Jeju Sanghoe @ 74 Tras St, Tanjong Pagar

Been wanting to try this for quite sometime and when travel kakis mentioned dinner, this was presented as one of the options. And, since this post is here, means we had our dinner there! Thank you Ivan for making the reservation. It's been a while since Tracy, Hence, Ivan and myself gathered.

entrance

showcase of signatures

Not sure what magic did Ivan cast when making the reservation, but our table happened to be inside a private room. Cool!

maybe staff already guessed that we needed a larger table to fit in all the food?

mini dol hareubang figurines

staff informed to order via the tablet

menu

roasted barley

let's have some ice-cold beer while deciding on the food

Once the food order was placed, staff very quickly brought out the banchans. I was pretty impressed by the speed of service!

banchans

fried potato snack

crabstick

My favourite side dish were the kimchi and the fried potato snack.

Wanted to try their gukbap but then it was only available for lunch. So we ordered the gogi guksu (meat noodles) instead.

Jeju styled Gogi Guksu (Large) @$29

closer view of the noodles

I enjoyed the somyeon and the light broth. Comforting taste and warms the tummy.

Dombe Gogi (Large) @$45

Boiled pork, sliced and served on a cutting board. Served with lettuce, sliced garlic and green pepper. Can dip with salt or ssamjang.

closer view

Black Pork Belly BBQ @$28

The BBQ pork belly was grilled in the kitchen and brought to our table. The grilled fragrance was delicious. If you like slightly chewy meat, then this one is for you. My favourite was the dombe gogi for its tender meat and natural flavours.

The dombe does bring back the memories of Jeju. We chatted, we reminisced as we ate.

Modak-Chigi @$37

I had wanted to try modak-chigi in Jeju but didn't have the opportunity. Modak chigi (모닥치기) is said to be a popular Jeju street food, and it is a combination of different snacks like tteokbokki, gimbap, mandu, twigim (fried items), and somyeon. 

The modak chigi at Jeju Sanghoe had rice balls with seaweed, gimmari, prawn tempura, fried mandu, tteokbokki, ramyeon, and donkatsu (pork cutlet). I was surprised by the noodles. Sweet, spicy and likeable texture. Do eat it while it is hot otherwise, it'll clump together when cooled. Donkatsu was thick and well-fried. Pork was a tad tough though. Gimmari was crisp on its outside and I realised that if there's extra tteokbokki sauce to dip in, then that'll be even better. Maybe next time I can try requesting for that.

Funnily, no one remembered the abalone porridge, so when the door opened and staff brought this bowl in, we were shocked. Haha!

Abalone Porridge @$30

While I wasn't a fan of abalone porridge during our Jeju trip, the version at Jeju Sanghoe was tasty! Abalone texture was just right (not too crunchy, not too soft), porridge temperature was good (means hot), obvious sesame fragrance and overall seasoning done well.

It's such a treat to have abalone bits in every bite of the porridge. 

Overall, service was fast and efficient. Kudos to the staff. My favourite dishes and will order again, are the dombe gogi and abalone porridge.

Thank you Ivan, Tracy and Hence for the great evening and the quick catch-up.

Jeju Sanghoe

Address: 74 Tras St, Singapore 079013

Website: https://myneon.me/?m=menu&sno=1409

Contact: +6569777977

Business Hours:

Daily: 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5:30–10 PM

[Jeju] Boiled Pork Dinner at CheonJitGol 천짓골식당 @ Seogwipo

One of the must try traditional dishes in Jeju will be the dombe meat which means steamed and sliced pork served on chopping board. Tracy found one near our accommodation, so we dropped by for Day 3 dinner. It was a Saturday evening on our day of visit and we should've realised that restaurants in town areas should be busier than normal days. Hahaa, so we went and placed our name on their waitlist (there isn't any list per se but the staff did see us and knew we would like to dine there) and will call when there's a freed up table. So, we waited outside along with a few other chaps.

shop front

We were called in after waiting for 20 minutes. We noticed that the guests there usually comes in larger groups of 4 or more. Age range, I'd guess it's thirties and above.

interior

The menu was rather simple. Choose whether you'd like Jeju black pork or the normal one and the starting weight is 600gms. Add-on meat would be at 300gm each. So of course we got ourselves the black pork set to start and additional normal pork. 900gm to feed 4 pax, hence that's about 225gm for one pax.

The shop looked like it was run by a family. The young staff seemed to be the son, while the dad was busy delivering side-dishes to the tables and finally, the lady who performed the table-side service seemed to be the lady boss.

side dishes and lettuce

main course - Jeju Black Pork

lady boss slicing up the meat and teaching us how to eat it properly

The lady boss will enquire if we are first timers and if yes, she'll teach the table on how to create flavours using the sides given and which sequence works best. She'll slice up some pieces (one each per pax for the group), then shares which item goes with the meat (for example, a slice of marinated onion) and eat it. And she'll ask that you eat combi to ensure that you are enjoying the meat as it was meant to be. Hahaa, it was slightly stressful as her pace was pretty fast but glad she spent time to share with diners on how to enjoy the boiled pork.

sauce

The boiled meat itself was tender and tasted good even if it was just with a touch of salt. Our second round of meat came after the first was completed. Normal pork tasted good too although there was a slight difference in texture with a less premium feel. The fats in the normal pork felt a tad chunkier. But I enjoyed it all the same. Can't say no to meat!

normal pork (300gm)

The atmosphere in the restaurant is not unlike an izakaya, where guests enjoys small bites with their drinks, shares anecdotes with their friends and also shares some friendly banters with the staff. You'll see most tables enjoying their beer/soju/makgeolli. We had makgeolli because the carbonated rice wine with its slight sweetness, is the perfect foil for the boiled pork.

Overall, we spent ₩92,000 for the meal, which was roughly around SGD24 per pax (inclusive of makgeolli and some soda).

CheonJitGol 천짓골식당

Address: 294-10 Cheonji-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea

Contact: +82647630399

Business Hour: 

Closed Sunday

Sat - Fri: 5pm to 10pm