My friend had mentioned there was a Paik's in the suburbs and it didn't register to me that it was theeee Paik's noodle! I had no idea there was a location in Chicago.. as it was one of our favorites back in California. Since we had some errands in Niles, decided to stop by for lunch. Back in Santa Clara, the shop is super small so it was always over an hour wait so let me tell you how excited we were to see how big the restaurant was. Very spacious with plenty of seating for many parties. We were seated right away around 1pm on a Saturday.. in fact we chose our own seats! Since we were coming from the city, we planned to order more than enough for two (for leftovers as well). We shared the jajangmyeon with pork, tangsuyuk, and Hong Kong wings with spicy sauce. The jajangmyeon was just as I remembered. I love how bouncy and soft the noodles are. It was a bit strange that they garnished the dish with peas instead of cucumbers but not a big deal. Cucumber would be a nice play on texture and break down the flavor a bit. The meat was a fatty pork which was so so good. As for the tangsuyuk, I am not a sweet and sour type of person, so I did really appreciate them not pouring the sauce over the entire plate. We ended up not using the sauce it came with at all and instead dipping the pork in the spicy sauce from the wings. The tangsuyuk itself was amazing. It was really juicy but the star element of the dish was the batter it was fried in. Reminded us of shrimp chip consistency. Light and airy. We originally wanted to try the fried chicken in red pepper sauce but they didn't have it so we opted for the Hong Kong wings. The flavor tasted like a mix of Wingstop's mango habanero with gochujang. Decent wings! So happy we made it out here.. felt like being back home. We will definitely be back.

I've been a big fan of Chef Paik for a long time and have heard of this chain restaurant that he has. I'm so glad I finally came in to try it because it's one of my favorites now! Upon arriving, you usually pick where you sit and they'll come over with menus and water. The eating utensils are hidden in a built-in shelf on the side of the table which was cool. Since it was our first time, we went with the staples: Tangsuyuk, Jajangmyeon and Jjamppong. The Tangsuyuk which was SO delicious. I loved how crispy it was and that you could choose to either douse your pork in the sauce or dip it. We dipped it and it was amazing. The sauce was a perfect combination of sour and sweet - a must-try! For the Jajangmyeon and Jjamppong, they had 3 different version available on the menu, but I couldn't find an English translation to what it was so I asked for help - I believe some of the options are getting the dish as is or adding additional protein. For the Jajangmyeon, we got the version with added pork meat. It was incredible! The flavor was more on par with the Chinese version of this noodle dish. The side of onion and radish was also included! For the Jjamppong, we got it as is and it was very flavorful and spicy! The noodles were nice and bouncy and the amount of seafood was perfect. It was so delicious on the cold day that we stopped by. Overall, I enjoyed my experience and the food. I look forward to coming back to try more dishes!

We have been getting paiks recently but for take out. For take out if you get the black bean noodles they will put your sauce on the side. Portions are still large as if you ate in stores! The sweet and sour pork holds well even after a 15 minute drive back. Anything that has sauces on it will be soggy but still delicious!

Korean-Chinese food is a lot sweeter than most cuisines. The Tangsuyuk is a must. Pour the sauce over for more Chinese style sweet and sour pork (slightly soggy), or dip it for more Korean style. We got kkanpunggi and tbh I thought it was a waste of money. The jaengban jajang feeds 2 people and is excellent. I would get it over the regular jajangmyeon if you can. Also can't go wrong with the jjanppong.

really loved this place! they let us choose where to get seated and we tried three dishes. the utensils were self served in a drawer on a table. the jajangmyeon was well flavored and the hoodles had a nice bounciness to them. really liked that they gave us sauce on the side for the tangsuyuk so the pork could stay crispy. the shrimp tasted similar to a honey walnut sauce which was nice and liked the cabbage underneath for some crunch. they both were battered perfectly and crispy which i've never had specifically this kind before. service was good and overall would come back occasionally for a casual meal!

We have been coming to dine in often but I see that I have not updated my last review. Food is consistently good, sometimes breading is overpowering on fried meat, but overall all food is good here.

Food: my fav place for this set, also Korean friend certified great place Service: they are so busy, but all look happy Ambiance: great color to take photo Price: 2 ppl for $50

We got 1. Jajangmyeon 2. Tangsuyuk - sweet and sour pork 3. Chili Saeu - fried shrimp in spicy chili sauces 4. Gochu Jjamppong - spicy seafood noodle soup with spicy chili peppers I love the combination of fried meats with these Korean noodles dishes. I'm normally not the biggest fan of sweet and sour sauces but these were executed so well. Perfectly cooked and crispy pork/shrimp covered in tasty sauces. Flavor and texture of the noodle dishes were top notch. Portion sizes of everything was good. Service was excellent. We had dress clothes on and they lent us aprons. Lots of seating inside but not cramped together. I'll definitely come back.