Solo hangover soup at a 1-person seat in Ingye-dong: Jeju Eunhuine

I went out with friends until late yesterday, and this morning my stomach was on the verge of a total meltdown T_T I knew I couldn't function like this, so I begged for help from an assistant manager who works near my office, and he told me to go to the new Eunhuine in Ingye-dong!! Apparently it's a hot lunch spot near Suwon City Hall where office workers line up, so I ran over like it was an opening-time rush to cure my hangover. Here's my review.

Where is Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch, and where can you park?

Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch is at 28 Hyowon-ro 265beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea (Unit 102, 1st floor), near Suwon City Hall Station, so it's easy to reach by public transport. There is free parking for 25 cars in front of the building and underground.

It's so close to Suwon City Hall Station that getting there on foot is super easy.

Drivers don't need to worry either: there's free parking for 25 cars in front of the building and underground, so parking stress was zero. It's open every day from early morning until 22:30, so it works for anything from breakfast to a solo drink in the evening.

Is Jeju Eunhuine in Ingye-dong comfortable for eating alone?

The restaurant is neatly kept and has separate solo seats with partitions, so eating alone is comfortable. The writer says plenty of customers came alone even at peak time.

When I walked in, I loved how clean, pleasant and well organized the place was!

Maybe because the solo seats are set up so well, even at the busy peak time there were lots of people who came to eat alone without feeling self-conscious. There are partitions too, so I could eat in comfort.

Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk menu and prices

At Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch, the boneless beef hangover soup is ₩12,000, and the Eunhuine beef offal soup and the offal soup (1 serving) are ₩13,000. Side dishes include dombe pork (boiled pork slices; medium ₩24,000, large ₩35,000) and seasoned tripe salad (₩16,000).

• Jeju Eunhuine dombe pork, medium (240g): ₩24,000
• Jeju Eunhuine dombe pork, large (360g): ₩35,000
• Seasoned tripe salad: ₩16,000
• Boneless beef hangover soup (cooked): ₩12,000
• Boneless beef hangover soup (uncooked): ₩12,000
• Jeju Eunhuine beef offal soup (cooked): ₩13,000
• Jeju Eunhuine beef offal soup (uncooked): ₩13,000
• Offal soup (cooked, 1 serving): ₩13,000

You can order and pay in one go at the kiosk on the table. It's quick and simple during the busy daytime hours, and since you pay at the table too, there was no waiting around, which was nice.

Side dishes and free rice refills at Jeju Eunhuine

The basic sides at Jeju Eunhuine Haejangguk Suwon Ingye Branch are chili peppers, ssamjang (seasoned dipping paste), seokbakji-style kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) and ground garlic. You can get more sides at the self-service bar, and rice is unlimited with one order per person.

The basic sides were chili peppers, ssamjang, crunchy seokbakji-style kkakdugi, and ground garlic! Kimchi flavor is life at a gukbap (soup with rice) place, and this kkakdugi was well fermented and refreshing, so good. You can help yourself to more sides at the self-service bar, and rice refills are unlimited with one order per person, so it's a great deal too!!

Hangover soup without ox blood, with all the ground garlic: how it tasted

The writer wanted something clean-tasting, so ordered the hangover soup without ox blood (seonji) and took out a bit of the seasoned chili paste. It came loaded with beef brisket and shank, bean sprouts, Haenam radish greens and glass noodles.

I wanted something clean today, so I ordered the hangover soup without the ox blood. I heard that people who like it say the blood is chewy and odor-free, so it's very popular as the default too!

The soup arrives bubbling, and the smell alone was punchy and already looked delicious. The seasoned chili paste (dadaegi) is mixed in by default, so when you loosen it with a spoon it turns a spicy, vivid red. I took out a little of the chili paste too! If you don't like strong flavors, I think you could ask for it on the side~

It was really generously filled: lots of thinly sliced beef brisket and shank, not tough at all, tender and perfect for slurping down.

There were plenty of crunchy bean sprouts, Haenam radish greens and glass noodles, so even just fishing out the solids filled me up.

Then I put in all the ground garlic they'd given me separately and stirred it through. The garlic took the savory depth of the broth up a notch and added a sharp, zesty kick. Honestly a cheat code!!

Verdict: a solo hangover soup spot for Suwon City Hall office workers

The food comes out super fast, so turnover is good, and with solo seats fully set up, Eunhuine's Ingye branch is a place I'd totally recommend for busy office workers eating alone!