Eel buffet with a friend in Cheongna: 34,000-won B Set, Jangsodam

This was the day I went out to stuff myself with meat with a friend, haha. We were looking for a buffet with everything from eel to beef to pork, and ended up at Jangsodam Eel and Beef Buffet Cheongna Main Branch (장소담)! We heard you can eat eel, meat and plenty of other food without limit, so we went in with high hopes. haha

Where is Jangsodam Cheongna Main Branch and how do you get there?

Jangsodam Eel and Beef Buffet Cheongna Main Branch is at 10-17 Jungbong-daero 612beon-gil, Seohae, Incheon, South Korea, 2nd floor, units 206, 207 and 208. It is open every day from 11:00 to 23:00.

It's on the 2nd floor of the Tower Dome building, near Cheongna Cathedral, where you can see a Starbucks. By bus, it's about a 4-minute walk from the Cheongna 1-dong Community Center stop and about 2 minutes from the Rinstrauss main gate stop! If you drive, just search for Jangsodam Cheongna Main Branch in your navigation, and I heard the building has plenty of parking.

It's near Cheongna Lake Park, Bears Best Cheongna and Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, so it looked like a good place to eat when you're out in that area.

The moment we walked in, I liked the clean atmosphere. The inside was tidy, and quite a lot of people were already eating. Okay, enough sightseeing, let's go eat!! hahaha 😆

What is the dining room at Jangsodam Cheongna like?

Inside, it was neater and cleaner than I expected. Everything was well organized and there were plenty of tables. Quite a few diners were there too! I guess people always find the tasty places first, right? haha

There was also a playroom.

Jangsodam B Set: price and what's included

We sat down with my friend and looked over the menu. What we picked was the B Set! The B Set is ₩34,000 per adult (table setting fee included).

• Nourishing freshwater eel
• Chuck flap ribs (chukgalbi)
• Marinated crab (gejang)
• Pork
• Chef's special dish
• Hangang ramyeon
• Drink
• Steamed rice
• Soft-serve ice cream

Wow... isn't that a solid lineup? Eel alone usually costs a fair bit, and here you get beef, pork and lots of sides too. Total jackpot! The value for the price was so good that I was excited just ordering. haha

A serving robot brings the food to your table

And here's the fun part! Jangsodam Cheongna has a serving robot that brings your food. Our order came riding on the robot, whoosh~ hahahaha You see them in restaurants these days, but it's still surprisingly neat when you actually use one.

It's nice to just pick up your food comfortably. Now, time to really eat!

Grilling the nourishing freshwater eel first

Since we came to Jangsodam, the eel has to go on the grill first, haha. I put the nourishing freshwater eel on the grill and cooked it until golden.

I grilled it into bite-size pieces and ate it one by one, yum! The eel's rich, nutty flavor was great, and it was nice to eat my fill of eel for the first time in a while. Eel alone might feel a bit limiting, but Jangsodam also has plenty of other meats! If you're looking for eel in Cheongna and want beef and pork in the same place, it seems like a decent choice. haha

How is the beef at Jangsodam?

We had the eel, so now we had to try the beef, right? I put the beef on the grill too and cooked it nicely. Personally, I thought the sirloin was tasty too! Going from eel to beef to another meat let us enjoy much more variety than eating just one thing. My friend and I kept grilling this and that and kept saying how good it was, haha. Being able to pick whatever meat you want is the biggest advantage of a buffet!

What food is at the Jangsodam self-serve bar?

The Jangsodam Cheongna self-bar has plenty of side dishes like acorn jelly, tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), jeyuk bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork), sundae (blood sausage) and fried food. The self-bar was a personal favorite! It isn't just meat here; the choice of things to eat alongside was really wide. I walked past them one by one and there were so many that I couldn't decide what to eat first.

• Acorn jelly
• Tteokbokki
• Jeyuk bokkeum
• Spaghetti
• Tofu with kimchi

• Sundae (blood sausage)
• French fries
• Assorted fried food
• Ssam greens
• Rice and various side dishes

• Snacks
• Ice cream and drinks

That was about all of it!

There are items to cleanse your palate between meat and others that go well with rice, so you can just grab whatever suits your taste. I especially liked that they even had Korean snack-bar food like tteokbokki and fried food.

With so many kinds of meat and such a generous self-bar, there was honestly a lot to eat. Drinks were also unlimited, so we didn't need to order any extra and could just drink comfortably. There are so many options that just walking around the self-bar once felt like it could fill me up, hahahaha

Two refills of eel and meat at Jangsodam

We ate eel, beef, pork and self-bar food, bringing things over one at a time. We refilled not once but twice along the way! The problem was that my stomach turned out not to be as sturdy as I thought... I wanted to eat so much, but my stomach just wouldn't keep up ㅠㅠ

With so many kinds of food, I badly wanted to taste everything, but in the end I was too full and had to give up. Every time this happens I wish my stomach were just a little bigger, hahahaha. Still, my friend and I ate a bit of everything and went home really full!

Is Jangsodam Cheongna good value for an eel and beef buffet?

What I liked most at Jangsodam Eel and Beef Buffet Cheongna Main Branch was being able to enjoy so many different foods in one place. You can eat everything from eel to beef to pork, and the self-bar food is generous, so I was satisfied. Considering the B Set lineup at ₩34,000 per person, the value was really good.

I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a meat restaurant in Seohae, Incheon, or who wants eel and meat together. It's good for eating out with a friend, and also fine for visiting in a group and eating plenty.

If you have a small stomach like me, show up with an empty one, haha. There was so much to eat that it was almost a letdown! Next time I want to go hungrier and properly try the dishes I couldn't get to this time. :)