# Gyukatsu striploin and gyudon date at Izawa, Cheonan Sinbu-dong - By Ara N. (https://superchart.com/en/@daejeon-street-spoon/) - Written Sep 9, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Cheonan, Chungnam - Sponsored: This post was written following a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@daejeon-street-spoon/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@daejeon-street-spoon/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/index.md) ## In short Izawa Cheonan Sinbu-dong Branch is a Japanese restaurant near Cheonan Terminal in Sinbu-dong that serves gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) you grill yourself on a mini charcoal stove. Ordering the gyukatsu striploin alongside gyudon (beef bowl) made for a hearty date-night meal, generous enough that the husband kept saying he was full. Even a gyukatsu first-timer could enjoy adjusting the doneness bite by bite. ## Good to know - **Ordered**: Gyukatsu striploin, gyudon - **Feature**: Mini charcoal stove provided, grill to your preferred doneness - **Location**: 18-1 Meokgeori 10-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea (Sinbu-dong, near Cheonan Terminal) *as written by the visitor on Sep 9, 2026* ![Main photo of Izawa, a gyukatsu specialty restaurant in Cheonan's Sinbu-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-01-18zg1-1200.webp) Today I visited a Sinbu-dong restaurant in Cheonan, famous for gyukatsu. It's also known as a Cheonan Terminal restaurant, and a must-visit date course — Izawa!! ![Gyukatsu information at Izawa Cheonan Sinbu-dong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-02-1cvlq-900.webp) ## The first place in Korea to serve gyukatsu, since 2015 Izawa is said to be the first place in South Korea to introduce gyukatsu, back in 2015. The menu item is pretty familiar by now, but knowing this place has specialized in it since it first debuted here made me even more excited for the food. ![Izawa's gyukatsu menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-03-btswa-900.webp) Here's the menu for reference. From selecting and aging good-quality beef to their special sauce and seasoning, they say Izawa builds its flavor in its own way. ## Inside the Sinbu-dong gyukatsu spot ![The clean, tidy interior of Izawa Sinbu-dong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-04-1g9sj-900.webp) ![Izawa's atmosphere, great for a date course](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-05-1obmu-900.webp) If you're looking for somewhere to eat lunch or dinner in Sinbu-dong, Cheonan, or want to try a Japanese-style beef dish that's a little different from the usual, this place is worth a visit. The interior was really clean and tidy, which I liked a lot. A place with this kind of atmosphere makes for a great date course, right!?! ## Gyukatsu striploin, grilled yourself on a mini charcoal stove First I tried the gyukatsu striploin I'd been looking forward to. Gyukatsu is beef coated in crispy breading and fried, and at Izawa it comes with a mini charcoal stove so you can grill it yourself to your preferred doneness. ![The gyukatsu striploin arriving crispy fried](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-06-9wk86-900.webp) When it first arrived, the outside looked crispy fried and delicious enough to eat right away, but isn't the real fun of gyukatsu grilling it a little at a time on the mini stove? Placing each piece on and letting it sizzle away, the smell of grilling meat rose up and my appetite really came alive. ![A piece of gyukatsu grilling on the mini charcoal stove](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-07-139kz-900.webp) Grilled just enough, the striploin kept its texture alive — crispy outside, juicy inside. Rather than grilling for a long stretch all at once, putting on only as much as we were about to eat and cooking it to the degree we wanted meant we could adjust the meat's texture to our taste, which I liked. Eating the gyukatsu's own savory flavor with a dip of sauce added even more umami, and with rice it was hearty enough for a full meal. ![Cross-section of gyukatsu dipped in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-08-7drez-900.webp) The crispy breading and tender beef together in one bite was so appealing that I kept putting the next piece on the stove right after finishing one. haha ![Gyukatsu served together with rice as a full spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-09-k57wl-966.webp) ## How generous is the full spread? Getting it all as one full spread was really hearty! My husband kept saying he was full while eating.. that's how much food there was! ![A generously portioned gyukatsu meal at Izawa](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-10-1cjsq-900.webp) So I was able to eat a ton too~ ![A scene of eating gyukatsu mid-meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-11-17o0b-900.webp) ## The gyudon we ordered together And we can't leave out the gyudon we ordered alongside it. Gyudon is a Japanese-style beef bowl made with beef woosamgyeop (thinly sliced short rib), so with beef piled on warm rice, it was a hearty-looking bowl from the first glance. The woosamgyeop's characteristic soft, savory flavor went well with the rice, and with that sweet-savory Japanese-style beef stir-fry feel, it was easy to eat without feeling heavy. ![Izawa's gyudon topped with woosamgyeop beef](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-12-e9t40-900.webp) If gyukatsu is about enjoying the texture of crispy-fried beef, gyudon is about eating soft beef together with rice — each had its own distinct charm. So I felt good about ordering both together. Slowly enjoying the gyukatsu by grilling it piece by piece on the mini stove, then finishing off heartily with gyudon's beef and rice together — a combination that should satisfy anyone who loves meat. ![Gyukatsu and gyudon placed together on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-13-s7hdx-900.webp) ## Is it okay if it's your first time trying gyukatsu? I especially thought Izawa is a place where even first-timers to gyukatsu can enjoy the meal in a fun way. Rather than the usual donkatsu style of fully cooking it and eating it right away, being able to use the mini stove to cook the beef to your own preferred doneness was the biggest fun factor of Izawa's gyukatsu. ![Finishing scene of gyukatsu grilled on the mini stove](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa-14-f7b3g-900.webp) This time we tried the gyukatsu striploin and gyudon, and it was a satisfying meal being able to enjoy the crispy, savory gyukatsu together with the soft, sweet gyudon. If you're looking for a gyukatsu restaurant in Sinbu-dong, Cheonan, Izawa is worth a visit at least once — especially with the added fun of grilling the meat yourself on the mini stove, it let us enjoy beef cutlet in a different way from regular donkatsu. Next time I want to work through Izawa's other signature menu items one by one. Good meat really does make you happy when you try every kind, after all. ## Where it is - Izawa Cheonan Sinbu-dong Branch (이자와 천안 신부동점) - 18-1 Meokgeori 10-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea - 충청남도 천안시 동남구 먹거리10길 18-1 - 36.8177884, 127.1558004 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%90%EC%99%80%20%EC%B2%9C%EC%95%88%20%EC%8B%A0%EB%B6%80%EB%8F%99%EC%A0%90/@36.8177884,127.1558004,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@daejeon-street-spoon/cheonan-sinbu-dong-gyukatsu-gyudon-izawa/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt