Friday date-night eel buffet in Byeongjeom: Songrim Bokjangeo

Why Songrim Bokjangeo for a Friday night in Byeongjeom?

Songrim Bokjangeo Byeongjeom Branch (송림복장어 민물장어 무한리필 병점점) is a newly opened all-you-can-eat eel restaurant in the Byeongjeom central shopping complex. It was a blazing Friday, and my boyfriend and I were wondering what to eat to close out the work week, and then we found a newly opened all-you-can-eat eel place in the Byeongjeom shopping complex!?!? I rushed over straight after work and burned up that Friday night!

Where is Songrim Bokjangeo Byeongjeom, and is there parking?

Songrim Bokjangeo Byeongjeom Branch is on the first floor of the Byeongjeom shopping complex, so it's super easy to get to! haha We just walked there~~!!

This is the first-floor exterior of the restaurant! There's parking in front, but there's also a public car park nearby, so keep that in mind! haha

A spacious dining room for group dinners and work parties

The inside is all table seating. It's really spacious, so I'd recommend it for group gatherings, family meals and company dinners! When we visited, probably because it was dinnertime and year-end, there were quite a lot of groups!!!!

Songrim Bokjangeo's all-you-can-eat menu and 2-hour time limit

The all-you-can-eat menu here covers freshwater eel, pork belly and chicken neck. Looking at the clean menu board, how great is it that you can eat all three without limit!?!?

Once we sat down, we saw the time limit is 2 hours! Two hours is plenty, right!? haha There was also a guide on how to grill eel well, so we read it carefully while waiting for the table to be set!!

Opening-event bokbunja wine

And best of all, they were giving out bokbunja (Korean black raspberry wine) as an opening event!?!? Crazy!!!!! Bokbunja with eel!!!!! Everybody scream~~~~ My boyfriend was about to have a glass of soju, but went for bokbunja instead~ haha

Side dishes and what's on the self-bar

The basic table setting is made up of the side dishes you need when eating grilled eel, which was honestly so good! haha And above all, it tasted good too!

If you need more, head to the self-bar! Besides the basic side dishes, it also has freshwater eel, pork belly and chicken neck, so you can bring as much as you want to eat! haha And when things ran out, they refilled them quickly, which I liked!

First platter served, then you grill over charcoal yourself

The first plate has arrived! Don't worry, they bring the first one to your table! haha The meat has a great color, and the eel is really plump!!!!

We were told to put the eel on skin side first, so we grilled it the recommended way~~ But the charcoal here is insanely hot.... Our table's fire was so strong that we ended up turning it down at the end, until we'd eaten ourselves silly haha

My boyfriend had the complimentary bokbunja, and I had a non-alcoholic beer just to get into the mood~~ Cheers~~~~

Round one: pork belly with an extra bowl of rice

The first thing we grilled was pork belly! Seriously, everyone.... the pork belly is so insanely good!!!!!

I couldn't resist and ordered an extra bowl of rice haha Just putting the meat on white rice is delicious, and wrapping it up in lettuce is insanely good too!!!!!

Round two: chicken neck with jangajji (soy-pickled vegetables)

Second up, the chicken neck! It felt lightly seasoned? It was so good even eaten plain!

It's a tender cut, so both adults and kids would love it!! haha It goes perfectly with jangajji (soy-pickled vegetables) haha

Round three: thick freshwater eel with white kimchi

Third, the freshwater eel! Can you see how plump it is? The thickness alone is no joke!!!!

Personally, the white kimchi combo is crazy good T_T Even plain, the plump texture was great, and there was no fishy smell at all, just so rich and nutty. I ate it so happily!!!

Are the refilled eel and pork belly just as good?

Eel and pork belly refilled from the self-bar! Okay, now it really begins~~ Refills aren't any lower in quality, either! It was seriously delicious again and again!! haha

We wiped out almost all the side dishes too haha I honestly thought my belly would burst.... And my boyfriend didn't leave a drop of his bokbunja either^^.... He sure eats well on his own, hoho

On the way out we even got a peppermint candy to freshen up! After a belly-bursting meal, we headed home with a candy in our mouths!! How about a Byeongjeom Friday night at Songrim Bokjangeo Byeongjeom Branch!?