Yeongjong eel buffet Set A: 6 beef cuts, scallion kimchi, Jangsodam

On a recent trip to Incheon, I had lunch at Jangsodam, a meat restaurant in Yeongjong,

and it turned out to be an all-you-can-eat spot generous with everything, beef and even eel, unlimited.

Where is Jangsodam Yeongjong Direct Store, and where do you park?

Jangsodam Yeongjong Direct Store (장소담 영종직영점) is on the 2nd floor of Hyojeong Plaza, behind Yeongjong District Office. The building's basement parking lot is roomy, and if you drive, parking there gets you 3 hours covered!!

I came to Yeongjong for eel after a long while, and even the banner outside, with its crazy value for money, told me this place would let me eat my fill.

Seating and atmosphere inside Jangsodam

Step inside and the first thing you see, taking up a big part of the right side, is the self-bar. There are also a ton of seats, so it goes without saying that this is a great spot for group gatherings and company dinners. The atmosphere was comfortable and clean, so it works well for eating out with friends, a partner or family too.

What's on the Jangsodam menu

The menu lists set meals, à la carte items, lunch specials and drinks, as below.

• Monday Eel Day, 1kg (every Monday)
• Domestic Japonica freshwater eel, 1kg
• Set A / Set B / Set C / Set D
• Duroc pork belly
• Handmade marinated pork ribs (100g)
• Lunch special
• Soju / beer / makgeolli (rice wine)
• Domestic Yeonpyeongdo soy marinated crab / spicy marinated crab
• Yukhoe (Korean beef tartare)
• Rib finger meat / skirt steak / chuck flap tail / beef brisket belly / sirloin / chuck short rib
• Premium pork ribs, pork belly, dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken)

Jangsodam is a Yeongjong meat restaurant that is generous because you can eat pricey eel and beef all-you-can-eat, and it also had lunch specials, sides and plenty of drinks. Besides eel and beef, you can enjoy pork, chicken, yukhoe, soy and spicy marinated crab, and all sorts of specialty dishes without limit, so I wondered whether there could be a buffet with better value than this.

What's at the Jangsodam self-bar?

The Jangsodam self-bar is unlimited too. There's pasta, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), sundae (Korean blood sausage) and innards, acorn jelly, tofu with kimchi, rice balls and more, plus pork ribs, pork belly, pork neck, pork skin, dakgalbi, tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties), handmade sausage, cheese rice cakes and all kinds of fresh vegetables. On top of that there are 6 kinds of soda, plum tea, coffee, even 10 kinds of ramyeon, along with ice cream, snacks and bread, so you can take care of everything, even after the meal, at Jangsodam in Yeongjong~!

Specialty dishes and fried food close at 9 pm, so if you arrive late, get your specialty dishes and fried food in before 9!!

Every table has wet wipes, salt, tongs and scissors, and a charcoal extinguisher, and the spoons and chopsticks are in the table drawer!!

Bring age-check documents if you come with kids

At all-you-can-eat buffets like Jangsodam, minors are priced separately from adults. If you have children from preschool through elementary, middle and high school, bring documents that can confirm their age ahead of time!!

What's included in Jangsodam Set A?

Jangsodam Set A was a very generous lineup: stamina freshwater eel, yukhoe, 6 kinds of beef, marinated crab, pork, specialty dishes, and everything at the self-bar. Since it had been a while since I'd been to a beef place in Yeongjong, I ordered Set A and feasted.

The side dishes come out neat and varied, and if you run short you can grab more from the self-service corner!!

I first tried the yukhoe, since it doesn't need grilling, and it was something I could inhale endlessly,

and while the meat grilled, I ate the various dishes I'd brought from the self-bar one by one as palate cleansers, so the meal never lost its flow, hehe.

How does the domestic freshwater eel taste at Jangsodam?

The domestic Japonica freshwater eel in Jangsodam's Set A was so good the moment I dipped it in eel sauce that I wondered if this was really all-you-can-eat. First I put the freshwater eel on the charcoal and grilled it with just salt, and here we go~! Even at a glance this plump eel was domestic, and unlimited? I was half in doubt as I grilled it golden brown, and once it was cooked enough, it was full-on inhaling time-!

The moment I dunked it in plenty of eel sauce, I was like, seriously, this is all-you-can-eat?! The quality was that good,

and dipping it in the spicy sauce was awesome too, so this was definitely a top eel spot in Yeongjong.

The grilled eel was mild yet thick, giving me an unexpected health boost, and it was JMT (super delicious) even wrapped in lettuce! It was so rich in flavor and quality that I couldn't believe it was unlimited.

Jangsodam's 6 beef cuts, one by one

Jangsodam's beef comes in 6 cuts: chuck flap tail, skirt steak, rib finger meat, sirloin, beef brisket belly and chuck short rib. Next, the beef time you can't resist began, and I grilled the sirloin first until golden,

and dipped it in sesame oil sauce. Isn't this exactly why people eat beef?!

Round 2: time to put all four, chuck flap tail, skirt steak, rib finger meat and chuck short rib, on the grill and eat a variety!!

Honestly, I was so busy just eating meat that I had no time to try the other dishes at the self-corner. That kind of meat place!!

As usual, I tasted them one at a time when they looked cooked just right, enjoying each cut,

Was this the chuck short rib? Anyway, this one had that familiar tasty beefy flavor!!

The skirt steak was the most tender of the cuts, the one where "melts in your mouth" fits best,

the rib finger meat had a unique texture that was fun and totally my taste,

and the chuck flap tail was nicely savory too, so there's a reason this is a beef hotspot.

The green onion and scallion kimchi was so much my style that I think I kept refilling that side dish, haha.

I finished with the beef brisket belly, which really oiled up my stomach!! As always, brisket belly is whatever-you-want!! So tender, insanely good!!

Dessert at Jangsodam: churros with condensed milk and ice cream

For dessert I had the specialty dish churros with condensed milk together with ice cream from the self-bar. I grabbed a good helping of ice cream there, and this ice cream was seriously so good.. dessert really is ice cream, sob.

The churros with condensed milk are sweet and crunchy even on their own, and dipped in the ice cream I went straight to heaven😇 If I go again, I'll finish with this combo!!

How full does Jangsodam Set A make you?

After lunch with Jangsodam's Set A, I wasn't hungry until dinner. It had been a really long time since I'd eaten this full, and maybe because of that, I was so stuffed I didn't even think about food until the next morning. That's Jangsodam, the Yeongjong meat restaurant, burp-!

Since this is a generous place where you can enjoy eel and beef all-you-can-eat to your heart's content, if you want to stuff yourself with all kinds of meat and food, head to Jangsodam, with its friendly staff and high value for money~!!

• Address: 18 Haneuljungang-ro 195beon-gil, Yeongjong-gu, Incheon, South Korea, Units 204–206
• Hours: Daily 11:00–23:00
• Parking: Basement level 1 parking lot, 3 hours covered