We are a regular here (단골). We always love going back to this restaurant because of friendly staff, delicious food. One of the best black noodle (jjajangmyun) places in Orange County. It’s simple, but so authentic. Their sweet & sour pork (탕수육) is also very good: crunchy and chewy! Thank you to the owner and staff here 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Sylvia Shim
-
February 28, 2026
My family and I went there without much expectations. We were just glad to have a Korean-Style Chinese food restaurant in Brea.
A little hole-in-the-wall spot next to Target. If you drive fast you might miss it. We ordered three foods but I'm going to talk about just one, pan-jjajangmien.
By far, without a doubt, the best jjajang mien I've ever had.
You can feel how it was prepared with such care & planning.
Vusual: nice amount of muscles & climbs on top. It wasn't dripping with wet sauce.
Portion: jangban (pan) noodles are usually large, but this was tidy & medium portion. Perfect for small sharing or for one.
Color: nice shiny black of jjajang, not milk chocolate color.
Flavor: The flavor is the bomb. Nice hint of bulmat (fire grilled flavor). Not sweet. Not oily. Not watery.
NOODLE: The noodle is the best al dente noodle of all my noodle experience. Chewey, bouncy, springy, but soft enough. Without a lot of oil, the sauce beautiful coated the noodle. Just Chewing alone made me happy.
It was more like the best jjajang pasta I've ever had. When I was paying my bill I complemented the noodle to our server and he told me he makes the noodles from scratch everyday himself! This young man looked no more than 25 - 30. What an incredible talent and dedication. I'm definitely going back to try all of their menu!!
Eric Kim
-
August 18, 2025
I had Jjamppong and Tangsuyuk at Brea Pan Holic, and both were absolutely fantastic. The Jjamppong had an amazing smoky flavor with just the right amount of spice — truly one of the best I’ve ever had. The Tangsuyuk was perfectly crispy, not greasy at all, and incredibly delicious. On top of that, the service was excellent, and the restaurant itself was very clean and welcoming. Everything about this place was perfect — an authentic Korean-style Chinese restaurant experience.
Jay Rue
-
March 01, 2024
A Chinese Korean fusion spot for Jjampong and Jjangmyun. A small, clean restaurant that recently opened. I visited during lunch and got my childhood soul food - jjangmyun. I got the gan-jjangmyun, and it came with (many) huge chunks of raw, uncooked onions in the sauce, which I found difficult to eat.
Mapo tofu was pretty good, but the bowl of rice that came with it was completely dry.
The restaurant is pretty clean, and the service was attentive. It would be an ok choice for a quick bite.
Benjamin Yu
-
December 22, 2025
A hole in the wall Korean-style Chinese restaurant. Absolutely amazing flavors in every dish. Highly recommend giving this a try
Our Address
955 E Birch St ste c, Brea, CA 92821, USA
Claim Listing: PanHolic Brea
Please Login or Register an Account to Claim Listing
We are a regular here (단골). We always love going back to this restaurant because of friendly staff, delicious food. One of the best black noodle (jjajangmyun) places in Orange County. It’s simple, but so authentic. Their sweet & sour pork (탕수육) is also very good: crunchy and chewy! Thank you to the owner and staff here 🙏🏻🙏🏻
My family and I went there without much expectations. We were just glad to have a Korean-Style Chinese food restaurant in Brea. A little hole-in-the-wall spot next to Target. If you drive fast you might miss it. We ordered three foods but I'm going to talk about just one, pan-jjajangmien. By far, without a doubt, the best jjajang mien I've ever had. You can feel how it was prepared with such care & planning. Vusual: nice amount of muscles & climbs on top. It wasn't dripping with wet sauce. Portion: jangban (pan) noodles are usually large, but this was tidy & medium portion. Perfect for small sharing or for one. Color: nice shiny black of jjajang, not milk chocolate color. Flavor: The flavor is the bomb. Nice hint of bulmat (fire grilled flavor). Not sweet. Not oily. Not watery. NOODLE: The noodle is the best al dente noodle of all my noodle experience. Chewey, bouncy, springy, but soft enough. Without a lot of oil, the sauce beautiful coated the noodle. Just Chewing alone made me happy. It was more like the best jjajang pasta I've ever had. When I was paying my bill I complemented the noodle to our server and he told me he makes the noodles from scratch everyday himself! This young man looked no more than 25 - 30. What an incredible talent and dedication. I'm definitely going back to try all of their menu!!
I had Jjamppong and Tangsuyuk at Brea Pan Holic, and both were absolutely fantastic. The Jjamppong had an amazing smoky flavor with just the right amount of spice — truly one of the best I’ve ever had. The Tangsuyuk was perfectly crispy, not greasy at all, and incredibly delicious. On top of that, the service was excellent, and the restaurant itself was very clean and welcoming. Everything about this place was perfect — an authentic Korean-style Chinese restaurant experience.
A Chinese Korean fusion spot for Jjampong and Jjangmyun. A small, clean restaurant that recently opened. I visited during lunch and got my childhood soul food - jjangmyun. I got the gan-jjangmyun, and it came with (many) huge chunks of raw, uncooked onions in the sauce, which I found difficult to eat. Mapo tofu was pretty good, but the bowl of rice that came with it was completely dry. The restaurant is pretty clean, and the service was attentive. It would be an ok choice for a quick bite.
A hole in the wall Korean-style Chinese restaurant. Absolutely amazing flavors in every dish. Highly recommend giving this a try