Bongcheon Station eel restaurant in Seoul: bokbunja salt, Jangsuchon

Today it's a Bongcheon eel restaurant near Bongcheon Station. I had delicious eel — went to Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel Direct Store.

Where is Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel Direct Store?

Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel Direct Store is right in front of Bongcheon Station. It's a delicious eel restaurant, Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel Direct Store.

There's parking space right in front of the building.

It's an eel restaurant that only serves live, fresh eel prepared the same day. Let's go inside.

Jangsuchon Pungcheon's first-floor hall and second-floor group room

The 1st floor of Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel Direct Store is a spacious hall,

and the windows are wide, so you can eat while looking out at the area outside Bongcheon Station. The ventilation system is good too, and the big windows give it an open feel. You can eat comfortably without feeling stuffy.

Let's go up to the 2nd floor. The 2nd floor is great for gatherings. There's a spacious area with large tables, more private than the 1st floor, and more open — perfect for group meals.

It's a great spot near Bongcheon Station for work dinners and drinks.

Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel menu and prices

Here's the Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel menu board.

Salt-grilled eel is ₩59,000 for 1kg, which is good for two people. There are also various seasonal add-on menus like beef short rib, grilled king prawn, grilled abalone, grilled scallop, and steamed oysters. Delicious meal items like chueotang and rice bowls are available too.

Affordable, good-quality pungcheon eel. The table setting fee is ₩3,000 per person. Extra side dishes are self-serve.

What's on the self-serve side dish bar?

At Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel Direct Store, staff do the first setup, and then you can grab extra tasty side dishes from the self-serve corner.

On the 1st floor, the self-serve bar is set up near the center of the hall. The 2nd floor has one too, of course. There were various side dishes prepared, all fresh, which I liked. And they pair well with pungcheon eel.

Is 1kg of salt-grilled eel enough for two, and do staff grill it?

Here's what Mimi ordered. I visited with my husband, and we ordered 1kg of salt-grilled eel. You really have to taste eel's true flavor through salt-grilling!

Good-quality charcoal came out, and the basic side dishes were set.

So excited. The eel that came out looked so, so fresh. The thickness and length were great.

The staff grill all the eel for you, which makes it even more delicious. It's eel grilled expertly by skilled hands. Grilled nicely over good-quality charcoal.

I liked it even more because the staff grilled it well for us.

It slowly turns a brown color as it grills deliciously,

and in the meantime I brought over lettuce and perilla leaves from the self-serve bar.

As the fat renders out, the already-delicious eel gets even better.

Bokbunja salt and tteok skewers with the eel

The first bite was the tail, dipped in the tasty salt.

The salt was bokbunja (black raspberry) salt. The salt had a bokbunja flavor that added a nice aroma to the eel.

They also brought out tteok (rice cake) skewers and grilled them for us. Rice cake grilled well over charcoal really tastes like the kind you'd have while camping outdoors.

It grilled up this nicely.

Wrapped it up into one big bite and ate it,

Finishing with one earthen pot of chueotang each

Really delicious eel plus chueotang came out. Giving one bowl per person was nice for hygiene, and it was a hearty way to finish. The richly simmered, bubbling broth was so good for restoring your energy.

We also ordered rice and mixed it in deliciously.

Takeout eel and eel extract to carry home

Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel Direct Store also does takeout. I noticed on my way to the self-serve bar that a lot of people were taking food home like this.

I thought of my family at home too, so I timed an order to be ready when we finished eating! Somehow it felt reassuring since it's grilled and packed right there. They prepared the eel well and grilled it nicely.

Packed it up like this and took it home! Take care of your family after a work dinner too.

Healthy eel extract I got on the way out. Properly nourished and heading home. Delicious eel from Jangsuchon Pungcheon Eel — right in front of Bongcheon Station.