밥상편지 송도 — Restaurant in Incheon

Great spot if you do not mind feeling like a foreigner. You know the food is legit when you only see locals+their fam seated and there are minimal advertisements or signs outside the establishment (then again, I know 0 Korean, so maybe there are plenty of advertisement).

I never had watercress pancake and it was a delight to dunk morsels into the light soy sauce dip. Great crisp! And just the good balance of savoury and bitter from the seasoning and green. Yum!

The fish was very nice. Not overcooked nor fishy and very flavourful. Would have easily indulged in a second one.

The bulgogi was also very good. Great chunks of meat but not chewy or stringy (good cut of meat). Taste was delish! I was glad to eat it straight from dish to mouth, with lettuce wrap and garlic or with my hot steamy rice. All greatly satisfying.

GOT RICE? (Shout out to you if you remember this from AA!) Don't make the mistake of spooning out all your rice to the bottom of the stone pot. Leave the crust at the bottom of the stone pot for the waiters to add boiling water. It turns the crust into a light flavorful porridge-like (not thick at all) soup. Second life for your rice!

Like many other places, the side dishes are plenty and self-served from the side dish stations. Tbh, it would be so easy to just get full with the japchea alone.

The food is worth the occasional curious stare and the many kind smiles from locals.

Meal in pic was great for 2 people.

PS. Fun fact (to be checked), apparently, a former US president (the Clintons) ate at this restaurant banner. I guess that is when it...

송도에 사는 지인분의 초대로 방문하게 되었다 성인 5명에 아이 2명~ 주말에는 예약을 하지 않으면 웨이팅도 길고 복잡해서 미리 토요일 11시 30분에 예약을 해놓았다고 한다 큰 상가 건물 2층에 있었고 가게 규모도 꽤 큰듯 하다 오늘부터 10월 9일 월요일까지 연휴라서 복잡할줄 알았는데 그렇지 않고 오히려 다른 때보다 한가한 모습이었다 연휴 기간에 여행을 간 사람도 많고 오늘 밤에 하는 한강 여의도 불꽃축제 영향인것 같기도 했다 반찬 종류가 무지 많았다 잡채에 명란젓갈 샐러드 우엉조림 겉저리 미나리전 등등 주메뉴로는 갈비찜 쭈꾸미볶음 간장불고기 고등어구이 꼬막무침 등등 게다가 밥은 돌솥밥이다 기본 반찬은 셀프로 더 가져다 먹을수도 있다 반찬 종류가 많아서 여러 가지를 맛볼수 있는 것도 좋고 여러명이 식당 메뉴를 정할때 의견이 갈릴수 있는데 한식을 좋아하는 사람이라면 메뉴 때문에 신경을 쓰지 않아도 된다는 것이 좋은점 인것 같다 후식으로 식혜도 준비되어 있다 반찬들의 맛은 자극적이지 않았고 양은 적당했다 집에서 이렇게 해먹기는 쉽지 않고 한식이 먹고 싶을때 한번쯤 방문해...

Really bad. The fish tasted like it was a few days old. Everything tasted like it was microwaved. The promise of a home cooked meal turned into bad tasting fast food...