Shin-Chon Sul Lung Tang 신촌설렁탕

I eat at a lot of Seolleongtang (설렁탕) restaurants and usually the broth is a lot richer and creamier. This one was watery and thin. Also the rice tasted very generic. I wish you used a better quality rice. However, the service was great and the place is very clean, so this review is really only my opinion on the soup.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Fantastic! Great food. The owner even came over to the table. So sweet.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My first time here, almost full table but the food was coming fast, very nice service and amazing korean tradional soup👍🏻

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service is very nice and interior is clean and new. Their bibim nangmyeon (spicy cold noodle) is good—noodles are bouncy and sauce is flavorful.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

You can’t get better soup than from a place that specializes in it. The seollongtang had plenty of noodles and meat. The galbitang had a savory broth, lots of meat — great flavor all around. The haemul pajeon was crispy and stuffed with seafood.

The standout item was the kong-guksu. Dad had been craving it as it was a favorite of his in childhood. He has tried it at other places and wasn’t impressed. Here, he finished the whole thing and would’ve licked the bowl clean.

Note: the soups are under-salted so you can customize them to your liking. The salt containers on each table have enough salt to please any saltaholic.

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Galbitang, Haemul Pajeon Seafood Pancake, Sullungtang, Fried Dumpling 5 pcs

The beef bone broth soup was flavorful. I ordered cold buckwheat noodles, galbi tang, and sautéed beef tripe—all excellent dishes, complemented by a clean interior and polite service. Overall, a pleasant dining experience, and I look forward to returning to try other dishes. Bone broth is not easy to prepare, and many restaurants cut corners over time, compromising flavor and quality. I truly hope they continue to maintain their standards.

A thoughtful touch: they serve bottled water free of charge instead of tap water. Small details like this make a difference.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The soups are always reliable. Everything else not so much. I only go here for the bone broth soup.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

This place is the real deal

Food: 5

1/5
Food: Taste is alright. The kicker is all 4 of us that ate there fell violently ill that evening.
Service: Server showed a lot of attitude when I asked a dirty plate to be replaced. Didn't come back for any kind of service for a good 20 minutes.
Decor: It's okay.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

They do have other dishes besides Sul Long tang but that is the main star. The banchan was fantastic and affordable. Fresh radish kimchi

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It's my favorite place for authentic K. 설렁탕. super tasty, the best Ever !!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This restaurant is easily one of my favorite Korean restaurants in the area! My favorite item to order here is their galbijjim. Currently priced at $59.99, it is very reasonable considering the high quality and large number of short rib chunks (8 last time I counted). In addition, their seafood pancake is amazing- perfectly crispy on the edges with lots of seafood! Their soullangtang, yukgaejang, and haejangguk are also very delicious. You can definitely tell that they take pride in their food when even their kimchi is well done! In general, you can't go wrong with ordering anything off the menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Haemul Pajeon Seafood Pancake, Sullungtang, Yukgaejang, Galbi Jjim, Cabbage Soup

Authentic korean food. So good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Clean, authentic flavor, great staff, fast service. Very casual. Cant wait to come back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was absolutely delicious, and the ingredients were incredibly fresh.
The kimchi and radish kimchi (kkakdugi) were also really flavorful.
The staff were very friendly, and the restaurant was clean and well-maintained.
It was a wonderful experience overall.
This is definitely the best restaurant in Annandale!
👍👍👍👍👍