Eel buffet in Siheung Baegot for a summer date with Mom: Songnim Bok

Why I picked an eel buffet for summer stamina food in my mid-30s

Songnim Bok Jangeo Unlimited Freshwater Eel Siheung Baegot Direct Branch is an eel restaurant in Baegot, Siheung, where you can eat unlimited eel, pork belly and chicken neck for ₩32,900 per person, table setting fee included. This time I went with my mom.

When I was young, I had energy whatever I ate 💪🏻 and I could eat whatever I craved (salty, spicy, sweet, greasy) without any stomach trouble. That kid is now in her mid-30s and has turned into a grown-up who seeks out seasonal and stamina foods.. ✨ Summer is here, it's getting hot, work is hard and I'm close to running out of energy 💦 so I've been doing a stamina-food tour on my days off, thinking, let's eat well and power through!

Songnim Bok Jangeo in Siheung Baegot hit that need right on the head. Plump, nutty eel, pork belly with a nice ratio of fat to lean that's good anytime, and my favorite chewy chicken neck, all unlimited! And all that for ₩32,900 per person including the table setting fee, which is crazy value for money ❤️ I walked out patting my full belly, thinking, so happy!❤️

Songnim Bok Jangeo Baegot: location, parking and opening hours

The address is 43-7 Seouldaehak-ro 278beon-gil, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, Unit 133, 1st floor (경기도 시흥시 서울대학로278번길 43-7 1층 133호). By public transport, get off at Oido Station (오이도역), transfer to bus 25-1 and get off at the Baegot Hansin The H stop, and it's a 5-minute walk, they say!

Parking is available in the building's lot! Just register your car when you pay. It's in an officetel building, so there was plenty of parking space 🙌🏻

• Hours: daily 11:30–23:00
• Reservations: group reservations available (call to ask)
• Wi-Fi provided
• Takeout available
• Separate men's and women's restrooms 🚹🚺

The exterior looks fresh and green and healthy..!👀 Retro, with colors you can trust, don't you think!?

How much does Songnim Bok Jangeo cost?

The unlimited domestic Japonica freshwater eel buffet is ₩29,900 per person, plus a ₩3,000 table setting fee. Wow 👍🏻 Even looking at it again, such a fair price👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

A clean interior and a self-serve bar with no awkwardness

The interior is just so clean, that's all there is to say! In the middle there's also a self-serve bar where you can take food without feeling awkward about it!

Further in were the eel, pork belly and chicken neck, and all the side dishes were ready too, so we took as much as we wanted and ate it all up😋

Ordering the unlimited buffet for two with Mom

Of course we ordered the unlimited adult buffet for 2❣️ (₩29,900 per person + ₩3,000 table setting fee).

And right away they brought out the eel, pork belly and chicken neck!

I laid out each kind on the grill so priiiettily, then went off hunting for side dishes! 🙆🏻‍♀️ The basic banchan (side dishes) are all set out on the table first, but I made my favorite eel combo of ginger and eel sauce, plus a sesame oil and salt dip for the meat, and was totally ready to eat!!🐽

How were the chicken neck and pork belly?

The chicken neck here has a crunchy, chewy texture, so it's honestly a menu item I love.. ❤️ It's not heavily seasoned, so dipped in the salt sauce it's clean and mild and so good🤤

Another great thing is the strong heat, so the meat cooks really well!!🔥 The heat is so strong that they told us to only use levels 1–2, because level 3 can burn the food👀

The pork belly has a good ratio of fatty and lean parts so it isn't dry, and it isn't frozen, so it was fresh and really nutty and delicious!

Personally, wrapping it in lettuce with a good dunk of ssamjang (seasoned dipping paste), or stuffing in lots of chicken neck with soy-marinated perilla leaf, tasted like heaven.. ❣️

The freshwater eel and the ginger combo

And now the main event, the eel..🩶 The freshwater eel here was plump, mild and so delicious!!!!

Put shredded ginger coated with plenty of eel sauce on top, and it cuts the slightly oily taste of the eel and blends together in your mouth, and honestly … it's so good.. 🐽❤️

I immediately shouted, eel refill!!! Bring me more eel!! hahahaha

How to grill eel crispy outside and juicy inside

When grilling eel, it's best to roll it over all 4 sides and crisp up the outside. That's how you get real eel that's crispy outside and juicy inside🔥 mild with no fishy taste at all, so you can enjoy the flavor fully!

I rolled the eel around and grilled it properly, hahaha. The heat is so strong you don't have to wait long, which is greeeat!🙌🏻

The moment the meat felt boring after the eel

Wanting more, I refilled my beloved chicken neck and pork belly one more time, hahahaha. Aww.. I thought we hadn't eaten much, hahahaha, but looking at this, the two of us ate really well..? 🫪

But what surprised me was that after eating eel, the chicken neck and pork belly tasted less good than the first time.. can you believe it..? Because the eel was just that good 😂💦

So, feeling wistful, I added eel one last time! 🙆🏻‍♀️🩶 I grilled it golden and crispy to the very end and wrapped up the meal nicely!

Ah, it was a really delicious and satisfying meal..😋❣️

Verdict: who is Songnim Bok Jangeo in Baegot for?

I recommend this unlimited eel restaurant in Siheung Baegot to anyone looking for summer stamina food, or who wants to eat eel until they're stuffed at a fair price.

• If you're looking for a good place for summer stamina food
• If you want to eat eel until you burst at a reasonable price
• If you're looking for a good restaurant in Siheung Baegot
• If you're looking for a good place to take your parents
• If you're looking for a clean all-you-can-eat eel restaurant

I was thankfully able to have this date with my mom through sponsorship, but after eating, Mom said, "Oh my, the price, the atmosphere and the taste here are all so good!" and she saved it as a place for a company dinner with her coworkers, so it was a very satisfying meal!

Best of all, the interior is clean and pleasant, you can eat as much as you want without feeling awkward thanks to the unlimited refills, you get not just eel but chicken neck and pork belly too, and the good-quality eel, which they say is prepared fresh every morning and never frozen, was so delicious🙌🏻 If my office weren't in Seoul, I'd want to drag everyone there, that's how satisfying the meal was❣️ Unlimited eel as summer stamina food! How about it??