Dongtan Korean BBQ weekday dinner with kimchi stew: Jipbul Taebaek
In short
Jipbul Taebaek Dongtan Flagship Branch is a beef rib (udae galbi) barbecue restaurant in Yeongcheon-dong, Dongtan, Hwaseong. The writer walked straight in with no wait at 6pm on a weekday and ordered two servings of udae galbi (thick-cut bone-in short ribs) at 32,000 won each plus taebaek kimchi stew at 7,000 won, with staff grilling and cutting everything alongside mushrooms, bracken and kimchi. Sauces such as black sesame salt and neungi mushroom sauce kept the beef from feeling heavy to the last bite, making Jipbul Taebaek an easy weekday dinner pick in Dongtan.
Good to know
- Address
- 704-4 Yeongcheon-dong, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Hours
- Daily 12:00–23:00, last order 22:30 (closed for Chuseok — check Naver Map)
- Parking
- Room for 5 cars in front of the restaurant
- Udae galbi (thick-cut short ribs)
- 32,000 won
- Taebaek kimchi stew
- 7,000 won (rice included)
- Promotions
- Golden highball 3+1; guacamole tortilla free for a receipt review
- Waiting
- Reservations via Catch Table; walked right in at 6pm on a weekday
- Price reference
- ₩32,000 ≈ $23.5 · ₩7,000 ≈ $5.1 (2026-09-22)
as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026
Where is Jipbul Taebaek Dongtan and what are its hours?
A Yeongcheon-dong, Dongtan restaurant worth knowing about.
Jipbul Taebaek Dongtan Flagship Branch
- Address: 704-4 Yeongcheon-dong, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Hours: Daily 12:00–23:00, last order 22:30 (closed on Chuseok holiday! Check Naver Map)
- Parking: 5 spots available right in front of the restaurant
If there's ever a wait, you can register on Catch Table! We came on a weekday at 6pm and got seated right away haha. Parking right in front of the shop was convenient too.
What is the dining room like inside?
We got this table and I loved it, hehe — there's a cute panda doll next to it and the big window was open, giving it a bit of an outdoor tent-restaurant feel. Perfect for the cool autumn weather we're having right now, a great Dongtan restaurant to visit these days!
The dining room at Jipbul Taebaek Dongtan Flagship Branch is spacious and clean! Even on a weekday it was pretty busy and had a lively atmosphere — everyone seemed to be eating the signature udae galbi.
Jipbul Taebaek in Yeongcheon-dong, Dongtan is running a golden highball 3+1 event right now, and it looks incredibly tempting... refreshing soda and beef seem like a perfect match...! They're also offering guacamole tortilla as a receipt review service. That guacamole looks so nutty and delicious 🥑
Sparkling lights and cute decor scattered throughout gave the place a lively feel. I saw all sorts of guests — families out for a meal, groups having a work dinner, haha.
Ordering two servings of udae galbi and taebaek kimchi stew
Our order: udae galbi at ₩32,000 × 2 servings, and taebaek kimchi stew at ₩7,000. Raw udae galbi is literally raw meat, but what we ordered was marinated a bit in sauce! Supposedly the flower cut (kkotgalbisal), the tastiest cut of beef ribs — I ordered it with high expectations, mouth already watering 🤤
Side dishes and the sauce lineup
Bracken and kimchi are meant for grilling, and the side dishes include mashed potato with honey mustard, lettuce and perilla leaf salad, japchae (glass noodle stir-fry), radish salad, green onion kimchi, and pickles. There's also a sweet soy sauce and black sesame salt. The black sesame salt was great — even dipping generously, it wasn't too salty!
There were several dipping sauces too, which felt very thoughtfully done: ssamjang (soybean paste), angelica root, truffle mushroom, and wasabi. The angelica had a bit of a celery-like taste — kind of a 'this is good for you' flavor haha. The truffle mushroom sauce had a really strong mushroom aroma! I sometimes get tired of a dish partway through eating, so I loved having this many sauce options 👍
How does the staff-grilled udae galbi taste?
The huge ribs arrived. Staff grilled them together with mushrooms, bracken, and kimchi! Having everything grilled for us made it so easy.
I've been feeling run down lately and craving meat, so I came for this — time to eat some big ribs and get my energy back lol. They cut everything into pieces for us like this! Thick, chunky udae galbi with a satisfying chew.
First bite plain, just to taste the meat itself; second bite dipped in black sesame salt like this. Big, juicy, with fat you can really sink your teeth into — this udae galbi ✨️ First time trying it, and it felt like a bigger version of the beef rib meat I already knew. That kind of feeling.
Next, paired with truffle mushroom sauce and wasabi, nom nom nom.
Free beef tartare cake for birthday guests
While we were eating, a birthday song suddenly rang out through the whole restaurant — happy birthday to you~~!! — and I saw staff bring out a yukhoe (raw beef tartare) cake as a free birthday treat lol. The birthday guest looked a little embarrassed, but it seemed like a fun experience haha. If it's your birthday, keep this event in mind!
Taebaek kimchi stew as the side order
The kimchi stew wasn't served in a tiny hot pot but a proper-sized one, and it came with a bowl of rice, so mixing rice into it was pure honey-flavored bliss~~ There was a decent amount of pork in it too, so I'd recommend it as a generous side dish.
When we asked them to turn off the burner, they finished by pulling off the last bits of chewy fascia and lean meat still clinging to the udae galbi for us. Grease refill complete 🍖 The friendly owner smiled and said, come again next time~^^, and it made me happy too. I want to borrow some of that energy~~ Thanks for the meal, Jipbul Taebaek Dongtan Flagship Branch!
Where it is
704-4 Yeongcheon-dong, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea경기도 화성시 동탄구 지산2길 11-8 1층 전체호
