Suwon soup restaurant ugeoji haejangguk takeout: Eolkeunhan Ppyeo

Eolkeunhan Ppyeo Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch: a 24-hour haejangguk restaurant in Ingye-dong

Eolkeunhan Ppyeo Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch is a 24-hour haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant at Drama City on Gyeongsu-daero 466beon-gil in Ingye-dong, Suwon. On a weekday evening, I picked up takeout here for a hearty dinner with my husband. If you're looking for somewhere to eat late at night in Ingye-dong, this place works — being a large 24-hour haejangguk restaurant means you're not really restricted by time.

I stepped inside briefly to pick up my order, and the interior was clean and felt like a large-scale restaurant. You might picture haejangguk places as a bit rough around the edges or old-fashioned, but this one was pretty polished overall, so it seemed fine for a family meal or a dinner for two with my husband.

Above all, being open 24 hours is the biggest perk. It seems like a good option when you suddenly crave hot broth late at night, need a midnight snack, or want a hearty meal before dawn. Given the nature of haejangguk, it also pairs well with a simple drink, so it seems good for a late meal with a drink too.

Ordering takeout for a weekday dinner at home

This time I didn't eat in — I got takeout to have for dinner with my husband. We ordered two regular-spice ugeoji haejangguk. When we got home and opened it up, the portion was way bigger than expected. A single bowl of haejangguk is already pretty generous, so it was more than enough for the two of us, and once we added rice, it turned into a seriously filling meal.

For reference, there's a parking lot behind the building, so keep that in mind.

They give one free ice cream per person as dessert, but only for dine-in customers!

Four spice levels: how hot is the regular ugeoji haejangguk?

One reason to eat at Eolkeunhan as an Ingye-dong go-to spot is that the spice level is adjustable up to four steps.

• Regular
• Mild
• Spicy
• Extra spicy

Those are the four levels — I went with regular, and even regular has a noticeable kick, though it's less spicy than Shin Ramyun, so if you can't handle heat, I'd recommend regular! If you're not into ugeoji, there's also a pork bone haejangguk with udon noodles in it :)

How much food is in the uncooked takeout? Simmering it in a large pot

They packed it carefully, so nothing leaked at all on the way home, and honestly... the portion was just huge.

They packed plenty of broth too, so there was no shortage.

I brought it home unheated, and the amount was so massive that instead of a regular hot pot, I boiled it in a large stockpot (gomsot). It was genuinely enough for three servings.

The broth had a nice spicy kick, perfect alongside a shot of soju, and with the ugeoji in it, there was a savory, slightly nutty aroma too.

Each bone piece was big with plenty of meat on it, which I loved. There was zero gamey smell typical of haejangguk, so my husband and I had a genuinely hearty dinner together for the first time in a while!!

I'm not exactly bad with spice, but I don't love overly intense flavors, so I went with regular — it had that spicy kick without being overwhelming, which made it easy to eat for dinner. The generous amount of ugeoji especially made the meal feel filling alongside the broth, and even though it was takeout, reheating it at home still felt like a proper bowl of haejangguk.

Finishing the leftover broth as fried rice

Once we finished eating, fried rice was a must. Adding roasted seaweed flakes and sesame oil and frying up the rice made it taste like gamjatang (spicy pork bone stew) rather than pork bone haejangguk, which I liked.

A good place to check out when you're craving hearty soup in Ingye-dong, whether it's a late-night snack, dinner, or dawn haejangguk. Getting it as takeout to eat comfortably at home, like we did, worked out great too at Eolkeunhan Ppyeo Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch. I enjoyed it enough that I'd want to order takeout again next time I'm in Suwon!! It's a place that's been added to my go-to list after a good meal in a while. If you're after spicy pork bone haejangguk, definitely go check it out~