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Jang-eo Jip, 118 Broad Ave, Palisades Park, NJ 07650, US
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The portions were generous, and the eel was grilled just right crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The side dishes were also well prepared and complemented the main dish nicely.
The atmosphere was cozy and clean, making it a great place for a relaxed meal, whether with family or friends. The staff were friendly and attentive, which made the dining experience even better.
If you’re looking for a great place to enjoy authentic Korean style grilled eel, I would highly recommend this restaurant. I’d definitely come back again.
Secondly, the price was expensive! From previous posts, one serving was about $27.50, and they required a minimum of two servings. But today, when we went, it had increased to nearly $33, so just for the two of us to eat eel cost over $70. Considering the portion size, it was really not worth it! Additionally, previous visitors mentioned that they were given eel soup and a scallion pancake, but today we were told that the scallion pancake costs $15. Also, the grilled fish didn’t come with rice, which was really disappointing.
Thirdly, the taste was poor! The key to eating grilled eel is the sauce, but the eel here had hardly any sauce at all.
The sea eel itself was dry and tough from grilling, and since it was being cooked over a fire at the table, it just got drier and drier. The salt-grilled river eel tasted really fishy, which is probably why they put so much ginger on it. This is the only place l’ve seen add shredded ginger to their eel. By the end, all you could taste was the ginger.
Fourthly, the service was terrible! There was only one older lady who didn’t speak English serving. Throughout the meal, aside from giving us two small bottles of mineral water and a little bit of cold dishes, we hardly saw her. The side dishes she gave were extremely spicy and completely inedible. It was really disappointing.
The owner was really sweet and nice. The service was great as the owner provided more refills of side dishes if needed but even provided toddler friendly utensils for my son.
The taste of the eel reminded me of when I had it in Korea. They did a really good job of cooking it. I couldn’t take more pictures because of my son but here is one photo.
After being seated we were given banchan and barley tea. The banchan was great, fresh, tasty, not too sweet, and seasoned well. The barley tea didn’t taste fresh though. Not surprised when there’s only 3 tables, they probably aren’t making a new brew that often.
Food took a little long to come out. We got the combo eel that serves 2 people. The eel is served on a hot plate that has a lit candle underneath to keep your food warm. It’s almost too hot actually it scorched one of the eels in the center cause it kept cooking. In the middle is a large bunch of shredded ginger.
The eel was awesome. Fresh, seasoned perfectly, and delicious. However I do have to say the portion is small. Probably not gonna fill up 2 adults unless you get some rice. We ordered a bowl of rice to share (it costs $1 which I find to be pretty lame). The rice also didn’t seem as fresh, I bet because people aren’t buying it that often so it’s the same batch that sits all day.
Your meal also get served with some light doenjang jjiggae (or maybe miso?). It compliments the eel very well and tastes great.