16.057 Syokunin Special

Cycle 16 – Item 57

3 (Mon) March 2025

Post 5,536

Syokunin Special

3.0

at Sushi Syokunin

-Changgok, Sujeong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea-

with W and DJ

Sushi Syokunin is a Japanese restaraurant.  Specializes in sushi.  Independently owned and operated, so it would seem.

Located on L2 of the IS Central Tower Building (#216), same floor as Da Ding (#204).

Discovered the place on the evening of the duck debacle (see 16.053 Imperial Hong Kong Roast Duck (Not)).

Special [clockwise from top left]: engawa (fluke belly) (1) + hirame (fluke) (3) + sake (salmon) (2) + unagi (eel) + mekajiki aburi (swordfish – torched) + otoro (fatty tuna) (2) + amaebi aburi (sweet shrimp – torched) + akami (tuna) – great value at 23,000 won.
The menu offers 3 sushi combo sets, each with 12 pieces in different composition: Special (23,000 won), Jinmi (19,000 won), and Royal (16,000 won). “Special” sounds the least impressive.

Cheongha: an old school Korean rice wine, tastes like mild sake.

The food was solid.   Pristinely fresh and tasty fish, good selection.  Tangy rice.  To make it a full meal, the set also came with salad + chawanmushi + korokke + udon.

Definitely coming back for more.

Jinmi [clockwise from top left]: engawa (fluke belly) (1) + hirame (fluke) (3) + sake (salmon) (2) + tako wasabi (octopus in wasabi marinade) + beef + unagi (eel) + mekajiki aburi (swordfish – torched) + amaebi aburi (sweet shrimp) + akami (tuna) – even better value at 19,000 won.

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