Gangnam Station Korean BBQ with mini fans at every seat: Gogikkun

An honest review of the Gangnam Station Korean BBQ spot Gogikkun Kimchunbae Gangnam (고기꾼김춘배 강남점), great for group dinners, where I ate a good-value beef and pork set. This was a partly self-paid visit 🤗

Where is Gogikkun Kimchunbae Gangnam, and where can you park?

Gogikkun Kimchunbae Gangnam is between Sinnonhyeon Station and Gangnam Station, up the hill in the CGV Gangnam alley. The entrance with the elevator is only at the very top of the hill, so gather your strength and climb 🤪

The building has no parking of its own, so you'll need to pay for a nearby lot or the CGV parking lot. Just so you know 👏

Where do you sit with a reservation? The 3rd and 4th floors

Gogikkun Kimchunbae Gangnam uses the 3rd and 4th floors. Reserving ahead means a comfortable, private meal, so I booked 😘 I went to the 3rd floor first, and there was a friendly sign with the reservation list telling us to go up to the 4th floor 👌

Each floor also has a waiting area, which was nice ☺️ I hear waiting is a must at peak mealtimes, so check Catch Table!

4th-floor partitioned seats with a mini fan at every seat

One floor up, it's clearly a cleaner, different atmosphere from the 3rd floor 😳 The 4th floor has lots of private rooms, and plenty of company dinners were happening there. There were only two of us, so no room, but we were shown to a seat nicely divided by a partition in the middle.

And here's the amazing part: every seat has a mini fan! I was already worn out from climbing the hill, so what a thoughtful touch 🤩

Chunbae Couple Set for two: what's included and the price

Gogikkun Kimchunbae Gangnam lets you eat beef and pork in one go, and it has plenty of good-value sets. I ordered one that suits two people: the Chunbae Couple Set, ₩71,000 (pork belly + skirt meat + boneless short rib) 💛

If you join the Naver review event you get a beef doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) as a free service, so I joined right away and asked for it 😜

Since I reserved ahead, the basic side dishes were already set out. Fresh ssam (wrap) greens, green onion kimchi, pickled onion, myeongi namul (wild garlic pickles) and more, combinations that go well with any beef or pork 🤭

In what order should you grill the Chunbae Couple Set?

The charcoal and the Chunbae Couple Set came out quickly too 🥰 We were told to grill the boneless short rib on the right first, then the skirt meat below it, and the pork belly last, so I put the short rib on right away, sizzle sizzle

Eat the beef first, and before the pork belly just tell them and they'll swap in a grill plate for pork 🤗 They usually grill the meat for you when it isn't busy, but the day I visited it was fully booked and totally packed, so I grilled it myself 🫪

Boneless short rib that melts in your mouth

Even grilling it yourself, you can do it well ✌️ I cut the short rib into bite-size pieces and popped one in: really tender beef that melts as soon as it hits your mouth 😋

Free beef doenjang jjigae from the review event

The beef doenjang stew I got free for joining the review event 🥳 It's a service dish, but it's packed with beef, tofu and vegetables! Rich and deeply savory, the kind of stew that makes you want rice 🙌

Skirt steak: even more tender than the short rib

Set the finished short rib aside, and to keep the flow going, put the skirt meat straight on the grill 😉

The skirt meat was delicious too, and felt a little more tender than the short rib. Try it in different combos, like with myeongi namul and lettuce wraps 😍 Gogikkun Kimchunbae Gangnam is great for enjoying beef however you like 👍

Meanwhile the mushrooms cooked nicely, and I cut them into bite-size pieces 👋

Pork belly finish, grilled by staff after a grill change

After finishing the beef I asked for the grill plate swap, and they changed it to the pork one. They had just gotten a little free, so a staff member carefully grilled the pork belly for us 😘

Eating pork belly after beef, the juices and fat burst out! It tasted even better. As expected, pork is the perfect finish 🤩

Fabric deodorizer at the register: is it good for a group dinner?

At the register of Gogikkun Kimchunbae Gangnam, there are dessert candies, floss, hair ties and even a fabric deodorizer, which was very thoughtful 🤗

The facilities are clean, and I was satisfied that I could enjoy both beef and pork in private. I highly recommend Gogikkun Kimchunbae Gangnam for a company dinner or group gathering near Gangnam Station 👏