# Korean restaurant lunch waitlist and free galbi platter: Hyangtaek

- By Mirae (https://superchart.com/en/@daegu-rice-lantern/)
- Written Sep 8, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Dalseo, Daegu
- Sponsored: This visit was hosted with a complimentary meal from the restaurant, and the galbi platter was provided free as a grand-opening treat.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@daegu-rice-lantern/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@daegu-rice-lantern/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/index.md)

## In short

Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch is a Korean restaurant in a back alley across from Keimyung University's south gate lot in Dalseo, Daegu. A couple visited for a weekday lunch, hit a wait, ordered mackerel gondre rice for 14,000 won, herring roe bibim noodles for 13,000 won, and grilled deodeok mushrooms for 9,000 won, and got a 10,000-won galbi platter free as a grand-opening treat. For a clean, well-set Korean meal, Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch is worth the wait.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 71 Hosandong-ro 35bukgil, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, South Korea, 1F, alley across from Keimyung University's south gate student parking lot
- **Transit**: 332m from Exit 5, Gangchang Station, Line 2
- **Hours**: 11:00–20:00
- **Break time**: 15:30–17:00
- **Last order**: 15:00, 19:30
- **Closed**: Every Sunday
- **Parking**: No lot; street parking available in the surrounding alley
- **Mackerel gondre rice**: ₩14,000
- **Herring roe bibim noodles**: ₩13,000
- **Grilled deodeok mushrooms**: ₩9,000
- **Galbi platter**: ₩10,000 (received free as a grand-opening treat)
- **Seating**: A mix of 2-top and 4-top tables
- **Note**: Expect a wait at lunchtime

*as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026*

![Full table spread at Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-01-qwpzc-1200.webp)

I heard that an already-popular rice place near my house had reopened nearby, so my husband and I went out lunch-hunting.

## Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch: location and hours

- 332m from Exit 5, Gangchang Station, Line 2
- 🕑 Hours 11:00 - 20:00
- 15:30 - 17:00 break time
- Last order 15:00, 19:30
- Closed every Sunday
- 🅿️ Street parking available nearby (no lot)
- ✔️ Note: there's a wait at lunchtime

![Exterior of Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch in the alley across from Keimyung's south gate](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-02-1q7y3-775.webp)

Hyangtaek is located in the alley across from the south gate student parking lot at Keimyung University in Seongseo, Daegu. It was already a well-known name, so this Seongseo branch has a lot to live up to.

![Hyangtaek interior packed with customers at lunchtime](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-03-fp93a-900.webp)

## How busy was the weekday lunch wait?

You could really feel the popularity — by lunchtime the place was completely packed. A weekday-lunch-wait level of popular, confirmed!! The staff were pretty handsome too, so maybe that's why so many female students come in haha 🤭

## Menu and order

![Menu board at Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-04-ir4s5-905.webp)

![Menu board listing signature and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-05-vhkbo-905.webp)

Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch's signature dishes are mackerel gondre rice and eggplant doenjang rice bowl! The side dishes — grilled deodeok mushrooms and the galbi platter — are also considered signature items. I love gondre rice (dried gondre greens rice) so much, so I was extra happy to find it here. We ordered generously: mackerel gondre rice for 14,000 won, herring roe bibim noodles for 13,000 won (a dish whose look and name were both new to us), and grilled deodeok mushrooms for 9,000 won, since we're a couple who loves Korean food 🐽

![Table set with wooden spoons and paper cups at Hyangtaek](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-06-cw0al-623.webp)

![A chilled bottle of water served first at Hyangtaek](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-07-19e70-699.webp)

Wooden spoons and paper cups on the table. They brought out a chilled bottle of water first — and even the water was that nutty, tasty kind, almost like corn tea.

![Neatly set full table spread at Hyangtaek](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-08-ix108-900.webp)

A full table, neat and well-set 💛

## How to eat at Hyangtaek

- 1. Mix the toppings evenly into the rice or noodles. For the mackerel or eggplant, tear it into small pieces before mixing. The domestic mackerel is hand-prepared and may still have small bones! Enjoy the natural flavor and aroma before adding the special sauce.
- 2. Pair it with gopchang gim (crispy seasoned seaweed) and bibim jeotgal (seasoned salted seafood).
- 3. Add the special sauce for a whole different flavor. Using all of it can make the dish quite salty, so add it gradually according to how much rice is left. The kelp vinegar in the eggplant doenjang rice bowl was inspired by Japanese mazesoba and gives it a distinctive charm.

