Jung-gu, Daegu bossam with a pizza-wide potato pancake: Uldong Bossam

On days when you want something simple but filling~ here's my review of Uldong Bossam (울동보쌈), where the single-serving sets make eating easy.

Uldong Bossam location and opening hours

Uldong Bossam is at 279 Gyeongsanggamyeong-gil, 1st floor, Jung-gu, Daegu, and it's open every day from 11:00 to 23:00. Break time is 15:00–16:30, last order is 21:30, and for parking you use a nearby public car park.

• Address: 279 Gyeongsanggamyeong-gil, 1st floor, Jung-gu, Daegu
• Hours: daily 11:00–23:00
• Break time: 15:00–16:30
• Last order: 21:30
• Parking: nearby public car park

What does the exterior look like, and is it easy to find?

Uldong Bossam is directly across from the main gate of Daegu City Hall's Dongin annex, and just a 1–2 minute walk from Dongin-dong Jjimgalbi (braised short rib) Alley, so it's easy to find. The red brick exterior is lovely, and the wooden door adds even more charm~

The potted plants and green metal chairs are pretty too~

Inside Uldong Bossam: seats for solo diners and groups

The restaurant has lots of 4-person tables plus 1-person and 2-person seats, so everything from eating alone to a group meal works. The whole place is clean and tidy too.

Clean and no-fuss, through and through. Do have a cup of the plum tea (maesil-cha) you see right as you walk in~

The seats set a little further in at the side are comfortable even for a big group. They're good for all kinds of gatherings and company dinners. There are also baby chairs, so it's a nice place for a family meal out.

What we ordered at Uldong Bossam and the prices

This day at Uldong Bossam I ordered the bossam set with extra meat (₩12,900) for two people, plus a potato pancake (₩9,000) and a Fanta (₩2,000).

• Bossam set (extra meat) ₩12,900, 2 people
• Potato pancake ₩9,000
• Fanta ₩2,000

Here's what today's bossam set comes with~

Uldong Bossam has small, medium and large anju (dishes to go with drinks), and a single-serving bossam set. You order on a tablet at the table, which is convenient.

How was the bossam set with extra meat?

The bossam (boiled pork wraps) at Uldong Bossam is moist and tender with no gamey smell, and it comes as a single-serving tray, so it's great for a workday lunch. There's a regular bossam set, but we love meat, so we went with extra meat haha

Soy sauce with sesame seeds you grind yourself

This is the soy sauce. You grind the sesame seeds that come with the set, grind grind grind~!!! It's fun grinding the sesame, and then you just pour the soy sauce over it. Dip the bossam in this sauce and it's heavenly~

Dip it right in the sauce and it tastes so good. I like that the soy sauce isn't salty. The bossam is moist and tender with no gamey smell!! So silky~

Pickled onion and thin dried radish

The bossam here goes well with onion pickles (yangpaji), and it's tasty with the thin dried radish (mumallaengi) too. I'd never had thin dried radish with bossam before, and it's appealing.

Try a bit of everything: it's good with salted shrimp, and with doenjang (fermented soybean paste) and minari (water dropwort) too, it all goes well~ So yummy~~

Is the potato pancake a good side dish?

The potato pancake (₩9,000) comes out wide and round like a pizza, and it's crisp from the edge to the middle. I ordered it as a side, and it's a nutty pancake whose crunch lasts to the very end.

Dip it in ketchup and it's just right~ Crisp from the edge all the way inside!!

A totally delicious meal, done in no time!!

Verdict: from a solo lunch to an evening group meal

Uldong Bossam is a place where you can eat a single-serving tray of neatly boiled bossam with homestyle side dishes. The chewy, moist bossam with the thin dried radish is appealing, and the two go together harmoniously.

It suits a workday lunch near Daegu City Hall in Jung-gu, and the quick table turnover looks good for busy hours. In the evening it's also right for a group dinner with suyuk (boiled pork) and jeongol (hot pot). If you want a filling meal in Gyo-dong, or tasty bossam near Dongseong-ro, this is a good Gyo-dong spot to visit.