Marinated black pork ribs in Dal-dong, Ulsan: 3 servings at Daewol

A new meat restaurant near Goodmorning Hospital in Dal-dong, Ulsan: Daewol Charcoal Barbecue

Daewol Charcoal Barbecue (대월숯불고기) is a new meat restaurant that opened in August near Goodmorning Hospital in Dal-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. It's a charcoal barbecue place that sources black pork directly from Jirye in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, and butchers it in-house, so I went to check it out and share it with you~

Daewol Charcoal Barbecue

• Address: 6 Samsan-ro 122beon-gil, Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea / lot address: Dal-dong 681, Nam-gu, Ulsan
• Hours: Mon–Sat 10:00–22:00, last order 21:30
• Closed Sundays
• Amenities: group seating, takeout, delivery, reservations, wifi, separate men's/women's restrooms, high chairs, waiting area, wheelchair-accessible entrance
• Parking available → TruParking Ulsan Dal-dong lot, 3 hours (up to 2 cars per table)

Daewol Charcoal Barbecue serves both lunch and dinner^^ For lunch there's galbitang (short rib soup), sandeomi bulgogi (mountain-of-bulgogi), doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew), sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) and more! There's also a waiting area in front of the shop, which was really nice:)

The alcohol fridge was packed full and kept nice and cold. The restroom is outside the restaurant. Having to go outside for the restroom, and it not being super pristine, was a bit of a downside ㅠ

Daewol Charcoal Barbecue butchers the meat in-house, which really builds trust:) Ulsan Pay works here too, worth keeping in mind

There's a cool plum tea available — having a glass on the way out would be so refreshing and sweet, right? Make sure you grab a cup before you leave~

A flavor you crave every three days, at a price gentle enough to come back every three days! The first order requires a minimum of 2 servings^^

Kiosk ordering, and myeolchijeot (salted anchovy sauce) simmered with hot chili

At Daewol Charcoal Barbecue you just sit down and order from the kiosk, which is convenient~ There were even hair ties ready at the table:) Nice touch of thoughtfulness^^ They bring out myeolchijeot (fermented anchovy sauce) — they chop up chili peppers into it and boil it on the grill, then you dip your meat in it!

The black pork is butchered fresh from Jirye in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province! This place doesn't use frozen meat^^

You wrap the meat in banga leaf (Korean wild basil) and eat it~

Daewol Charcoal Barbecue's menu and what we ordered

Let's take a look at the menu^^ There's a nice variety of pork dishes using Jirye black pork, plus hanwoo (Korean beef) options~ Premium hanwoo cuts need to be reserved in advance:)

So what did we order?

• Jirye black pork marinated ribs x3
• Extra black pork marinated ribs x1
• Rice
• Soft drinks
• Beer

Main hall, private room and the dinner-hour mood at Daewol

The restaurant has both a main hall and private rooms. We went during dinner time, and customers just kept streaming in nonstop. There were a lot of reservations too~

There's also a Naver receipt review event, so it might be worth taking part, right? You get a drink or a bottle of alcohol free

Basic side dishes and the self-serve corner

The basic side dishes were nice and clean. Kelp, lettuce, perilla leaves, banga leaf, chili peppers, garlic, ssamjang, spicy radish salad, jellyfish salad, scallion salad, bean sprout soup, pickled radish. Extra side dishes are easy to grab yourself from the self-serve corner!

3 servings of Jirye black pork marinated ribs over real charcoal

The color of the meat looks amazing, right? Our first order was 3 servings of Jirye black pork marinated ribs. Vegetable skewers came along with it:) The meat quality looked great

Delicious meat grilled right over real charcoal — you grill it yourself~

I grilled it up right away and took a bite — a little on the salty side?! Eating the meat plain felt a bit too salty, so I'd definitely recommend dipping it in the rib sauce~ The meat was juicy and springy, with the savory flavor of black pork coming through

Free cold boiled pork and silkworm pupa soup

Great service. Out came free cold boiled pork and silkworm pupa soup! The cold boiled pork was so tender and moist, cool and sliced really thin. The seasoning was excellent~ The silkworm pupa soup was packed with pupas, mild but deeply savory

How could you not wrap up a bite, right? Marinated ribs that make you crave white rice — I wrapped a piece with perilla leaf and banga leaf~ Added some wild chive too, piled on a big rib, with garlic and chili, then a shot of drink, cheers, and dug in:)

Adding 1 more serving of marinated ribs, 150g per serving

We were still a bit short, so we ordered 1 more serving of marinated ribs. Each serving is 150g, so it's a pretty generous portion ^^

And of course you have to gnaw the bone at the end, right? Ribs really do taste best when you eat them off the bone~ Nicely browned, well-cooked ribs! The meat pulled right off, soft and tender

What was good and what fell short at Daewol Charcoal Barbecue

• Spacious interior with both a main hall and private rooms
• Good for group dining too
• Has high chairs, so it's fine to bring kids along!
• Uses Jirye black pork
• Gets fresh Gimcheon Jirye black pork delivered twice a week
• Good meat quality
• Owner and staff were friendly
• Self-serve corner is well stocked
• Free cold boiled pork and silkworm pupa soup
• Definitely worth joining the Naver review event
• Nice to have a lunch special too
• Restroom being outside is inconvenient

I really felt like coming back next time to try the Jirye black pork assorted platter:) A great place for a good meal or a drink with friends~ You can enjoy both lunch and dinner comfortably here ^^