01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
At Doishoten, part of the pleasure is watching offal and jeon cook on the griddle just across the counter. One diner recalled a sizzling dish of offal stir-fried with kimchi, onion and cabbage, and enjoyed the lively cooking as much as the food. Stir-fried offal is listed at ¥700; another visitor found the portion generous for the price, with a savoury flavour and less heat than its red appearance suggested. One review noted that the serving could feel like a lot for one person, so sharing it alongside other dishes may work well for a group.
The jeon selection includes chive, seafood, kimchi mix and red sea bream. Choose an individual pancake or a set with items such as lotus root, meat jeon, courgette, shiitake and fried seaweed rolls. The small and large sets are listed at ¥1,300 and ¥2,100, respectively. You can build a meal around one dish or sample a few in a set. A diner who took seafood and potato-and-cheese jeon away enjoyed their crisped-up again at home, describing the batter as pleasantly chewy and fragrant. Takeaway offers another way to enjoy the food, alongside eating in.
Other substantial options include sweet-and-spicy stir-fried pork, stir-fried squid and rice dishes such as hot stone bibimbap. For a lighter bite, there is gimbap, mini gimbap and japchae. One visitor came for gimbap and japchae and liked both, especially the japchae’s thick noodles and restrained seasoning.
The restaurant has counter and table seating, and offers both dine-in and takeaway. The counter is a good vantage point for griddle dishes, while gimbap and other items can be taken home. Beer and Korean liquor are also listed, making it possible to pair a drink with the offal or jeon.