![Mackerel gondre rice topped with gondre greens and grilled mackerel](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-09-17k2v-706.webp)

A thick piece of grilled mackerel with soft, fragrant gondre greens, braised mushrooms, scallions, and a generous scatter of toasted sesame seeds on top of the mackerel gondre rice, plus the special sauce.

![Herring roe bibim noodles piled high with red roe](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-10-1ep26-555.webp)

Instead of the usual seasoning sauce in the center, this one is piled high with red herring roe — the herring roe bibim noodles. With thin wheat noodles, perilla leaves, grilled beef brisket, and fragrant perilla oil on top, the aroma was incredible.

![Galbi platter served free as a grand-opening treat](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-11-11i9n-564.webp)

### Why an unordered galbi platter showed up

Then a dish we hadn't ordered arrived, so I said, "Wait, we didn't order this..." and they told us it was a grand-opening treat!!!! A free 10,000-won galbi platter, just like that! Everyone, hurry over and enjoy it while it lasts 💕

![Grilled deodeok mushrooms in a spicy-sweet sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-12-a79xc-966.webp)

Grilled deodeok mushrooms. Fragrant deodeok (bellflower root) and mushrooms in a spicy-sweet sauce — a healthy specialty.

![Side dishes including pickled gungchae, bibim jeotgal, and soy-broth soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-13-9yfye-507.webp)

How lovely to find such clean, tidy Korean food this close to home! The pickled gungchae (stem lettuce), bibim jeotgal, and soy-broth soup were all clean-tasting and delicious too!

![Close-up of thick grilled mackerel](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-14-14rvn-831.webp)

![Moist galbi platter coated in soy glaze](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-15-jkah0-767.webp)

Very thick, moist grilled mackerel. And the galbi platter — tender ribs coated in a sweet soy glaze, moist all the way through.

![Mackerel gondre rice served alongside grilled deodeok](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-16-bo8y5-900.webp)

![A bowl of clean, refreshing soy-broth soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-17-u0zos-900.webp)

A bite of mackerel gondre rice, then a hit of the spicy-sweet deodeok for a change of pace! The soy-broth soup was clean and refreshing!

![Mackerel torn into small pieces and mixed with special sauce into gondre rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-18-f1htg-507.webp)

![Thin noodles mixed with beef brisket and perilla leaves for the herring roe bibim noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-19-xwvgw-784.webp)

## What the mackerel gondre rice and herring roe bibim noodles tasted like

Tear the mackerel into small pieces, mix in the special sauce, and it's exactly the flavor I love! Mild but the kind that suddenly wakes up your appetite — the mackerel gondre rice is a full-on must-recommend dish! The bibim noodles loaded with herring roe were also great — mix the noodles, brisket, and perilla leaves evenly, pile on the roe, and it's not too spicy but has that perfect popping texture! Fully approved as a Seongseo rice-place must-visit.

![Wrapping gondre rice in gopchang gim seaweed](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-20-cypen-843.webp)

![Hyangtaek lunch table nearly finished](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean/hyangtaek-seongseo-lunch-wait-korean-21-rjs9n-900.webp)

Following the eating instructions, we wrapped bites in the gopchang gim too — completely delicious. We scraped the free galbi platter clean as well, both of us nearly bursting haha. We left having thoroughly settled our lunch 🐽

## Good for lunch or group meals

With the freshly-opened, clean and tidy interior, plus a mix of 2-top and 4-top tables, Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch was a good pick for both a solo lunch and a group meal. If you're after a delicious, well-set meal, this place is a full recommendation!

## Where it is

- Hyangtaek Seongseo Keimyung University Branch (향택 성서계명대점)
- 71 Hosandong-ro 35bukgil, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, South Korea, 1F
- 대구광역시 달서구 호산동로35북길 71 1층
- 35.8518846, 128.4827422
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%96%A5%ED%83%9D%20%EC%84%B1%EC%84%9C%EA%B3%84%EB%AA%85%EB%8C%80%EC%A0%90/@35.8518846,128.4827422,17z

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