I've had, and I've tried almost everyplace that offers it. It blows Seoul Soondae away in Pork Bosam. The pork was juicy without all the greasiness, flavor was spot on and the texture was perfect. The marinated radish it comes with was delicious. Every other place I've tried either had bad pork and good radish or vice versa. The radish and pork are meant be eaten together wrapped in either cabbage or lettuce leaves. Both elements at Abbaee were great and I enjoyed it immensely. The best Pork Bosam, other than the fact that its a bit pricey.
The proprietors are very nice and friendly, the restaurant itself is a small cozy, mom & pops type. It reminded me of the small hole in the wall places in Korea, except much cleaner.
All in all, I really like this place and will be a regular (I'm telling you the Pork is awesome!). -
Review from Steven L.
Buena Park, CA
11/11/2011
Entire family had diarrhea after eating here! Will never come back here again. I can't believe this place rec'd good reviews. Just go to a korean market next time you want some soondae or jokbal.
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Review from Michael C.
Newberg, OR
10/28/2009
The Good: A small cozy Korean place with good authentic food.
The Bad: I still think it's a little expensive.
Try: the chapsal soondae. Very good!
Don't Try: the soondae at Mandoorang, another Korean place nearby. This place has way better soondae! -
Review from Sarah K.
Fullerton, CA
8/13/2010
This place has some legit soon dae (). Whatever type of of soon dae you choose, I think you'll be satisfied.
I always get the soon dae tang () - it's a stew with soon dae. It's so flavorful and it's a great comfort food.
I always like how the owner is really nice to us even though we come in groups. Usually, korean restaurants give families with an adult more attention than bunch of college students. -
Review from mike h.
Fullerton, CA
9/13/2009
I've always driven by this place and constantly reminded myself to try it out and I've finally did after 3 years.
The inside decoration was cute. I can't be too sure, but it seems like the owner was doing most of the waiting and cooking. He was very courteous, nice and friendly. We had the Gam-ja tang(pork back rib stew with potato),
Soon Dae Tang, and Chap Sal Soon dae plate.
It was all good.
Gam ja tang portion was very generous. Lots of meat to munch on.
Soon dae was pretty tasty.
I'd go there again. -
Review from Dan O.
Buena Park, CA
Soondae guk and jok bal was delicious.. Plus it's right down the street from me..
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Review from Christina L.
Fullerton, CA
1/4/2009
YUM! Soondae! Dweji BoSsam! JokBal! They have the most delicious korean pork products in OC! I always noticed it on the corner when exiting Auto Center drive... But I was really surprised by how good it was once I finally tried it!
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Review from Jewel C.
Irvine, CA
10/15/2010
Best soundae ever!!!!!! They are so tasty and the owner is so generous! They give you so much food for just one dish!
Try their spicy fried chicken it is super
The place is a bit too small but it is very clean!
I basically tried most of the food here and eerything was yummy
Go with your family and friends everybody will be satisfied:) -
Review from Angela K.
Fullerton, CA
6/21/2009
Abbai soondae and chapssal soondae are all very good. The owners are friendly.
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Review from Joseph C.
Cypress, CA
6/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
Tastes great. Big portions. A bit pricey but big portions so it evens out!
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Review from stacey k.
Fullerton, CA
9/30/2008
Well as good as it gets in a place that is not ktown or korea.
I don't eat soondae, but my mom and sister wanted to eat it, so we came here. They said the regular dark soondae tastes better than the white soondae (white because there's no blood). But the white is not bad (they said. i have no clue, i have no taste for it.)
I loved this place's yang nyum tong dak? In English, I guess it's something like.. seasoned fried chicken? Here, they use only wings and wingettes so all the pieces are yummy and tender. It is the right amount of spicy and sweet, and tastes a lot better than the ones that you get usually at bars. (in the Fullerton/buena park area). It is $16.99 for a plate and you get a LOT of chicken. It made me full and I didn't even eat 1/3.
Also, they radish they give you for the chicken is yummy. I'm no foodie so that's as far as my description goes. It's hard to mess up this dish, but some places make it taste like cardboard. This one does not.
The Kimchi here is really fresh and delicious too. My mom got something to-go once and I ate the kimchi and it was really good. When I went there a few days ago though, the kimchi was a bit salty. I asked the lady why does it taste good (excluding the salty day) and she said they make it fresh everyday.
This is where I'll always be coming for yang nyum tong dahk until I'm un-lazy enough to go to ktown or Korea. -
Review from William K.
Fullerton, CA
5/11/2010
My second time at this restaurant was so much better than first. Soon Dae tasted so much better. It was so good I want back to buy some more and gave to my friends and family.
