Oelaehyang — Restaurant in Seoul

This Chinese restaurant serves a good variety of Chinese cuisine. Besides the usual jjajangmyeon, jjamppong and tangsuyuk that many Koreans are familiar with, there were many other Chinese dishes. As this was our first visit, we only ordered a small serving of spicy tangsuyuk (₩28,000), jjajangmyeon (₩10,000) and spicy jjamppong in clear soup (₩12,000). The spicy tangsuyuk differs from traditional tangsuyuk in that they replaced the purple cabbage and pineapple pieces present in the traditional version with fried dried chillies in order to make it spicy. Honestly though, unless you eat these dried chillies, the tangsuyuk itself is not spicy at all, so these chillies failed to achive their purpose. These dried chillies are also so spicy that it is almost impossible to eat them unless you have very high spice tolerance. I ate quite a few pieces of the chillies and my stomach was burning from the middle of the lunch onwards. I would recommend ordering the traditional tangsuyuk instead of the spicy one. The tangsuyuk served was at room temperature. My guess is that the tangsuyuk was pre-fried and then left on the side. While the tangsuyuk was crispy, the pork was a little dry and not flavorful. The jjajangmyeon was similar to many other jjajangmyeon except that it had shrimp as well. The jjajangmyeon sauce was not very abundant though, being just barely enough for the amount of noodles given. The spicy jjamppong in clear soup was not spicy at all as the chilli oil & chilli flakes used in the usual jjamppong were replaced with dried chillies (like in the spicy tangsuyuk). So, unless you eat the dried chillies, it was more like a bowl of seafood noodles with clear soup. The serving size was generous with a lot of noodles, squid and shrimp. The jjamppong soup was not abundant though, rather like the jjajangmyeon sauce. Somehow, none of the food was piping hot when it was served; it was just slightly warm. It did not feel like the food had been cooked to order; rather, it felt like everything was pre-prep. That also explains why the food was served very quickly after I placed my order. The side dishes comprise pickled yellow radish, pickled white cabbage and Szechuan-style ickled vegetables. Just the typical and average side dishes. Compared to many Chinese restaurants, this is definitely one of the better ones. The interior is simple and clean with ample space between tables. The place is ideal both for meals with family and friends, and for business associates. Overall, except for the temperature of rhe food, the taste and quality was good. I will revisit if I am craving in the vicinity and am craving Chinese cuisine. Lastly, the bathroom was horrendous so just try not to use it if you can....

Huge portions. Fantastic flavours. This restaurant serves Chinese/korean cuisine. We shared few dishes in three. And they were all delicious. We got seafood and pork dishes, with black beans sauce, fried pork is sweet sticky sauce and another traditional seat food platter. Quick service and friendly staff. Highly recommended if you want to taste something different from the classic...

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