Korea Eats

Chwihong (취홍)

취홍

8.7
★★★★☆ 4.1 (772 reviews)
Cuisine
Chinese (중국 음식점)
District
Gwangsan, Gwangju (광산구) , Gwangju
Address
Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Ssangam-dong 694-68

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Chwihong is a long-established Korean-Chinese restaurant in Ssangam-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, specializing in the comfort food staples of the Korean-Chinese culinary tradition.
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Chwihong is a long-established Korean-Chinese restaurant in Ssangam-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, specializing in the comfort food staples of the Korean-Chinese culinary tradition. The jajangmyeon features a deeply flavored chunjang black bean sauce coating thick noodles, delivering rich and savory notes with every mixed bite. The jjamppong brings together a spicy, seafood-laden broth loaded with generous portions of shellfish and squid, producing a bowl that is simultaneously refreshing and pungently flavorful. The tangsuyuk arrives with a crispy batter that maintains its crunch impressively well, balancing moisture and texture even when dipped in the accompanying sweet and sour sauce. The restaurant faithfully executes the familiar, homestyle flavors that define Korean-Chinese cooking, evoking the nostalgic taste of neighborhood Chinese restaurants from decades past. Having held its position in Gwangsan-gu for years, Chwihong has earned consistent loyalty from local residents as a dependable destination for authentic Korean-Chinese meals in the Gwangju area.

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