Zero Pay sashimi takeout at Garak Market fish shop Yeongjae Susan

If you're looking for a gizzard shad spot at Garak Market, here's Yeongjae Susan (영재수산) sashimi at the Garak Market seafood market.

I heard gizzard shad sashimi is popular this autumn, so I went to Yeongjae Susan at the Garak Market seafood market and packed some fresh, in-season gizzard shad sashimi to take home.

From fresh, thick, chewy gizzard shad sashimi to flounder and red seabream, here's my review of Yeongjae Susan, a gizzard shad favorite at Garak Market!

Where is Yeongjae Susan in Garak Market, and what are the hours and parking?

Yeongjae Susan is at C-10, 1st floor, Sales Building, Garak Mall, 932 Yangjaedae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul. It's close if you enter through Gate 8 of the seafood market, and it's open daily from 07:00 to 22:00.

• Location: Yeongjae Susan, C-10, 1st floor, Sales Building, Garak Mall, 932 Yangjaedae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul (close to Gate 8 of the seafood market)
• Opens: Daily at 07:00
• Closes: Daily at 22:00
• Notes: Free parking (3 hours free / ₩500 per 10 minutes after) / reservations available / takeout and delivery available / local currency and Zero Pay accepted

Yeongjae Susan, known as a gizzard shad favorite at Garak Market, is easy to find — just enter through Gate 6 on the 1st floor of Garak Market and walk straight ahead.

From in-season gizzard shad and jack mackerel sashimi to snow crab, blue crab, shrimp and shellfish, everything is easy to order for takeout or delivery!

Which fish can you order at Yeongjae Susan?

At Yeongjae Susan you can order gizzard shad, jack mackerel, flounder, red seabream, salmon, rockfish, mullet, snow crab, blue crab, shellfish, shrimp and more. You can pick sashimi-grade fish as well as boiled crustaceans all in one place.

At places like this seafood market I usually check how clean the tanks and cutting boards are, and overall it was pretty clean, so that put me at ease.

From gizzard shad, jack mackerel, flounder, red seabream, salmon, rockfish and mullet, which are great as sashimi, to snow crab, blue crab, shellfish and shrimp, which are great boiled, this would also be a good pickup spot for Chuseok holiday, right?

I especially heard the gizzard shad was delicious, so I ordered a mixed sashimi platter with gizzard shad in it.

Autumn gizzard shad and how to choose a sashimi combo size

Yeongjae Susan's autumn in-season menu features gizzard shad and jack mackerel combos, along with snow crab and blue crab. As for sizing, mini is usually for 1 person, and small is about 2 people.

Among the combos, jeon-gwang-cham-hoe and gizzard shad sashimi are especially popular, along with bluefin tuna sashimi and nong-gwang-cham-hoe.

The premium mixed platter, cham-gwang-woo-hoe, cham-gwang-yeon-hoe, gwang-yeon-hoe, and value mixed platter also looked like they'd suit anyone's taste, no matter your age.

Here's the size guide at Yeongjae Susan — mini is usually for 1 person, small is for about 2, and for groups they recommend medium or larger.

By the way, they also accept KakaoPay easy payment, Zero Pay, local currency, and even Onnuri gift card payments!

The 65,000-won small sashimi combo, double-wrapped for takeout

What I ordered was the small jeon-gwang-cham-hoe combo — gizzard shad, flounder, and red seabream — for ₩65,000. It came packed in a cooler bag with an ice pack, and the sashimi got a second layer of plastic wrap.

I had it packed to eat at home, and they gave it to me like this, in a cooler bag with an ice pack.

You can add extras for spicy fish stew if you want, and as standard they give you the basic sauces — chogochujang (vinegared chili paste), wasabi, ssamjang (thick dipping paste), and soy sauce — which is convenient.

They wrap the sashimi in plastic film like this for a second layer, which helps block water dripping on the outside and cuts down the fishy smell too — nice touch!

Even though I had a bit of a distance to travel home, it was still fresh. I ordered the ₩65,000 small size, and the portion was generous too, so the value for money really won me over.

It was thick and chewy with a proper bite, and there was no fishy smell either, so even sashimi beginners could enjoy it — plus, being a mixed platter, you get to try a variety of types.

Depending on your taste, you can dip it in wasabi, ssamjang, or chogochujang — whatever combo you like — and it's genuinely delicious that way.

Since you can enjoy in-season fish through spring, summer, fall and winter, I make sure to visit Yeongjae Susan once each season.

If you're wondering where to go for gizzard shad at Garak Market, visit Yeongjae Susan on the 1st floor of the Garak Market seafood market and enjoy some delicious gizzard shad sashimi!