Grilled fish and wood-fired pork rice set with parents, Uiwang

A grilled fish spot by Baegun Lake in Uiwang: Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Baegun Lake Branch.

Ate here with mom and dad, our first meal by Baegun Lake in a while!! The hanok-style exterior really catches your eye haha

• ⏰Hours 11:00 – 21:00

Parking at Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Baegun Lake Branch

Love that the parking lot is huge~ a great Uiwang spot for a weekend Baegun Lake outing where you don't have to stress about parking :)

A grilled fish restaurant cooked in a wood-fired oven

Saw the huge wood-fired oven right at the entrance!! They grill at over 500°C, apparently, so the outside comes out crispy and the inside stays juicy 🐟 That oven is probably exactly why this tastes so much better than grilled fish at home haha

Hanok-style interior and group seating

The interior also has that hanok feel — nice atmosphere and a clean space overall!!

There's plenty of group seating scattered around too, so it works for family gatherings or big group meals!!

A grilled fish place that's been on TV

Oh?!! Looks like this is the grilled fish spot that appeared on Lee Young-ja and Park Se-ri's show 'Why Save It'!! Seeing the soccer players enjoying it made my mouth water, so I focused hard on my rice too haha

Looks like the Uiwang mayor's been here too haha

Menu

An Uiwang spot by Baegun Lake where you can try all kinds of grilled fish — mackerel, rock trout, Spanish mackerel, Yeonggwang croaker, hairtail, and more ٩( ᐛ )و There are set menus, a kids' menu, pork, and more, so pick whatever suits your taste haha

What's at the self-serve bar?

There's a self-serve bar off to one side with all kinds of side dishes you can help yourself to freely!! It's run cleanly and hygienically, so I could eat without worrying haha

There's a kimchi pancake station, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), japchae (glass noodle stir-fry), and a rice station~ Unlimited rice means I'm eating myself full on side dishes and rice both ٩( ᐛ )و

There's also tofu sauce, lettuce, seasoned doraji (bellflower root), bean sprouts, lotus root salad, and acorn jelly!! Wrapping a piece of fish, a little rice, and plenty of tofu sauce in lettuce is amazing, so definitely grab the tofu sauce and lettuce 🙏 The tangy doraji cuts through any richness, and the lotus root salad is nutty and delicious haha

Radish kimchi, seasoned gochu (chili), and macaroni salad!! They're all served in generous portions, looks amazing haha

The full spread and stone-pot rice

A table packed with grilled fish and side dishes~ doenjang soup, japchae, seasoned doraji, gungchae, chili, radish kimchi, and lotus root salad come set by default, and everything else is self-serve :) It's a menu everyone, young and old, can enjoy without worry, so I'd definitely recommend it for a family meal out!!

Very satisfying that the rice comes in a stone pot 🍚 Enjoyed the glossy rice first, then poured in water for round two and slurped down the scorched rice crust like a champ haha

Mackerel rice-pot set / rock trout rice-pot set

We picked mackerel and rock trout for our grilled fish! Both grilled a nice golden brown and stayed juicy 🙏 They also had disposable gloves ready, and lots of people were picking the fish up and pulling it apart by hand!!

They use salt that's had the bitterness drained out for over 10 years, giving the fish great depth of flavor! I've heard you should eat plenty of blue-back fish like mackerel, and this was so good I could barely stop haha

The skin is the whole charm of rock trout haha take a big bite with the crispy skin and juicy flesh together and it just melts~ The grilled fish comes out really clean and simple, so if cooking fish at home feels like too much of a hassle, eating it out like this is a great option!!

It's good dipped in wasabi soy sauce too, but eating it with rice is really the best~ If you want a hearty, clean meal of grilled fish with rice, I highly recommend Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo!!

Wood-fired pork rice-pot set

Onions laid underneath, green scallion strips scattered on top, and smoky wood-fired pork all around 👍 If you're not into fish, go for the pork!! If you love fish, go for it as a side dish!!

The pork is spicy with a deep smoky char, so good and just perfect as a side for rice!!

Pork really has to be wrapped in lettuce to be at its best!! Pile on a big piece of pork, some onion, and rice, and stuff your mouth full :)