Suwon hangover soup, tablet ordering & no ox blood: Jeju Eunhuine

I visited Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk (제주은희네해장국), a well-known gukbap (soup with rice) spot in Ingye-dong, Suwon. It's famous as a hangover soup place, so I'd wanted to try it for a while, and now I get why it's so popular. Overall it was a hearty, satisfying meal.

Where is Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch, and what about parking?

Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch is right in front of Suwon City Hall Station, and it has both an above-ground and an underground parking lot. It's easy to reach by public transport and not hard to find. If you're driving, you can visit without worrying about parking.

Inside the restaurant and the lunchtime atmosphere

The inside was quite a bit bigger than I expected. There are lots of tables with decent space between seats, so it didn't feel cramped, and everything looked neatly kept. Customers kept coming in during mealtime, which made me think, yep, this is a famous place. It's perfect as a lunch menu, so it gets busy at lunchtime!

Rice is unlimited and there are aprons too!! Even one bowl of rice comes heaping full, and since rice is unlimited with one order per person, that's even better.

Menu and prices: can you order without ox blood?

You order on a tablet at the table, and you can ask for your soup without seonji (congealed ox blood). Haejangguk without seonji was ₩12,000 and the small dombe pork was ₩13,000. Tablet ordering was convenient, and there's a review event too, so keep that in mind.

The menu is fairly simple, with haejangguk, offal soup (naejangtang), dombe pork and so on, but that made it feel like a specialist shop, so I was even more excited. I ordered two bowls of haejangguk and a small dombe pork. I don't eat seonji, so I ordered mine without it. The prices are reasonable for today's cost of living. The food also came out pretty quickly after ordering, which I liked.

• Haejangguk (without ox blood) ₩12,000
• Dombe pork (small) ₩13,000

Side dishes and the self-serve bar

The basic side dishes are garlic sauce, chili peppers and kkakdugi. Since the soup is the star, this lineup suited it well. Perfect sides for gukbap!!!! The kkakdugi was crunchy and refreshing, great with the broth, and it was handy that there's a self-serve bar where you can grab more if you run out.

How was the haejangguk?

The haejangguk was packed with bean sprouts, glass noodles, napa cabbage and meat, so it looked generous from the first glance. Every spoonful came up loaded with ingredients.

It comes with seasoned chili paste (dadaegi) already in it, and when you stir it in well, the broth gets much richer and the spicy flavor comes alive. It was spicy yet deep, and I thought it would be really good as a hangover cure.

The broth wasn't just harshly spicy; it was refreshing yet rich, and the ingredients were cooked until soft, so everything came together well. The glass noodles soaked up the broth and were especially good, and there was plenty of meat, so it felt filling.

Is the small dombe pork worth ordering with the haejangguk?

The dombe pork (small, ₩13,000) I ordered alongside was satisfying too. It's cut thick so the texture was great, and it tasted clean, mild and nutty with no gamey smell. It's good on its own, but even better eaten with chili peppers or side dishes, or wrapped up like a ssam (lettuce-style wrap). Eaten with the haejangguk, the combination was really good.

Summary: is it a good haejangguk spot near Suwon City Hall Station?

To sum up, Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk was a satisfying place, with an easy-to-reach location, a roomy interior and hearty, generous haejangguk. The broth was deep and the ingredients plentiful, so it felt like a proper meal. If you're looking for a good haejangguk spot around Ingye-dong or Suwon City Hall Station, it's worth a visit. Personally, I'd go back.