Dongjak Korean restaurant for assorted beef intestines: Bareun Hwangso

Bareun Hwangso Gopchang near Sadang Station

The girls’ beef-intestine craving cooldown had fully run out... We just could not hold back anymore, so we went straight to Bareun Hwangso Gopchang (바른황소곱창) for an emergency gopchang refill! Maybe because it had been so long, but it tasted especially amazing that day 🤤

Bareun Hwangso Gopchang is only a 3-minute walk from Sadang Station Exit 10, or a 7-minute walk from Isu Station Exit 7, so getting there is super easy! When friends living all over the place need to meet in the middle, is there anywhere better than Sadang Station? It is close to the station and easy to find—just the right location for a group gopchang meal!

The atmosphere and weekday wait

We arrived around 4:30 and were the first customers! It is not a huge place, with about seven round tables in total. Since we were first, we got to sit and eat leisurely, but little by little people started coming in! But apparently this is a real Sadang favorite, because before it was even 6 pm on Friday, it was already full and there was a wait!! What... does nobody have work??

Singha-style...? (If you get that reference, fellow millennials, please book your health checkup ㄱ-)

Ordering assorted gopchang and draft beer

The menu is similar to most beef-gopchang places, with assorted gopchang, gopchang, daechang, and makchang. The two of us ordered two portions of assorted gopchang and draft beer!

• Assorted gopchang: ₩24,000 per person
• Draft beer: ₩5,000

With weather this nice, how could we not order draft beer…🍺

The basic sides were chives, myeongi leaves (pickled garlic leaves), and gopchang dipping sauce. There was also a fish-cake-and-bean-sprout soup that was kind of pretending to be fish-cake soup! It was a simple spread, but exactly the right combination to have with gopchang.

Before long, the assorted gopchang arrived too! It comes pre-grilled once in the kitchen, and after a staff member gives it a quick mix, it is ready to eat!

First, we opened up our throats with draft beer... haha. Definitely order the draft beer... Maybe it was because we were drinking while everyone else was at work, but it was seriously cold and delicious;;;

Every cut, from heart to makchang

You know the rule: beef heart should be eaten first because it gets tough the longer it cooks, right?? It was not tough at all—so tender! It chewed softly without any dryness, and it was so good.

And the gopchang? It had just the right amount of rich filling, so it was nutty and savory. The chives alongside it had a little spice, keeping it from feeling greasy; together, the chives and gopchang were simply supreme.

The carbs: approved.

I love daechang (beef large intestine) grilled well done, with that coexistence of crispy and soft textures... How did they know my heart? It was cooked exactly how I like it, so I happily ate this too.

The makchang;; When ordering that day, I said I liked pork makchang more than beef, but I might have to take that back... I like beef makchang too...?

Honestly, when I order an assortment, I sometimes wonder whether I should get individual cuts instead, because even the same cut can be delicious at one place but disappointing at another depending on how it is cooked. Here, though, every cut in the assortment was cooked deliciously, so I absolutely recommend getting the assortment first, then ordering more of whichever cut you liked best!!!

Finishing with kkakdugi fried rice

We could not skip K-dessert, so we ordered one kkakdugi fried rice too~~ We ordered just one, but it is quite a generous amount, right?! They serve the fried rice with mayonnaise too, so we drizzled some over half of it and yum yum 😋 You could bite into pieces of kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) here and there, and of course, as Koreans, once rice went in, we felt nice and full again.

It had been a while since I had such delicious beef gopchang!! Being close to Sadang Station was great, and grilled foods like beef intestines can get hot when you sit in front of the flame, but since this came pre-grilled, we could eat comfortably without needing to stay over the fire for long, which made it even better. Above all, the gopchang, daechang, and heart were all cooked just right, and even though we ordered an assortment, there was not a single cut that disappointed us~~!!! If you are looking for a good restaurant in Sadang or Isu, I recommend this place!!