[RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK] Suncheon Brewery proves simple can still satisfy

“Suncheon Brewery is just a hop and a skip away from Suncheon Station in... you guessed it, the city of Suncheon in South Jeolla Province. Founded in 2018, this brewpub is part of a larger Brewworks group including a cafe. The brewery serves burgers under the guise of Crane Burger, Suncheon’s local bird, the hooded crane. There are three kinds, of which we ordered two: the Suncheon Bay Burger and the Itaewon Burger. The Bay Burger is the restaurant’s signature burger, with a tteokgalbi patty. Tteokgalbi is everywhere in the Jeolla region and is half ground pork, half ground beef. This is then topped with Suncheon Bay area minari and bulgogi sauce. The minari added a distinctive “Korean” herbaceousness to the burger and balanced out the sweetness of the bulgogi sauce. The Itaewon Burger is a classic American burger: beef patty, cheese. No fuss, no muss. Like the Bay Burger, I found the taste really balanced, too. The cheddar balanced out the sweetness of the patty. My family and I really loved the buns as well: perfectly toasted with a nice crunch to keep the beef juice inside. I

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