# Gyeongju samgyetang restaurant with acanthopanax pickles: Ogajeong - By Hoyeon (https://superchart.com/en/@daegu-scone-plate/) - Written Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@daegu-scone-plate/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@daegu-scone-plate/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/index.md) ## In short Ogajeong Gamasot Samgyetang is a cauldron-cooked samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) restaurant on Baengnyul-ro in Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju. On a local friend's recommendation, the writer arrived around 5pm and ordered the herbal (acanthopanax) samgyetang, finishing the broth, the falling-apart chicken and even the acanthopanax pickle side dish despite normally being a small eater. The verdict: Ogajeong Gamasot Samgyetang is worth a 6-hour round trip. ## Good to know - **Ordered**: Herbal (acanthopanax) samgyetang - **Visit time**: Around 5pm - **Seating**: Two or three private rooms plus a large hall table; rooms mostly seat four - **Parking**: On-site lot (full and double-parked on the way out) - **Address**: 71 Baengnyul-ro, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do *as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026* I'm writing up a post about Ogajeong Gamasot Samgyetang, a Dongcheon-dong, Gyeongju spot I visited over the weekend. I went while out exploring Gyeongju — my friend, who's actually from Gyeongju, recommended it as a samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) place, haha. ![Exterior of Ogajeong Gamasot Samgyetang restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-01-uen82-1200.webp) ## First impressions and parking at Ogajeong Gamasot Samgyetang Here's the outside of the restaurant, haha. My first thought was, this looks like the kind of place a lot of older gentlemen come to eat at...? Walking in, my suspicion turned into certainty, and after tasting the food, that certainty turned into gratitude, haha. ![View near the restaurant entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-02-ra9rf-900.webp) Even though I came pretty early in the evening, around 5pm, there were already quite a few cars in the parking lot, haha. ![Restaurant parking lot with cars parked](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-03-18e7f-900.webp) Walking in, I saw they're running a Gyeongju Big Eater event! Isn't the Gyeongju Mippi keyring so cute >.,< haha. ![Sign for the Gyeongju Big Eater event](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-04-f69d9-900.webp) ## What to order: the herbal (acanthopanax) samgyetang Here's the menu, haha. I got the herbal (acanthopanax) samgyetang 🫶🏻 ![Menu board at Ogajeong Gamasot Samgyetang](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-05-zy8qn-900.webp) The special menu items look like they'd be amazing with a drink. Why do I think that? Because the side dishes and the samgyetang itself were unbelievably good. ![Sign listing the special menu items](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-06-yd205-900.webp) ### Why acanthopanax is worth ordering The benefits of acanthopanax! Honestly, my grandfather used to make acanthopanax pickles for me when I was little, because back then I had a serious case of tiny acne bumps. I went to skincare clinics, dermatologists, oriental medicine clinics, tried esthetic cosmetics — nothing worked, it kept coming back every couple of weeks, and I even got to the point of avoiding people because of it. But after eating young acanthopanax leaves, haha, it cleared up like magic. Ever since then I've had zero aversion to the smell — if anything I love it, because it saved me. ![Posted information about acanthopanax benefits](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-07-wexni-900.webp) ## Private rooms and who eats here Even now as an adult, I always eat beef with acanthopanax pickles!!!!! Anyway, there are two or three private rooms, plus tables set up in a large hall area too. ![Hall-style dining area with tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-08-1vqyn-900.webp) Since they had a lot of reservations, I was led into a room that's mostly used for four-person seating, haha. There were more guests already inside than I expected, haha. They all seemed to be locals from Gyeongju — people stopping in for gatherings or dinner after work..!! ![Four-person table in the assigned private room](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-09-1uxks-900.webp) As for the benefits of acanthopanax, honestly I just know from personal experience, haha, that instinctively it's great for your health. I've loved it so much I've eaten it without checking the benefits for my whole 3x years of life... haha. ![Framed information about acanthopanax](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-10-dimeg-900.webp) ## The broth and chicken: the best samgyetang so far It arrived!!!! The broth... best samgyetang I've ever had, hands down. The chicken meat was tender, soft, delicate — also number one. ![Herbal acanthopanax samgyetang served at the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-11-h43q6-900.webp) The acanthopanax pickle tasted just like my grandfather's, and the peppers and onions were so good I thought honey must be coming out of them, ugh, haha. ![Acanthopanax pickle side dish with peppers and onions](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-12-18sy7-900.webp) Look at this tender meat! For reference, I really dislike old hen meat — the chewiness bothers me and it makes my jaw hurt, haha. This was the exact opposite. It just melted away...!!! ![Chicken meat from the samgyetang pulling apart tenderly](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-13-19lh9-900.webp) My family cooks lightly seasoned without MSG, so whenever store-bought food has seasoning added, I can tell instantly — my mouth gets that sweet, heavy, coated feeling. ![Close-up of the samgyetang broth and chicken](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-14-1l47c-900.webp) Here, either they used none at all or just a tiny amount. I'd guess the former — anyway, it was so delicious. That pure taste of the ingredients themselves — if someone said let's make the trip to Gyeongju just for this, I'd go, haha (it's a 6-hour round trip). ![Nearly empty samgyetang pot and side dish bowls](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal-15-1q6nr-900.webp) ## Clearing every side dish, acanthopanax pickles included All my friends know I'm a small eater, haha. I've always had a small frame and a small appetite, and since I've run a blog since college, I've eaten out a lot — if something's not tasty, I'll chew it and spit it out, and once I'm full, I stop eating, no matter what. Naturally I only finish half a samgyetang and never touch the side dishes... but can you tell? Haha, this was just too good. > I'm not writing this way because it's a sponsored visit. I also paid part of the bill myself. Even looking at my other posts, a review this glowing is rare. Anyway, I really, truly recommend it. I'm not acquainted with the owner here, haha. Thank you for such delicious, healthy food — and on the way out, elderly guests in suits kept stepping out of expensive foreign cars one after another, the lot was so full it ended in double parking, haha. Yep, this confirms it's a genuinely great restaurant, haha. Wealthy older folks showing up on a Friday night? That's the whole story. It's the ultimate measure of a good restaurant, and it's never once been wrong for me. ## Where it is - Ogajeong Gamasot Samgyetang (오가정가마솥삼계탕) - 71 Baengnyul-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea - 경상북도 경주시 백률로 71 - 35.856841, 129.2272168 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%A4%EA%B0%80%EC%A0%95%EA%B0%80%EB%A7%88%EC%86%A5%EC%82%BC%EA%B3%84%ED%83%95/@35.856841,129.2272168,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@daegu-scone-plate/gyeongju-dongcheon-ogajeong-samgyetang-herbal/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt