Restaurants in Korea: 연어상회 - Salmon Store - Yeoneo SangHwe

Friday, December 11, 2015

연어상회 - Salmon Store - Yeoneo SangHwe - Sinchon

Yeoneo Sanghwe is an unlimited refill Salmon place that I have recently been seeing pop up all over the place. This place generally has a huge line outside of it so I have been hesitant to go for a really long time, but today I was with a friend and we saw it with a shorter line than usual so we decided to try it out. Despite thinking that there was only one person in front of us, there were actually two others who had called in. I think this really speaks to the popularity of this place.

This place has the atmosphere of a place you would go out with your friends to drink in a Friday night. It is upbeat and loud, and I saw some people drinking something that looked like Mango Makoli (a Korean wine made from rice), but I am not sure what it was.

There are three different options that include unlimited salmon, all of which are between 14,000 and 17,000 won. The one that we ordered came with jeon (a Korean pancake), salad, breaded and deep fried squid and salmon eggs for sides. The most expensive one also came with yukhwe (raw beef).

The salmon is clearly frozen, but despite that, it is actually quite tasty. All of the sides were excellent as well. One minor drawback is that the sides are not unlimited. If you are planning on gorging yourself at this place, then I recommend pacing yourself on the sides and consuming as much salmon early on so you aren't left at the end with piles of salmon and no sides. I think eating frozen salmon without anything else wouldn't be to tasty.

Anyways, this place is definitely worth checking out as long as you aren't a sushi snob. The salmon is pretty good quality, but it is not of top quality. Overall I'd say it's pretty good value considering the price.