# Magok pork omakase: shiitake lasagna and molecular salad, Don Tamguso - By Hyerin Joo (https://superchart.com/en/@changsin-narrow-table/) - Written Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangseo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after a visit provided by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@changsin-narrow-table/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@changsin-narrow-table/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/index.md) ## In short Don Tamguso is a pork course restaurant on Magok-jungang 6-ro in Gangseo, Seoul. The 58,000 won dinner course runs from soup and a molecular gastronomy salad through shiitake mushroom lasagna, shio koji pork tenderloin, Peking-duck-style grilled pork belly, a handmade burger with Wando abalone risotto, and dessert. With soft lighting and only a handful of seats, Don Tamguso suits a quiet date-night dinner in Magok. ## Good to know - **Lunch**: 26,000 won - **Dinner**: 58,000 won - **Reservations**: Deposit required - **Hours**: 11:30–21:10 (break 14:00–17:30) - **Weekends**: Sat–Sun 15:00–21:10 - **Parking**: Basement parking in the building - **Seating**: Bar seats and table seats - **Restrooms**: Separate men's and women's *as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026* I went looking for a slightly special dinner in Magok, and ended up at Don Tamguso. I was curious because it lets you enjoy pork in a way quite different from the usual, and once I visited, each dish turned out to have a really fun structure. It felt less like a typical meat restaurant and more like slowly working through a tasting course, so I think it'd suit anyone hunting for a good Magok date restaurant too. ## Where is Don Tamguso, and is there parking? ![Exterior of the Don Tamguso building on Magok-jungang 6-ro](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-01-19yee-900.webp) ![View around the Don Tamguso entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-02-28z6c-900.webp) Don Tamguso sits on Magok-jungang 6-ro, an easy walk from Magok Station on Line 5, so it's pretty accessible. You can also get there from Magongnaru Station or Balsan Station, and there's basement parking in the building, which made driving over convenient too. There are plenty of cafés and other restaurants nearby, so it's easy to build a whole date around the meal. If you're planning a date near Magok Station, this is worth checking out. ## What comes with the 58,000 won Don Tamguso dinner course? ![First course of the Don Tamguso dinner tasting menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-03-yl6v4-1200.webp) ![Table set before the course begins at Don Tamguso](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-04-iay6e-900.webp) ![A plate from the Don Tamguso pork tasting menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-05-13kd8-900.webp) ![Plating of a dish in the Don Tamguso course](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-06-qk9sk-900.webp) First up was the soup — forgot the name, ha — but it was so smooth. It just melts, melts. ![Smooth soup served first in the Don Tamguso course](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-07-1nqyh-900.webp) ### Molecular gastronomy salad After the soup came the salad. Unlike a regular salad, the plating alone was pretty. Colorful ingredients topped with a soft foam-style sauce made it fun to look at, and overall it felt light and refreshing, a good way to start the course. They said it was molecular gastronomy — I was too absorbed in eating to catch the full explanation, ha, sorry. But it was so good. ![Molecular gastronomy salad topped with foam sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-08-b0qb0-900.webp) ### Shiitake mushroom lasagna Next was the shiitake mushroom lasagna. Big chunks of shiitake with cheese and a tomato base worked better together than I expected. Getting lasagna in a pork omakase felt like a fun twist too. The shiitake aroma paired nicely with the savory cheese — a genuinely fun dish for me. ![Shiitake mushroom lasagna with cheese and tomato base](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-09-16v3a-900.webp) ### Shio koji grilled pork tenderloin Then came the shio koji pork tenderloin, grilled soft while keeping the clean, lean flavor of tenderloin. Eaten with the vegetables on the side, it was light and never greasy. I liked that it wasn't just the same pork flavor over and over — they varied the cooking method and flavor direction each time. This one... honestly... the best!!! ![Shio koji pork tenderloin served with vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-10-1jnct-900.webp) ### Peking-duck-style grilled pork belly Next was the Peking-duck-style pork belly. Thinly sliced pork belly grilled crisp gave a totally different feel from regular grilled samgyeopsal. Crisp outside, juicy inside — a nice contrast, and eaten with the accompaniments it felt like something new. The minari (water dropwort) was the real kicker. ![Peking-duck-style pork belly served with minari](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-11-8335w-900.webp) ### Handmade burger and Wando abalone risotto For the main, you choose between a mini burger and risotto, but we ordered one of each and split them. Honestly — you should just get both. The small burger packed meat, cheese and bacon into one bite-sized package. Having a mini burger suddenly show up in a tasting menu was fun, and the change of pace from the earlier dishes kept the course from ever feeling monotonous. ![Bite-sized handmade mini burger](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-12-5c6dj-900.webp) The Wando abalone risotto. After a course built mostly around pork, an abalone dish felt like a nice change of direction. The abalone's flavor came through and it finished savory and filling — a solid main. And at the very end came today's dessert, wrapping the course up neatly. ![Today's dessert closing out the course](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-13-11vvd-900.webp) That final dessert — absolutely perfect finish!!! ## Don Tamguso's atmosphere and prices ![Interior of Don Tamguso under soft lighting](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-14-w8wkh-900.webp) ![Bar seats and table seats at Don Tamguso](https://img.superchart.com/images/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course-15-1tix7-m-900.webp) Inside, Don Tamguso was clean and cozy overall. There are bar seats alongside table seats, so you can choose depending on group size or mood, and the soft lighting gave it a distinctly different feel from a loud, smoky BBQ joint. The space isn't large, which actually made it good for a quiet meal — a fitting atmosphere for a date or an anniversary dinner where you want to take your time. - Deposit required for reservations - Lunch ₩26,000 - Dinner ₩58,000 ## Hours, parking and other practical details - ⏰ 11:30–21:10 (break 14:00–17:30, Sat–Sun 15:00–21:10) - 🚘 Building basement parking - 🚻 Separate men's/women's restrooms ## Is Don Tamguso worth it? Final verdict Don Tamguso felt less like a simple grill-it-yourself pork place and more like a course restaurant that lets you enjoy pork through a variety of cooking methods. From salad to lasagna, tenderloin, pork belly, mini burger and abalone, the lineup kept shifting so it never got boring, and I liked being able to take each dish slowly. If you want a slightly special dinner in Magok rather than an ordinary meal, this seems like a solid choice. The quiet, cozy atmosphere especially makes it one I'd recommend to anyone looking for a Magok date restaurant near Magok Station. If you're after a different kind of pork omakase in Magok, give Don Tamguso a try. ## Where it is - Don Tamguso (돈탐구소) - 11 Magok-jungang 6-ro, 128ho, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강서구 마곡중앙6로 11 128호 - 37.5609528, 126.8285658 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8F%88%ED%83%90%EA%B5%AC%EC%86%8C/@37.5609528,126.8285658,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@changsin-narrow-table/don-tamgusoh-magok-pork-omakase-course/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt