Ansan seafood restaurant, raw & blanched squid set: Eochongye 1beonji

What is Eochongye 1beonji on Bandalseom in Ansan MTV like?

Eochongye 1beonji (어촌계1번지) is a sashimi restaurant on Bandalseom in Ansan MTV where you can enjoy fresh seafood with great value and satisfaction. Today I went out for some fresh air around Bandalseom in Ansan. The open Sihwa Lake view is lovely, but... I heard there was a place for fresh seafood, so I dashed over to Eochongye 1beonji! Hehe. And there were already customers!

Take a look at the menu we ordered today in the photos below. How could you not go, right?

Look at that raw squid. Look at that tender sukhoe.

Where do you park at Eochongye 1beonji?

Eochongye 1beonji covers parking if you park in the store's building. Park in the basement of The Hound Bandalseom 2 (Hound Hotel) and it's free 👌 Bandalseom is tied into the new-town infrastructure, but it isn't crowded or hectic, which I like.

Restaurant atmosphere and a Thursday evening crowd

Step inside Eochongye 1beonji and there's a wide, comfortable hall. It seems perfectly good for company dinners or family meals too!

Bandalseom's Eochongye 1beonji is a place to enjoy generous, fresh live sashimi at an easy price

Wow. It was only 5:30 PM on a Thursday and it was already full of customers. I was startled!

What we ordered by kiosk at Eochongye 1beonji, and the prices

You order by kiosk at Eochongye 1beonji. Here's what we ordered today!

• Seasonal squid sukhoe + raw squid ₩43,000
• Crab seafood ramen ₩12,000
• 1 bottle of soju and 1 bottle of beer ₩10,000

Six basic sauces and seaweed soup

Once we ordered, it was laid out like this! A colorful lineup of sauces (ceviche sauce, wasabi soy sauce, shiitake wasabi, chogochujang (sweet chili sauce), special ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste), and special galchi-sokjeot (cutlassfish innards sauce)) comes with seaweed soup!

I love that the seaweed soup isn't a seasoning bomb either!

How was the seasonal raw squid?

The raw squid at Eochongye 1beonji is sliced wide, like a fillet, so it's chewy yet soft. Mmm, squid is pricey these days, which makes it taste even better! I could see the squid swimming energetically in the clear tank with my own eyes!

Chewy yet soft, it clings to your mouth! Unlike the usual thinly julienned raw squid, this wide fillet-style cut is a whole different kind of treat!

The more you chew, the deeper the savory umami and sweetness! The cutting is incredible! So springy, so springy! Great chew, munch munch!

Dip the fresh, crunchy leg part in regular soy sauce! Gently pick up a piece of raw squid with chopsticks and add a touch of sharp wasabi. The moment it hits your mouth, along the grain of the thin, wide slices, you get that squid's signature springy chew. That's seasonal flavor!

So translucent, so translucent. I want to eat it again.

What does the squid sukhoe taste like?

The squid sukhoe (blanched squid) at Eochongye 1beonji is boiled until tender and goes great dipped in chogochujang (sweet chili sauce). A nutty flavor bursts out of its fluffy texture the more you chew.

Dip it in the sweet and tangy chogochujang and the clean, savory umami fills your mouth!

Finishing with crab seafood ramen for ₩12,000

The crab seafood ramen has crab and mussels in a spicy, refreshing broth. We had it as a finisher after a hearty squid meal.

Crab and mussels in a deeply brewed broth! Spicy yet refreshing. It's so much fun fishing out the springy noodles and crunchy bean sprouts together! This rich, fiery broth is... soju food! Hangover-cure food!

Fresh raw squid and sukhoe with cold beer and soju, and it felt like all my built-up fatigue washed away!

Other menu items and hours at Eochongye 1beonji

I heard that at Eochongye 1beonji you get a free bottle of soju if you have a coupon? Hehe. Guess I'll have to come again!

From salt-grilled raw shrimp to raw squid, Eochongye mulhoe (cold raw fish soup), raw salmon, butter-grilled abalone and grilled scallops, you can taste the sea here! Next time I'll come for another seasonal item, the salt-grilled raw shrimp!

Eochongye 1beonji is open generously from 11 AM to 2 AM, so it's good to visit anytime, and I hear takeout and a pork cutlet menu are well prepared too, so let's all make good use of it!