Seoul Korean BBQ near Hapjeong Station, à la carte pork jowl: Ijjok
Ijjok Kimchi Samgyeopsal is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the dining street by Hapjeong Station in Mapo, Seoul, where the owner grills every cut at your table. On a weekday visit at 6pm the wait was about 10 minutes, and the seat was down a half-floor, where one serving of fresh pork belly, one serving of whole pork jowl, doenjang sool-bap (soybean-paste rice) and fried rice were all ordered à la carte. The whole pork jowl and the grilled kimchi beat expectations, and the wide gaps between tables at Ijjok Kimchi Samgyeopsal made for a quiet meal.