# Gangseo Korean restaurant with birthday beef jeon: Mikodam - By Hyoju (https://superchart.com/en/@counter-seat-record/) - Written Sep 10, 2026 - Updated Sep 13, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangseo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written in exchange for a sponsored visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/index.md) ## In short Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch is a Korean restaurant in Gangseo, Seoul, near Balsan Station. We shared the Hansanggadeuk three-person set with beef seaweed soup, cockle rice, and beef jeon after my parents’ Tokyo trip. A generous, family-friendly Korean meal. ## Good to know - **Location**: 42 Gangseo-ro 54-gil, 1F, Gangseo-gu, Seoul - **Distance from Balsan Station**: 261 m from Exit 4 of Balsan Station, Line 5 - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–22:00 - **Parking**: Parking building with floors 1–4 right beside the restaurant - **Seating**: Tables for four and six, plus private rooms - **Order**: Hansanggadeuk 3-person set: 1 beef seaweed soup, 2 soy-sauce cockle rice bowls, 1 medium beef jeon - **Birthday offer**: Free large beef jeon when visiting within one week before or after your birthday *as written by the visitor on Sep 10, 2026* ![Photo from a visit to Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-01-cglnp-900.webp) While looking for a great Korean restaurant to take my parents to after their trip to Tokyo, I found Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch (미꼬담 마곡발산점), a place lots of people visit for family gatherings and with their parents!!! ## Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch location and parking It’s on the first floor at 42 Gangseo-ro 54-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, and 261 m from Exit 4 of Balsan Station on Line 5. Hours are 11:00–22:00 daily. ### Parking ![Parking tower beside the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-02-cyj7x-900.webp) There’s a parking tower right beside the restaurant, with floors 1 through 4! Thanks to that, parking was easy haha. ### Outside and inside the restaurant When you come down the stairs from the parking building, there’s a sign pointing the way! It’s all the way at the back of the building, so just keep walking straight in haha. There were tables for four and six. I visited on a weekend evening and it was packed! There are private rooms farther inside too, so it’s seriously ideal for family gatherings!! I’ve never seen a place with this many high chairs. I can’t even imagine how many families come here ㅠ ## What comes in the Hansanggadeuk three-person set ### Menu ![Mikodam Korean set-meal menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-03-1qsm9-900.webp) ![Mikodam Korean set-meal menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-04-vybqv-900.webp) ![Mikodam Korean set-meal menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-05-oc7b4-900.webp) ![Mikodam Korean set-meal menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-06-1vyb8-900.webp) Mikodam’s main dishes are miyeokguk (seaweed soup), cockles, and yukjeon (pan-fried beef)! They have set menus by group size, so there’s no need to agonize over what to order! ![Hansanggadeuk set menu by number of diners](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-07-qj2g7-900.webp) For water, aprons, and so on, just press the staff-call button beneath the kiosk! We ordered the Hansanggadeuk three-person set: one beef miyeokguk, two soy-sauce cockle rice bowls, and one medium yukjeon. ![Hansanggadeuk three-person set table setting](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-08-s2l2k-900.webp) For a Korean set-meal restaurant, the ingredients were really good! Premium Wando seaweed, cockles from Beolgyo and Yeosu, and freshly cooked Sindongjin rice!! It really felt like we’d come to a proper Korean set-meal place haha. Even the spoons and chopsticks came so thoughtfully wrapped in sleeves! ## A table overflowing from the side dishes onward These were the side dishes that came out first! Stir-fried spicy pork, japchae (stir-fried glass noodles), and mackerel as side dishes... really..!!! Starting with the seasoned vegetable dishes, the selection was satisfying and seemed like something everyone would enjoy, no matter their age! ![Basic side dishes including seasoned vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-09-1py3b-900.webp) ![Basic side dishes including seasoned vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-10-1mvpv-900.webp) ![Basic side dishes including seasoned vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-11-lgbgs-900.webp) Honestly, the side dishes alone were enough to polish off a whole bowl of rice!! ![Basic side dishes served with rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-12-1w4w1-900.webp) ![Mackerel and roasted seaweed side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-13-42iup-900.webp) And especially, dipping the mackerel and gim (roasted seaweed) in soy sauce was the ultimate rice thief! A menu item kids would love too!!! ![A full table with the main dishes served](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-14-uft5x-900.webp) As we ate the side dishes, the main dishes arrived—and it truly was a table completely full of food haha!! ![Main dishes in the Hansanggadeuk set](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-15-1g1cm-900.webp) ## Beef seaweed soup, soy-sauce cockles, and beef jeon We ordered one beef seaweed soup, and the portion was enormous...!! It was plenty to share among three people, and it had lots of beef too! ![Seaweed soup filled with beef](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-16-1lzlo-900.webp) Two portions of soy-sauce cockles!! This was a pretty big portion too, with a lovely soy-sauce aroma and seasoning that had soaked right into the cockles! It comes in a large bowl so you can mix it with rice haha. ![Soy-sauce cockles in a large bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-17-ik2j2-900.webp) What is there even to say about yukjeon ㅠㅠ It was beautifully golden and cooked through, and with the seasoned chives, it was an unbeatable combo. ![Golden beef jeon served with seasoned chives](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-18-y4ewe-900.webp) All ready to eat like this lol. Maybe because they’d just returned from traveling abroad, my parents had really wanted Korean food—and seeing how happy they were made me happy too! I quickly mixed up the cockles first!! Salty and nutty, it kept drawing me back for another bite haha. The cockles were plump, and it wasn’t overwhelmingly spicy, so I could enjoy it without any burden haha. And this yukjeon was the perfect side whether eaten with the seaweed soup or with the cockle bibimbap! ![Beef jeon served with cockle bibimbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-19-17en1-900.webp) With a bowl of white rice, it was filling and even more delicious! ![White rice with a Korean set meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-20-w80h7-900.webp) ![A filling Korean set-meal spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-21-thbqg-824.webp) ## Puffed corn dessert and the birthday beef jeon offer And right in front of the entrance, there was puffed corn and post-meal tea like this!! ![Puffed corn and post-meal tea by the entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-22-13maf-900.webp) The puffed corn in this rice cooker was seriously delicious. lol It was so warm and sweet that I had it twice haha. ![Warm, sweet puffed corn dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-23-yp8ga-900.webp) Such a perfect K-dessert combination to have after a meal. ![Notice for the free beef jeon birthday-visit offer](https://img.superchart.com/images/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam-24-1kfjz-900.webp) And at Mikodam, a large yukjeon is free when you visit within one week before or after your birthday!!! ## A Balsan Station family meal with my parents I visited Mikodam to have Korean food with my parents! The food arrived generously filling the table, and from the side dishes to the cockle bibimbap, seaweed soup, and yukjeon, we enjoyed everything overall haha. With private rooms and lots of family diners, it felt like a great Balsan Station Korean set-meal restaurant for a family meal or gathering with parents! ## Where it is - Mikodam Magok-Balsan Branch (미꼬담 마곡발산점) - 42 Gangseo-ro 54-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강서구 강서로54길 42 1층 2호 - 37.5588429, 126.8413261 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AF%B8%EA%BC%AC%EB%8B%B4%20%EB%A7%88%EA%B3%A1%EB%B0%9C%EC%82%B0%EC%A0%90/@37.5588429,126.8413261,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@counter-seat-record/balsan-hansik-birthday-yukjeon-mikkodam/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt