Soo Ja Seolleongtang — Restaurant in Fremont

Short Rib Bliss 💯

When it comes to bone broth, Korean galbi-tang or short rib soup reigns supreme and, for the Bay Area, that means Santa Clara’s Kunjip

I’ve been going to Kunjip for over 20 years and while the dish is served at a few other spots (notable Daeho Kalbijjim), nothing beats a specialist

So when reviews started popping up about Soo Ja Seolleongtang, I knew I had over to the East Bay and check it out

Soo Ja Seolleongtang is the second restaurant from the same Soo Ja Fusion group in this strip mall plaza. Parking is plentiful and crowds are more disperse compared to the Peninsula or South Bay

The menu features a variety of bone broths and cold noodle soups but I focused on the galbi tang

Each order includes three types of banchan, green onions, pickled onions and white rice

The banchan is on the sweeter and less spicy side although I did enjoy the kimchi much more once the savory broth arrived

The broth arrives in a scalding bubbling cauldron and is distinguished by both its size (seemingly about 20% larger than Kunjip) and two very large beef ribs)

The broth’s flavor and temp are fantastic with hardly any need to add any salt or pepper. Kitchen shears are provided to cut up the plentiful beef and enjoy with the pickled onions

All in all, Soo Ja Seoulleongtang is the real deal and it’s nice to see the East Bay have its own beef soup specialist

The East Bay is definite a pop off area for ethnic eats as the Peninsula gets more crowded/expensive. And while the area may not be K-town (90% of the dialects spoken by customers are Chinese), Soo Ja is authentically Korean

📷 Galbi Tang $26 ~ Special Soup with Beef Back Rib, Shank, Sliced Egg, and Clear Noodles

📍Soo Ja Seoulleongtang (Fremont, CA)

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Hello Viewer,

Not try to be a hater here, but I like to be truthful with my reviews based off the experience I had.

as the weather gets colder, I am craving for the a Korean Seolleongtang or XO tail soup, cause I enjoy the abundant, plentiful Modeum Suyuk or water boiled pork, Galbi Jjim or beef rib stew. the 2 meals are suitable to fit 5 adults, so the portion of the foods are definitely the right portion and the size. although, I believe we can order another soup dish. the Suyuk is heat up but the stone pot with cooking fuel, and flame gets really high and burn up the soup way too quick, that we had to stop the heat right the way. however I can assure you the meat are room temperature, so you will definitely need to patiently wait for it to heat up before you can enjoy the foods. the Galbi Jjim is definitely worth to add additional $5 to show it with cheese.

my only comment is the place is lack of Banchan, or Korean side dish, we only get the regular kimchi, radish, and onion, and radish is not that good, very soggy. I pay a lot of attention to Banchan cause it shows a good Korean spirit dish.

lastly, I love this restaurant and will continue to come back and dine here as I am a big Korean foodie and I think Bay Area desire to have more Korean style Seolleongtang...

So ecstatic to have a Seolleongtang place not too far away. This is great for any occasion but especially perfect for cold or rainy days, the soup will just warm you up.

The menu is pretty straight forward, mostly soups but you can also get a few other types of dishes like galbijim here. You can't really go wrong with any of the soups here, but there is a distinct difference with Seolleongtang and the galbitang. The main difference between them is whether ox bone has been used. Galbitang is a clear beef soup made by boiling galbi--while seolleongtang is beef bone soup made by boiling the shank, the head and other scraps of bone until the broth turns milky white. The seolleongtang will also come unseasoned and you can add salt/pepper to your taste while the galbitang will come seasoned.

Their side dishes are also delicious, I particularly love their kimchi, pairs perfectly with the seolleongtang.

There are plenty of tables and the service is great, highly recommend if you're looking for a...