Lonely Planet

"This ‘veteran’ of the Jeonju dining scene has been dishing out delicious mandu (만두; dumplings) and noodle dishes such as kalguksu (칼국수) since 1977. The setting is decidedly no-frills but who cares with food this cheap and good."

Robert Albert

"It's not an exaggeration to say that Veteran restaurant makes one of the best Kalguksu, of all Korea."

Bridget G.

"Save for the fact that both are soupy noodle dishes, the hearty kalguksu served at the famous Veteran in Jeonju bears no resemblance at all to the kalguksu commonly served in Seoul. This is one alpha-male dish if there ever was any, and is heavy, fierce and a whopper to boot.

Andy Hume

"No ordinary soup, this was the kalguksu (noodle soup) at the mighty Veteran in central Jeonju. A thick, hearty, lifechanging bowl of soup, a soup that brought me closer to Jesus and all His saints, a soup to make a man smash out all his teeth just to have an excuse never to eat solid food again."