Cheongjinok (청진옥)
Korean food Seoul Jongno-gu
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Haigaengseu’s reviewHighly recommended
“The soup packed with beef tripe and sunji is refreshing and clean”
- Haejangguk teuk (hangover soup, special size)BestRefreshing and clean, with chewy tripe and sunji (congealed ox blood)
- Atmosphere
- In business for 88 years, lots of customers
- Service
- Free refills of green onions on request
- Would return
- Appears several times in the video, always ordered as the special
- Good for
- Curing a hangover, a hearty meal
- Tips
- Choose the special over the regular
- Dip the beef tripe in the mustard sauce
- Add dadaegi (seasoning paste) and rice for a spicy haejangguk
Haigaengseu’s reviewHighly recommended
“A clear, rich special haejangguk with great blood curd”
- Teuk haejangguk (special hangover soup)BestClear, rich broth with chewy offal and blood curd
- Atmosphere
- Opened in 1937, now third generation
- Would return
- Reviewer says they kept thinking of it whenever they went to other restaurants
- Good for
- Hangover cure
- Tips
- Ordering the special size is recommended
Haigaengseu’s reviewHighly recommended
“Rich, refreshing blood-curd haejangguk that transforms with the seasoning paste”
- Haejangguk Special (hangover soup with beef offal and blood)BestRich, clean, refreshing broth
- Haejangguk with seasoning paste (yangnyeomjang)The spiciness gains an extra layer of savory depth
- Special +₩2,000
- Would return
- Revisited after 1 year 6 months
- Good for
- Curing a hangover
- Value
- Said to be worth paying ₩2,000 more for the special
- Tips
- Order the special rather than the regular
- Instead of adding rice, stir in the seasoning paste, hot green chili, chili powder, or kkakdugi brine
- Dip the offal in the mustard sauce
