Suwon eel restaurant, an eel bowl fan's first salt platter: 99Jangeo88

Last night I went to 99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch (99장어88 수원호매실본점), a favorite eel spot in Suwon, to get my energy back after a long while. I always order the eel rice bowl, but this time I tried the grilled eel instead. It comes pre-grilled once, so it's easy to eat, and it was so good, a real Homaesil eel find.

Location, hours and parking at 99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch

99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch is at 24-70 Homaesil-ro 104beon-gil, Units 104 and 105, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea. Hours are listed as 10:00-22:30, and 10:33-21:00 on Sundays and Mondays.

For parking, use the building's basement garage. They give you a 1 hour 30 minute free parking ticket, so no need to worry if you drive.

Atmosphere and seating

The wide hall is mostly 4-person and 8-person tables, and the place was kept neat and clean.

At the back there are tables for groups and a big screen. I came late on a weeknight evening and customers kept walking in, so you can really feel how popular 99Jangeo88 is among Homaesil grilled eel spots.

Side dishes that go well with grilled eel are set out at a self-serve corner. They also sell handmade eel extract tonic, so if you're looking for eel tonic in Homaesil, Suwon, try it at 99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch!

Menu, prices and the receipt review event

We ordered the salt-grilled eel platter (장어한판 소금구이, ₩72,000). Every table has a menu, so ordering was easy, and they said they give free noodles if you write a Naver receipt review.

Grilled eel, eel rice bowls, fried eel, spicy fish stew (maeuntang), eel soup, eel tonic and more: 99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch sells the A to Z of eel.

How does the salt-grilled eel platter taste to an eel bowl regular?

The basic sides with the grilled eel were pickled onion, ginger, pickled perilla leaves, white kimchi and a seasoned chive salad.

The eel is grilled once in advance and brought out on a pan, and the staff explained that you just grill it about 3 more minutes and eat it once it turns golden.

Crisp outside, juicy inside, the eel had a subtle charcoal aroma and honestly tasted better than meat.

The skin was crisp and pleasantly chewy, and the soft flesh melted in my mouth, getting nuttier the more I chewed. Being salt-grilled, it's tasty on its own with a nice seasoning, but it also paired wonderfully with the sweet eel teriyaki sauce and wrap vegetables.

Teriyaki sauce and lettuce wraps: fine for kids and families?

Dipping the eel in the sweet teriyaki sauce is delicious even for us grown-up kids, and I think children would eat it well too. Maybe that's why lots of families seem to come to 99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch.

The lettuce is fresh too, and wrapping the eel with the side dishes cuts the richness and makes it clean and really tasty.

The soybean paste soup that comes with grilled eel

When you order grilled eel at 99Jangeo88, they bring soybean paste soup (doenjang-guk) as standard. It was packed with vegetables, so it was even more savory and delicious. It was a Homaesil eel spot where you can enjoy a proper full eel spread.

If you're looking for a grilled eel restaurant in Homaesil, Suwon, I recommend 99Jangeo88 Suwon Homaesil Branch, a good place to enjoy fresh eel at a reasonable price.