Yetnal Saenggogi Kimchi Jjigae (옛날 생고기 김치찌개)

this is the jeongol which has a lot more extra ingredients than the jjigae

This is a great kimchi jjigae spot near my office.  I had a few drinks there with some coworkers and we liked it so much that it has now entered our lunch rotation.  They serve a mean pot of kimchi jjigae.  They also got kimchi jeongol, which is like kimchi jjigae on steroids in that it comes with a bunch of additional items in the stew like dumplings, rice cakes, and all sorts of mushrooms in addition to the pork and tofu.  You can also order ramen noodles to throw into the pot, which I’m always a big fan of.

delicious

The broth here is outstanding.  Mouthwatering even.  It’s deliciously sour and a bit on the spicy side.  It’s the kind of broth that might make you cough, but you’ll go back for more because it’s so good.  They also give you a big mixing bowl here similar to the one found in Nanpung.  The spicy broth becomes a lot more bearable when you mix rice into it.  Another thing I love about this place is that they give you shredded laver to add into your mixing bowl.  The laver really does add another layer of flavor to this already delicious bowl of food.  We always ask for several refills of this over the course of our meal.

the shredded laver really makes a difference

They got donkatsu on the lunch menu here also.  I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks pretty good.  There’s also a lot of celebrity autographs on the wall if you’re into that kind of thing.  Upon doing some research on Naver I found that this place is actually a chain.  There’s another location in Hapjeong and the menu items are slightly different.

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