Cheongju Gagyeong-dong poke takeout: smoked duck pasta, Waiseutabeu

Hiiii haha the weather's been so nice lately that I've been out and about way more, and somehow I've doubled in size as a result. . . . Yep, I've gained weight ㅠㅠ;;

My body changes way more from eating habits than from exercise, and lately I really have been eating a lot, so I guess the weight gain was kind of inevitable haha

So! Since I need to be healthy to keep eating this much, I've been trying to fix my eating habits a bit and lean toward healthier food. Right around then, a Cheongju poke restaurant that calculates protein for you opened near my house this September!! Total protein moment★ So I went straight over — here's the review!

Where is Waiseutabeu Diet Cheongju Gagyeong Branch, and what are its hours?

Waiseutabeu Diet Cheongju Gagyeong Branch is at 9-22 Gagyeong-ro, 1st floor, Unit 104, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, and it's open from 10:00 to 21:30. You can eat in, or get takeout or delivery, and the restroom is a shared one in the building, separated by gender.

Where do you park in Gagyeong-dong?

There wasn't any parking info posted, so I drove over myself to check — if you're just picking up, you can stop briefly right in front of the store, but if you need to park, there's an alley running behind the store that you should use! I parked in the alley and went in~^^

The exterior is this really saturated orange-red color, so it's super visible even from far away! Maybe that's why people walking by kept looking over as they passed hahaha

Inside Waiseutabeu Diet: seating and atmosphere

Waiseutabeu Diet Cheongju Gagyeong Branch isn't just a takeout spot — there's a well set-up space to eat inside too. The floor-to-ceiling windows make the outside really visible, and the interior is decorated in the same bold red as the exterior.

I just walked right in~ I took a video of the whole interior so you can see the vibe : )

The store had a nicely set up space to actually eat in~ Eating in might be even nicer here, you think?!

Wow.....just looking at the poster makes me think I should... work out ㅋㅋㅋ Protein!!!! PROTEIN!!!!

The interior is done up in that same strong red as outside~

With the floor-to-ceiling windows, the outside was really visible!

How to order a protein box and what's on the menu

Waiseutabeu's boxed meals are called "protein boxes" — you pick a protein (meat), a side to go with it (oats or pasta), and then an extra sauce. You order and pay at the Toss kiosk by the counter.

When I checked on Naver, the menu board looked so unusual I honestly wasn't sure how ordering worked at first?? But whoa!! It turned out to be one big box where you choose the meat, the side, and the sauce~! So the final price can vary a bit depending on what meat, side, and sauce you pick, but the price difference isn't actually that big, so you can basically just pick whatever you like~

This is the menu board in the store! The protein-packed boxed meals are called "protein boxes"~

Looking closer at the menu, you can pick extra toppings too~!

Calorie and protein labels on each box

The origin info was posted somewhere visible, but more importantly.... do you see this? The protein content? Calories/carbs/protein/fat all listed right there... wow, having it displayed somewhere so visible seems like it'd really help anyone on a diet plan!

You could also add drinks, and most of the drinks themselves were 'zero-sugar' options!!

Ordering was done at the Toss kiosk by the counter, then payment~

• 🦆 Smoked Duck Pasta Protein Box: ₩10,900
• 🐂 Beef Oat Protein Box: ₩13,900

I always love duck meat when it comes to poke, so I picked duck again this time haha

The prepayment event at Waiseutabeu Diet

Waiseutabeu regularly runs a prepayment event for people treating this as part of a diet meal plan, so you can eat a bit cheaper! If you're someone who eats healthy consistently or orders regularly, joining the event is a must~!

How was the takeout packaging?

Hehe while I waited, I could hear the owner grilling the meat fresh from inside, getting it ready right then! I got my food pretty quickly and took it out : )

Ta-da~ For takeout, they even included utensils, and wrapped the sauce in plastic wrap so it wouldn't leak — such a nice touch~☆

I got straight home and opened it up~ The food was packed all the way up to the lid!!! So!!! Full!!! The portion was really huge!

Wow...it really does look exactly like the photo? Both the duck and the beef came in generous portions, and underneath the meat and veggies was all pasta or oats — I didn't realize it at the time, but... it really took forever to eat (because there was SO much!!)

Beef Oat Protein Box, 13,900 won

The Beef Oat Protein Box had beef sliced into easy-to-eat pieces, and eating it, it had this kind of jerky-like texture! Since it's a lean cut for a protein-focused meal, they said they really pay attention to the quality of all the meat and salad ingredients!

Everything underneath here ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ is oats, and anyone who's actually eaten oats before knows this — chewing them takes forEVER, right????? You eat oats by popping each grain one at a time (that's how they digest properly!), so it's naturally one of those foods that forces you to chew well, which is great!

Ah, maybe because of that, it was such a filling meal — I ate this as an early lunch that day, and I stayed full all the way through dinner, basically a forced diet plan ㅋㅋㅋ

Smoked Duck Pasta Protein Box, 10,900 won

Hehe the smoked duck itself is already so well seasoned on its own that I think ordering it with pasta noodles was such a good call!! Eating the pasta with the smoked duck together, they went so well together, loved it!

Especially the salad wasn't just plain lettuce — it had chickpeas, green beans, bell peppers, olives, lettuce, onion flakes, and more, really varied, so there's genuine fun in eating this poke — total recommend!! As expected of a Cheongju poke favorite!

How is a protein box different from a lettuce-only salad?

Honestly, poke always felt to me like it was just lettuce, just leaves, super salad-coded in my head, but choosing the protein first and then the side gave me actual options, so it felt like a fresher take on poke somehow~><

Since Waiseutabeu Diet Cheongju Gagyeong Branch is a brand new location that just opened this September!!! I hope a lot of people visit and try this new-concept poke~♥ That's it for the Cheongju poke favorite, Waiseutabeu Diet Cheongju Gagyeong Branch ><