Mackerel that crossed the mountains — Restaurant in Yongin-si

From all the restaurants I ate in Korea for one week, this was the greatest standout. I never knew that such simple dishes could have such an incredible ceiling in terms of taste. Every banchan was the best version I’ve had of their kind. The freshness, the perfect balance of sweet and savory, the crunch. The soups and chapchae were phenomenal as well. Not to mention the main dish, the MACKERAL. The stone oven grill adds such a nice char. I came at opening on 11am on Wednesday and there were already 100 people waiting. Man, I’m gonna be thinking about this place...

As many people have suggested, the side dishes (panchan) are marvelous, and unique—several of them. My mackerel and grilled pork, shared with my wife were both very good but not truly outstanding. If I could give 4.5 stars I would but since I can’t I’ll stick with five because the panchan were so good and the main dishes were also very good. Furthermore, the price of the food is so reasonable as to be almost unbelievable in this day of extreme inflation. Also, where else can one go to get a free coffee, with...

Every dish from the banchan to the entree was incredibly fresh. Definitely worth the wait for the food but wouldn't come here again simply because the wait times are CRAZYYY. No actually. I typically won't wait in line for longer than an hour for any restaurant no matter how good it is but I had no choice this time because the family insisted :')

Good news is, there's a cafe or two within walking distance of the restaurant if you want to grab coffee while you...