Weekday lunch eel set for two with rice scorch dessert, Nowon

It's gotten pretty cool now, feels like fall has really arrived 🍁 Finally some good news that the heat wave is passing!! Today the weather was really nice too hahaha

To restore some energy after being worn out by the heat wave..! I went and had eel with Haneul! It's one of the eel restaurants in Nowon where they actually grill the eel for you~~ The taste was clean and the place had a tidy vibe, so I really want to recommend it ✨

Cheonsanga Jangeoga Hagae Branch: location, hours, parking

📍Address: 67 Hangeulbiseok-ro 1-gil, 1F 102, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea

🕖Hours: Daily 11:30–22:00 (last order 21:10)

🚘Free parking available

The exterior is clean and spacious, right? There's a good-sized parking area right in front of the restaurant, so it was really convenient! A place like this seems perfect for taking parents or older family members for a family gathering ✨

Interior vibe and self-serve bar

There are really a lot of tables inside, but the space is divided into zones so it never felt cluttered! The interior was done in wood and black tones — tidy and clean feeling ✨ There were plenty of sofa seats too, and the chairs were comfortable

On one side there's a self-serve bar where you can conveniently grab side dishes and lettuce~~

Various alcohol and soft drinks were ready too, and I spotted a house-infused liquor in the middle!! They said they made it themselves, which made me curious haha. Shall we take a look at the menu~?

Menu lineup and what we ordered: the weekday lunch special

Eel is the main menu item, with a variety of sides prepared as well~

The eel menu is well put together — full course sets, weekday lunch special, and so on — and there's reservable Korean beef sirloin, eel soup, mixed cold noodles, stews, and even wild ginseng liquor ✨ So what did we order~~?

• Weekday lunch special 3-person set, ₩88,000

Haneul eats well, so we ordered the 3-person portion 😋

Ordering was easy through the tablet at the table! Each table's drawer also had utensils and tissues ready

The side dishes came out generously — lettuce, pickled perilla leaves, and white kimchi, the essential companions to grilled eel!

Japonica freshwater eel grilled directly over domestic charcoal

Next they brought out domestic charcoal~~ I feel like everything tastes better grilled over charcoal 😋

Two portions of big eel go onto the grill! The remaining one portion waits briefly on a plate~

They sprinkled on salt generously so it seasons nicely~~

Can you see how the eel itself is long and thick too! Cheonsanga Jangeoga Hagae Branch says they use plump domestic japonica freshwater eel ✨ Domestic charcoal, domestic freshwater eel, domestic sea salt — everything genuinely domestic, so it's a trustworthy eel restaurant in Nowon 👍

They grill the eel for you the whole time too! A professional grills it golden brown and plump just right, so there's no hassle of grilling it yourself, and it was nice being able to eat it right when it was at its best haha

How did the eel taste

I let some shredded ginger take a bath in the eel sauce..! and dipped a golden-grilled eel tail in it and tried it — the eel was really clean-tasting and delicious. Crispy on the outside, and the flavor was clean without being overly greasy!

It was also great wrapped in lettuce, and it went really well with the tangy pickled perilla leaves too~~ For me, eel tastes best wrapped in pickled perilla leaves — you don't get sick of it and can eat a lot haha. The eel at Cheonsanga Jangeoga Hagae Branch especially felt clean and light, so there was no feeling of getting tired of it even to the end!

The soybean paste stew included with the weekday lunch special was also cleanly delicious haha

Dessert: rice scorch with scallion kimchi

And then dessert, rice scorch (nurungji)~~ Nutty and so delicious!! Eating it after a long time, it really hit the spot haha

Topping the rice scorch with scallion kimchi tasted exactly like something I ate for breakfast as a kid…! Hahaha. I also tried topping it with eel and ginger, and sure enough, that worked great too 🤤 The two of us polished off 3 portions of eel and then finished off the soybean paste stew and rice scorch too — I thought I'd burst, but..! Maybe because the eel was so clean-tasting, there was no heavy, bloated feeling at all

How does it work as a family gathering spot in Nowon

Today I introduced an eel restaurant in Nowon that honestly prepares every single ingredient — from domestic japonica freshwater eel to domestic charcoal to domestic sea salt! They also grilled the eel themselves, golden brown and delicious, so we could eat comfortably, and with the rice scorch and soybean paste stew rounding out the meal, it was hearty and satisfying overall haha. The place is also clean and comfortable, so it seems like a good spot to visit with older family members too! If you're looking for a Nowon family gathering spot where you can eat a hearty meal together, I recommend Cheonsanga Jangeoga Hagae Branch 🐥