Cheonan Korean BBQ revisit, Febreze and mouthwash: Cham Dwaejitgan

Cham Dwaejitgan Cheonan Dujeong Branch hours and location

Cham Dwaejitgan Cheonan Dujeong Branch is open 16:00–04:00. It's a pork belly restaurant right in the middle of Dujeong-dong's restaurant alley.

Met up with a friend who's unemployed again (lol) in Dujeong-dong after a while! Two unemployed folks here for meat >< hehe

This restaurant called Cham Dwaejitgan sits right in the middle of Dujeong-dong's restaurant alley, and I'd actually been here once before, a few months ago. It was so good that time I came back again with my friend haha

No separate parking lot, I think you can probably just park in front of the restaurant,,?

What's on the menu at Cham Dwaejitgan?

Cham Dwaejitgan Cheonan Dujeong Branch's signature menu is black pork and Boseong green-tea pork cuts. Here's the signature lineup!

• Black pork ogyeopsal
• Black pork neck
• Boseong green-tea pork cham samgyeopsal
• Boseong green-tea pork kkotmokssal
• Boseong green-tea pork cheongyeopsal
• Boseong green-tea pork gabrisal

There's quite a variety of side menu items too. I need to come back and try the cold noodles sometime,,

We ordered 2 servings of Boseong green-tea pork cham samgyeopsal, and of course a bottle of soju ^,^ Ah when am I ever going to quit drinking?

A rice-husk-smoked pork belly restaurant — what's the vibe like?

Cham Dwaejitgan is a pork belly restaurant that lays rice husks under the grill plate to smoke the meat. The first time I saw it I was so fascinated, but seeing it a second time it's already familiar haha. The rice husk smell is also distinctive, but that's grown familiar too haha

The inside had so many customers I couldn't take photos, but it's super clean and spacious — seems perfect for company dinners too. Actually while we were there it looked like some company was having a group dinner.

Cham Dwaejitgan side dishes — always refill the mushroom wasabi

Cham Dwaejitgan brings out all kinds of side dishes to go with the meat, and my favorite among them is the mushroom wasabi!!!! You really have to refill this one multiple times ㅠㅠ

It goes REALLY well with pork belly, and the sharp spicy kick of the wasabi totally cuts through the greasiness,,, I have an extreme soft spot for restaurants that serve mushroom wasabi haha

Besides that, there's napa cabbage kimchi, seasoned bean sprouts, minari, garlic scapes, cabbage salad and more, so it's great for mixing and matching with the meat!

They cut the napa cabbage kimchi into easy-to-eat pieces for you ㅎ_ㅎ

Wait, they give you milk thistle if you order alcohol?

Another distinctive thing about Cham Dwaejitgan is that they give you milk thistle when you order alcohol~ I've never gotten this kind of service at any other restaurant or bar haha so novel and so nice!

Boseong green-tea pork cham samgyeopsal, grilled entirely by staff

The staff grilled our 2 servings of Boseong green-tea pork cham samgyeopsal from start to finish, so we didn't need to grill anything ourselves at all — so convenient.

That glistening oil pouring out is making me dizzy,,,

While we were busy catching up on life, the pork belly got perfectly grilled.

Looks hearty and delicious just from looking at it, right,,? I guess the personal color of pork belly really is 'red'. Whatever else, grilled kimchi is a must-have ^0^

One bite with salt, one bite with mushroom wasabi + grilled potato

First bite of the cham samgyeopsal, just dipped in salt, yum yum. Maybe because of the rice husk smoking, there's no off smell at all and the meat itself is so tender and delicious!

Second bite was my favorite combo, mushroom wasabi + grilled potato~ Pork belly wrapped in potato... surprisingly it goes together really well, the savory pork and the mild potato flavor were so good together.

Cham Dwaejitgan also has a self-serve bar, so you can go help yourself if any side dish runs low! I was only ever targeting the mushroom wasabi though haha

I also wrapped up plenty of ssam,, the cheongyang chili peppers were spicier than expected so I teared up a little ㅎ and piling on tons of mushroom wasabi on top gave me a double dose of spice~!

Three servings of pork belly for two, finished off with fried rice

Honestly we ordered one more serving of pork belly ^0^ Can't let the eating momentum break~ hehe two people eating three servings is basically the standard rule, right?

We finished with fried rice! Made with dazzling wrist flicks as they fried it up.

How do you resist carbs,,, they chopped up the leftover meat finely and fried it in, and it made such a happy, mouth-filling finish.

Service on the way out, and my thoughts on revisiting Cham Dwaejitgan

Cham Dwaejitgan Cheonan Dujeong Branch even gives you yogurt, candy, mouthwash, and air freshener as a service on your way out. A perfect finish to this Dujeong-dong BBQ spot~~

My friend also said the meat was really delicious and filling, and was very satisfied!@ haha would recommend