Soy crab restaurant in Goyang, one-crab set plus extra: Deodeo

After that brutal summer, there's finally a breezy chill in the air — perfect weather for a stroll. And that means one thing is in season: blue crab! Meat packed to the brim, totally peak season right now — off we go for crab!

Where is Deodeo Ganjanggejang Muhalliripil, and what are its hours?

Deodeo Ganjanggejang Muhalliripil is a soy crab specialty restaurant at 357-1 Wondang-ro, Deokyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. It's open daily from 11:00 to 21:20, with a weekday break time from 15:20 to 16:20 and no break time on weekends.

Deodeo Ganjanggejang Muhalliripil is already well known as a soy crab spot in Ilsan. This is somewhere I keep coming back to whenever the craving hits — I've lost count of the visits — and somehow it just keeps getting better every single time. It's wild.

There's something about seeing a TV appearance photo on the wall when you walk in — it somehow makes the food look even more delicious, like magic! That feeling of 'oh, I've actually been to this famous place from TV!' It's a nice touch.

Still full in the late afternoon, long after lunch

We checked our schedule in the morning and ended up visiting Deodeo Ganjanggejang Muhalliripil in the afternoon, well after typical meal hours. And wow... I didn't expect that many people to still be there at that time. Every seat was taken — I couldn't believe how busy it was. Truly no other soy crab place in the area comes close.

One-crab set or all-you-can-eat? Takeout and delivery too

Here's the menu and pricing at Deodeo Ganjanggejang Muhalliripil, a soy crab spot in Ilsan. There's a one-crab set and an all-you-can-eat set — if you want something simple, go with the one-crab set, and if you want to eat until you're stuffed, go all-you-can-eat. There's also crab stew served alongside, which is a nice bonus! On top of that, there are various additional meal items you can add, plus a takeout menu, which is great. There's also info worth reading if you're taking food to go or having it delivered. As a soy crab lover who's ordered and tried takeout from tons of places, this one is honestly the best.

Soy crab packed with meat: one press and it slides out

I've been to Deodeo Ganjanggejang so many times the owner recognizes my face. This time, it was somehow even more delicious than usual! Truly a great meal. I grabbed a piece of the soy crab and pressed down, and the crab meat just slid right out — wow. Just looking at that tells you how plump the crab is, how good the meat yield is! And with the delicious sauce soaked right in, imagine how good that tastes!

From soy crab to spicy marinated crab, the whole table is laid out so generously it could bring back an appetite you didn't even have. Meeting this kind of rice thief (a dish so good it makes you eat way more rice than planned) at Deodeo Ganjanggejang, my plans to start a diet this fall have basically gone out the window! It's just too delicious.

Spicy marinated crab just as meaty, and two bowls of rice

Deodeo isn't only good at soy crab! The spicy marinated crab, properly soaked in seasoning, is also packed with meat — press down and both sauce and crab meat come pouring out. Wow, spicy and absolutely perfect! Paired with a bowl of rice, it goes down easy, and if you go for the basic set you'll probably end up finishing two bowls.

There's no turning away from a crab shell like this — I mixed rice into it thoroughly too! Honestly, once you're here, there's barely time to talk because you're too busy eating. Delicious no matter how much you eat! I usually just say things are 'fine,' but Deodeo Ganjanggejang genuinely gets more delicious every time I go — the best.

And there's plenty of steamed egg and flying fish roe to make the already-delicious crab even better!

Was the one-crab set plus one extra crab enough?

We wrapped things up with crab-shell bibimbap, eating every last bit until nothing was left! Two bowls of rice and every bit of crab cleared out — I was so full. And that's with ordering just the one-crab set and adding just one extra crab later! If you want to eat even more, the reasonably priced all-you-can-eat menu is a great option. The staff are kind too, and honestly, dive right into the delicious crab at Deodeo Ganjanggejang, the soy crab spot in Ilsan — perfect timing for it these days!