Yongin sashimi restaurant for a summer squid sashimi lunch: Mr. Squid

Mr. Squid is a sashimi restaurant in Bojeong-dong, Yongin — famous and always packed on the cafe street. It's known for its squid sashimi. It was so hot out that after shopping at Shinsegae Jukjeon, I decided I had to go get some squid sashimi for lunch.

Where do you park at Mr. Squid Yongin Bojeong Branch?

There's room for about three or four cars in front of and beside the restaurant. Since I went for squid sashimi at lunchtime, I didn't have to worry about parking. But it's also easy to just park at the cafe street public lot.

Sweet, tangy, and refreshing — bingsu mulhoe!!!!!!! Just reading the words "bingsu mulhoe" (shaved-ice cold raw fish soup) cools me down haha. Squid mulhoe sounds so good. If you're craving squid mulhoe among Bojeong-dong sashimi restaurants in Yongin, this is the place.

Whoever made that poster did a great job — in this heat, seeing it makes you want to walk right in. And it really is super air-conditioned inside — the moment you step in, it's heaven. This weather is just too much lately, ugh. It's fainting-hot out there.

Hello, squid friends! Hahahaha.

Seating is spacious, so it works for groups and gatherings too

Mr. Squid has wide, plentiful seating, so it seems like a great choice for company dinners or group visits among Bojeong-dong sashimi restaurants in Yongin.

Mr. Squid menu and prices

I was looking at the menu planning to just get squid sashimi, but the squid live set looked so good that I ended up ordering the set instead.

• Bone-in flounder live set ₩57,000
• Squid live set ₩62,000
• Live octopus set ₩57,000
• Squid seafood set ₩62,000
• Live fish seafood fritter set ₩82,000
• Squid live seafood set ₩86,000
• Boiled conch ₩35,000
• Steamed scallops ₩32,000
• Sea squirt ₩26,000
• Live octopus ₩30,000
• Assorted seafood ₩55,000
• Live fish mulhoe ₩39,000
• Seafood mulhoe ₩47,000
• Squid mulhoe ₩60,000
• Squid fritters ₩20,000
• Shrimp fritters ₩20,000
• Assorted sashimi ₩37,000 (small) / ₩54,000 (medium) / ₩67,000 (large)
• Flounder sashimi ₩37,000 (small) / ₩54,000 (medium) / ₩67,000 (large)
• Rockfish sashimi ₩39,000 (small) / ₩56,000 (medium) / ₩69,000 (large)
• Bone-in flounder sashimi ₩38,000 (small) / ₩54,000 (medium) / ₩67,000 (large)

Complimentary seaweed soup and stone-pot egg custard

The complimentary seaweed soup was really rich and delicious, and the egg custard came out huge in a stone pot. If you're on the Jukjeon cafe street, this is a sashimi restaurant you have to try.

What's in the 62,000-won squid live set?

Wow, jackpot, hahaha. Squid sashimi, assorted live fish sashimi, and even squid fritters came out on a genuinely huge plate — I was so surprised. Absolutely loaded!!!! Highly recommend the squid live set.

I paused for a moment wondering what to eat first, hahahaha.

Gotta eat the fritters while they're hot, hahaha. The crispy, piping-hot, freshly fried squid fritters were genuinely delicious.

I was surprised at how many people were there for sashimi at lunchtime, hahaha. Other tables were also ordering the squid live set or the live octopus set. The value for money is truly amazing, haha.

The flounder fin was nutty and delicious, and the salmon was fatty, soft, and tasty too.

Precious squid sashimi, properly enjoyed after a long while

Maybe because it had been a while since I'd had squid sashimi, it was really, really good, haha. Squid prices got so expensive for a while that people were calling it "gold squid." It's precious squid sashimi indeed.

The assorted sashimi came with salmon, flounder, and rockfish, so it was nice getting to try a variety. You absolutely have to order the Mr. Squid set.

A summer lunch of sashimi instead of rice

Having sashimi instead of rice for lunch was so nice. Sashimi doesn't put on weight, doesn't put on weight, hahahaha. The live squid sashimi was the best of all.

Dipping sashimi in chogochujang (vinegared chili paste) — so good, so good, hahaha. Wrapping it neatly in perilla leaves too. Since it's summer, the fish is fresh and this Jukjeon sashimi restaurant is doing brisk business, so you really have to try it.

The squid sashimi was truly more delicious than the regular sashimi at this Bojeong-dong sashimi restaurant in Yongin. I'd recommend it as a Jukjeon squid sashimi spot with fresh, chewy squid in summer.