Heard about Itaewon Jjajang; a new Korean establishment which had recently opened its doors at Peck Seah Street which focuses mainly on their Tangsuyuk, Jjajangmyeon and Jjampong offerings — following much of the style where items are bundled in a set just like Obba Jjajang, Hong Jjajang and Mukjja, Itaewon Jjang also serves up the same items and more in ala-carte form for those who are intending to share more dishes.

Not giving their Jjajangmyeon a miss, the Jjajangmyeon here is one that I quite liked — the chewy noodles come drenched in a thick and gloopy caramelised black bean sauce; liked how Itaewon Jjajang’s rendition comes significantly less sweet than then other variants, though some may find this “bland” in comparison while we felt that it was less heavy and thus less jelak to finish. While the Jjajang sauce comes laden with minced meat at some other joints, Itaewon Jjajang’s seem to only come with soft onions for a slight variance in texture. Still, the portions do come pretty generous here, and the Jjajangmyeon would be well-sized to feed two folks with a smaller appetite.

Thought Itaewon Jjajang does serve up pretty decent Korean fare overall; we actually found the Sundubu Stew to be pretty tasty with a tangy and lightly spicy stew laden with smooth and jiggly tofu, clams, shrimp, egg etc. which goes especially well with a bowl of rice on the side. Must say we left Itaewon Jjajang pretty satisfied — yet another alternative to Obba Jjajang and Hong Jjajang for Jjajangmyeon at Tanjong Pagar.