Busan yakitori restaurant, soy vs salt skewers: Oneul-ui Tokyo

Oneul-ui Tokyo Oncheonjang hours and parking in Dongnae, Busan

Oneul-ui Tokyo Oncheonjang is an izakaya on the first floor of 106-1 Oncheonjang-ro, Dongnae-gu, Busan. It's open daily from 16:00 to 01:30 the next day, starting from 15:40 on Saturdays and Sundays.

■Hours Daily 16:00 ~ 01:30 the next day Sat, Sun from 15:40~ ■Parking No dedicated lot Paid parking available in front of the store No parking support

Inside Oneul-ui Tokyo Oncheonjang: mood and seating

Inside, Oneul-ui Tokyo Oncheonjang has four 4-person tables plus counter seats. The interior had soft lighting and a really good atmosphere.

I heard the signature dish here is Japanese-style samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), mizutaki! But I came today wanting skewers, so I decided to save the signature dish for next time.

They said the first-order minimum is ₩20,000 or more! That includes drinks too. After that, you can order freely!

What's on the menu at Oneul-ui Tokyo Oncheonjang, and what it costs

Yakitori starts from around ₩3,200, vegetable skewers from ₩2,800. Sides range from iced persimmon at ₩4,000 up to potato karaage at ₩13,900.

■Yakitori

• Chicken breast with mentaiko sauce ₩3,800
• Tsukune (chicken meatball) ₩4,500
• Kawa (skin) ₩3,300
• Bonjiri (tail meat) ₩3,200
• Seseri (neck meat) ₩3,400
• Nankotsu (cartilage) ₩3,800
• Negima (thigh meat + scallion) ₩3,500
• Momo (thigh meat) ₩3,500
• Hatsu (heart) ₩3,300
• Eggplant-chicken skewer (eggplant + chicken meatball) ₩4,500

■Vegetable skewers

• Enoki-kuna (enoki mushroom pork belly roll) ₩3,800
• King oyster mushroom skewer ₩3,100
• Tomato-pork (tomato pork belly roll) ₩3,800
• Ginkgo skewer ₩2,800
• Whole garlic skewer ₩2,800
• Eggplant skewer ₩2,800

■Sides

• Potato salad ₩7,000
• Smacked cucumber ₩5,500
• Potato karaage ₩13,900
• Grilled mackerel (saba) ₩11,000
• Grilled mentaiko ₩11,000
• Onigiri ₩3,500 / ₩3,900
• Iced persimmon ₩4,000
• Jamón fries ₩9,500
• Honey tomato ₩6,500
• Chicken skin gyoza ₩11,000

We ordered tsukune, hatsu, momo, eggplant-chicken skewer, seseri, karaage, iced persimmon, sake, and Kirin draft beer.

They're also running a Naver review event. Write a review and get a free iced persimmon! Worth joining in~

Salt and shichimi are set out on every table, so you can season your skewers to taste.

So many people were ordering skewers that they kept grilling nonstop.

Soy-marinated cabbage comes out as the basic side dish.

Sake and Kirin draft beer with the skewers

At Oneul-ui Tokyo Oncheonjang we ordered sake alongside Kirin draft beer. The sake was clean with a smooth finish, letting you enjoy its natural flavor. There was a warm option too — I'll have to try that next time.

The Kirin draft had just the right amount of carbonation and was smooth! Surprisingly clean for a draft beer.

Seseri, hatsu and momo: salt or sauce?

Each skewer at Oneul-ui Tokyo Oncheonjang can be ordered salt, soy, or sauce. First up: seseri, hatsu, and momo!

Hatsu is chicken heart, ordered with salt. It was fresh with zero off-smell, and the chewy texture was great.

Seseri is neck meat, also chosen with salt. Soft and chewy, and it got nuttier and cleaner-tasting the more you chewed!

Momo is thigh meat, ordered with sauce. It's the red sauce version! The meat was tender and nicely salty! If you like stronger seasoning, go with the sauce.

Eggplant tsukune: is soy or salt better?

The eggplant-chicken skewer (₩4,500) is a skewer with a chicken meatball stuffed inside eggplant. We ordered soy sauce first at Oneul-ui Tokyo Oncheonjang, then added one more with salt to compare.

Here's the eggplant-chicken skewer! There's a chicken meatball inside the eggplant! Ordered with soy sauce! The look of it is amazing! I couldn't wait to taste it.

Salty enough to eat plain and delicious, but dipping it in sauce adds even more nuttiness! Seriously recommend the eggplant-chicken skewer!

The tsukune quality was great too. This one was also ordered with soy sauce. No off-smell at all, really tender meat. Salty seasoning that turns clean the more you chew! Another one I'd recommend!

Since I love eggplant, I ordered one more eggplant-chicken skewer. This time I chose salt! The look was identical to the soy version! If you want umami, go soy; if you want a cleaner taste, go salt. For me, soy was tastier!

Karaage with ranch sauce

The karaage (fried chicken) comes with ranch sauce on top. You could tell it was crispy just by looking at it!

Crispy outside, juicy and soft inside. The ranch sauce was genuinely a stroke of genius! Nutty and tangy, blending well with the herb aroma for a smooth, rich flavor! Even aside from the karaage, dipping skewers in the sauce was delicious too!

Finishing with frozen persimmon

The iced persimmon is ₩4,000 and comes out frozen solid, so it's best to order it in advance. It was perfect to eat at the very end!

Condensed milk is drizzled on top of the persimmon! The cold sweetness really lifted the whole meal. Highly recommend the iced persimmon too.