Private-room sushi lunch in Magok with live octopus salad: Weanssi

I met up for lunch with a close older friend I hadn't seen in a while! She likes sushi, so I searched for sushi spots near Magok Station and ended up at Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch (위앤스시 마곡본점). You can enjoy a whole course here, from sushi and sashimi to grilled fish, clam soup and tempura.

Short version: every dish was made with care and the portions were so generous that I thought my stomach would burst at the end! And since you eat in a classy private room, I'd recommend it for important meals or quiet get-togethers!! Let me introduce the Weans A Course.

Where is Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch, and where can you park?

Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch is on the outside of the ground floor of 200 Gonghang-daero, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. You park in the building's underground car park, and 2 hours of parking are covered. It was an easy sushi place to reach by car from Magok Station.

The restaurant takes up a big spot on the building's ground floor, facing outside, so even first-timers can find it without trouble. It isn't hidden inside the building; you can see it right from outside, so it's easy to spot.

For parking, you use the building's underground car park, which goes down to B4 and is spacious, so parking was comfortable. Best of all, with 2 hours of parking covered, you can eat at a relaxed pace and still leave in time.

In the Magok area, parking matters more than you'd think when you pick a meeting place by car, right? On that point, I really liked Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch!

Weanssi Sushi Magok menu and how to order

You order on the tablet at each table, and you can choose from single meals like mul-hoe (cold raw fish soup) to sushi menus and course meals. We ordered the Weans A Course for 2.

You order on the tablet set up at each table.

Looking through the menu, there were single meals like mul-hoe, lots of sushi options, and course meals you can pick by price and composition. I liked how wide the choice is depending on your purpose and taste. We wanted a slightly special lunch that day, so we ordered the Weans A Course for 2.

It isn't a set where you just eat sushi and finish; the course goes from sashimi to grilled fish, soup and tempura in order, so I was excited to see what would come out. If the A Course is this good, I'm so curious about the Weans Best! Won't somebody buy me the Weans Best? Hehehe, I want to try it.

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What are the private rooms like at Weanssi Sushi Magok?

Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch has bar seats facing the chef, 2-, 4- and 6-person rooms, and bigger rooms for larger groups. It was just me and my friend, so we booked a 2-person room in advance.

As soon as we walked in, a staff member came to greet us kindly. Since we had a reservation, they welcomed us warmly and showed us the way, so I felt looked after from the very start.

At the front there were bar seats where you can eat facing the chef, and along the remaining walls the rooms were lined up in an L shape. When we went into the 2-person room we had reserved, it was neatly set up for the meal.

There were rooms from 2-person to 4- and 6-person, and even large rooms for bigger groups. You know the sliding doors that open up and divide the rooms, right? So group reservations are totally possible! The whole interior felt very neat and upscale!

Each room is its own separate space, so I thought it would be great for a date, a family meal, a company dinner or an important gathering. And it was perfect for a cozy chat with someone close, like us.

What order does the Wean A Course come in?

A gentle start: warm vegetable porridge

The Weans A Course starts with warm vegetable porridge. It's a nice way to settle your stomach before the meal.

It's just plain vegetable porridge and the portion isn't big, so it gently opens up your appetite before the sushi and sashimi, which makes it perfect as a first step!

Fresh sashimi in the Wean A Course

Next came the sashimi! It's one of the dishes you look forward to most in a sushi course, right? Hehe. It came neatly arranged, three pieces each, and looked appetizing, and the soft texture in the mouth was so good.

With two of us, hahaha, I kind of wished they'd give four pieces each, haha. We ended up politely offering each other the last piece, haha.

Side dishes: live octopus salad, crab innards and spicy raw squid

And this was the part of the Weans A Course I liked most!! What do you call it, a side dish? No, but it's way too fancy and delicious to call a side dish.

They're like banchan (Korean side dishes) that you can wrap up with the sashimi or eat on their own, and they're seriously so delicious!!! The live octopus salad is spicy and tasty, the crab innards mix is tasty too, and the seasoned raw squid underneath is so good I nearly fainted.

The fresh flavor stayed alive, yet it was clean in the mouth. Savoring the thick slices one at a time, my hand naturally reached for the next piece. Yes! I'm becoming a master of wrapping sashimi, hahaha.

The star of the course: sea urchin and sweet shrimp sushi

After the sashimi comes the sushi of the Weans A Course. And the sushi I'd been waiting for! With sushi following the sashimi, it felt like a proper Japanese course.

The rice and fish blended softly in the mouth, and there was fun in savoring each piece slowly. You enjoy the natural taste of the fish with the sashimi and a different harmony with the sushi, so I thought the lineup was really well put together.

Especially the sweet shrimp topped with sea urchin and flying fish roe, which melted right in my mouth. Pure happiness.

Mild, savory grilled fish

Next came the grilled fish! I can't remember its name exactly, so I remember it as yeolgaengi (a rockfish-like fish). Golden-brown and grilled, it looked appetizing just to look at.

The outside was grilled nicely with a nutty flavor and the flesh was moist and soft, so I enjoyed it a lot. Dipped in the soy sauce they gave with it, the nutty taste went up a notch!

Spicy clam soup with Cheongyang chili

Personally, the clam soup was my favorite! The bowl was absolutely packed with clams. It had Cheongyang chili (a hot Korean pepper) in it so it was spicy, and each clam was so plump!

There was fun in picking out the clams, which were full of meat, and the broth was cool and refreshing with that special savory clam depth. It's that clean, clear shellfish-soup taste that makes you think of soju, haha.

Shrimp and kabocha squash tempura to finish

The course ends with tempura! Shrimp tempura and sweet pumpkin tempura came out. The crispy shrimp tempura matched the springy shrimp texture with the nutty coating nicely.

The grilled fish I had left aside because I was about to burst went into my mouth at the very end too!

Wean A Course lunch at Weanssi Sushi Magok: my verdict

That day I had the Weans A Course for lunch with my close older friend at Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch, and it was far more substantial and generous than I expected. Each dish was prepared with care, and being able to eat comfortably in a room made it really good for talking.

Especially the clam soup full of plump clams is still floating in front of my eyes. I thought it would be great to come back for a dinner course with a glass of sake. If you're looking for a sushi place with nice rooms near Magok Station, or want a slightly special lunch or dinner with someone dear, I highly recommend Weanssi Sushi Magok Main Branch!