Family eel buffet in Cheongna, free for under 36 months: Jangsodam

Why we picked Jangsodam for a Cheongna family gathering

Jangsodam is an all-you-can-eat eel buffet in Cheongna, Incheon, and not just eel: beef, pork and chicken are all unlimited too. I wanted to treat my parents to some summer stamina food, so I picked Jangsodam for our Cheongna family gathering.

The summer heat is wearing us out! At times like this you have to look after your body! When it comes to healthy stamina food, isn't it eel? And not only is the eel unlimited, the meat is too. Could it get any better?!! *_* Off to Jangsodam, the Cheongna, Incheon eel buffet!

Jangsodam Cheongna: location, hours and parking

According to the original post, Jangsodam is on the 2nd floor of the Parking Tower Dome at 161-3 Cheongna-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, and it is open 11:00–23:00. Parking is available and you can reserve through Naver.

Add a family story to a place for eating eel and beef, and it becomes a recommended spot for a Cheongna family gathering.

Inside Jangsodam Cheongna and booking ahead

Since I was eating with my parents, I booked through Naver beforehand, and we were shown to our table smoothly. Nice!

Using Jangsodam is simple. Order a set menu, and once you finish the eel and beef served first, you can get more. That's the trick!! À la carte dishes are available too, so it's worth reading the menu carefully first.

A kids' playroom at Jangsodam Cheongna

Jangsodam's Cheongna main branch has a playroom, which made it feel like a proper place for a Cheongna family gathering. My kid ate and played, ate and played, and even made friends along the way.

Jangsodam set menus and kids' prices

The menu runs from à la carte items to the A–D set menus! With à la carte you pay a table setting fee plus an extra charge to use the meat buffet, so keep that in mind.

We ordered the B Set to really enjoy the eel and beef. There were 4 adults, so we ordered 4 portions, and my elementary-schooler paid the elementary-school rate. My nephew came along too, but he's under 36 months, so he was free!

How do eel refills work at Jangsodam?

Every table has a tablet, so you just press buttons like extra eel or extra galbi (ribs) and order. I wondered how refills would work, and it was easy. Special dishes can be ordered on the tablet too.

What's on the Jangsodam self-serve bar?

Side dishes and all kinds of other items are help-yourself, buffet style. I love ssam (lettuce wraps), so being able to grab such fresh greens so easily was wonderful!! And not having to keep asking for more, more, more is even better!

It would be a shame to skip the self-bar!

From dubu-kimchi (tofu with stir-fried kimchi) to mapo tofu, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), sundae (Korean blood sausage), mukbap-style cold acorn jelly soup, fried snacks, morning rolls and rice balls, and more that aren't in the photos, there's a really wide variety of food.

So many sauces and salads, mushrooms that are great grilled, tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties), rice cakes, pork and dakgalbi (spicy stir-fried chicken), it's all so varied!! It's really a great place to enjoy delicious food!

Sodas, good teas, coffee, ice cream, even dessert: Jangsodam has it all covered!

Oh, and you can have Han River ramyeon (instant noodles cooked yourself) too! *_* We were too full to get to the Han River ramyeon though~~~ The basic side dishes are on the self-bar as well, so just grab what you like!

How big and how good was the eel at Jangsodam?

The all-you-can-eat eel was much bigger than I expected, and the bones were well removed, so it was easy to eat. Even the refills came as big eels.

When the light comes on, it's done! A robot does the serving, which is so nice!! When I heard "all-you-can-eat eel," I assumed the eel would be small, but wow~ it's huge, really huge!!

Eel goes on first, with beef on one side! I thought about using two heat zones, but with kids around we decided to do all the grilling on one side!!

Wow, this eel is really big! And the bones are well removed, so it was so easy to eat!! Even the refills came as big eels, so coming to this Cheongna eel buffet was absolutely the right call!

Someone wanted pork, so I also brought the sausages and cheese rice cakes my kid likes! The well-grilled eel is so delicious! We're really taking care of our bodies here! *_*

However you eat it, it's all delicious!! *_* My dad loves eel and was so happy, so yes, this really is a recommended spot for a Cheongna family gathering!! The doneness was spot on!!

We refilled the beef too and kept grilling!

We made the most of the self-bar and the special menu items too.

Jangsodam Cheongna: our pick for the next family gathering

Our family gathering at Jangsodam, the Cheongna, Incheon eel buffet, with a stamina boost for my parents was a big success, and we've already decided on Jangsodam for the next Cheongna family gathering. So happy to be at this Cheongna eel buffet!!!! It feels like I can get through the summer now! *_*

To finish, a fresh scoop of ice cream!! I recommend Jangsodam, the eel buffet where you can enjoy stamina-boosting eel without limit.