Suwon chicken restaurant holiday rush for jujube herbal chicken
Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak is an oak-fired whole chicken restaurant in front of the main gate of Hwaseong Haenggung, near the main square of Haenggung-dong in Suwon. Over a holiday the writer barely squeezed into the Hwaseong Haenggung roadside public parking lot, walked in just after 5pm to a full house, and ordered the hanbang (herbal) oak-fired chicken for two with a rice cake add-on: chicken sizzling on the hot plate, sticky rice nurungji (crisp scorched rice) underneath, and a roasted jujube to finish. For anyone who wants a light whole chicken that sits easily, Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak is a 200% return visit.