Sunday-evening pork belly for 3 with a toddler in Yuseong: Jeonju

I went with my kid Samkku for pork belly at Jeonju House in Bongmyeong-dong. This is a place where they grill pork belly and aged kimchi together on a giant cast-iron lid. The dining room turned out way bigger than I expected, so it seemed like a solid pick not just for family dinners with kids but also for group gatherings or work dinners with several people. If you're looking for pork belly in Yuseong, Daejeon, here's my honest review.

Where is Jeonju House, and what are the hours and parking?

Jeonju House is at 36 Oncheon-ro 101beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 1st floor, and is open daily from 9:00 to 22:20. Last order is 21:20, and there's no dedicated parking lot.

We visited on a Sunday evening. Since there's no dedicated lot at Jeonju House, we parked on the street out front and went in.

As soon as we walked in, I was surprised the dining room was so much bigger than I'd expected.

There were a lot of tables, including seats for larger groups, so it's worth keeping in mind if you're looking for a spot in Bongmyeong-dong for a family gathering or work dinner. A staff member asked upfront if we needed a baby chair, but Samkku's pretty good at sitting in a regular chair now, so he just used a normal seat this time, haha.

The menu was also posted big on the wall, which made it easy to read.

Free refills at the self-serve side dish corner

There was a self-serve corner set up on one side of Jeonju House.

If there was something among the first round of side dishes we wanted more of, we could just go grab as much as we wanted.

There were sides like chive salad, salad, and tofu that went well with the meat, so it was easy to top up as much as we needed. Having a self-serve corner also meant we didn't have to keep calling the staff over, which was convenient.

We ordered three servings of fresh pork belly, a bowl of rice, and fried rice after the meal.

Fresh pork belly grilled with aged kimchi on a cast-iron pot lid

Jeonju House's fresh pork belly is grilled on a giant cast-iron lid pan along with aged kimchi. Once the meat came out and the staff set it on the lid, the visuals were genuinely great.

They don't just grill the pork belly alone — the aged kimchi gets grilled right alongside it. Kimchi cooked in pork fat is basically impossible to mess up, lol.

Honestly, I liked the kimchi even more grilled golden and eaten with the pork belly than just eaten plain.

The pork belly had a nice chewy texture. We're cast-iron-lid beginners, so we started with the heat too high and the meat cooked faster than expected, lol. We turned it down partway through, but the lid heats up fast, so it's better to keep adjusting the flame as you go.

Finishing with fried rice, the Korean house rule

It felt a bit incomplete to stop right after the pork belly, lol. So we ordered fried rice to finish.

It's a great dish to close out the meal after grilled meat, and we wrapped up dinner with the fried rice too.

Scraping up the crispy rice crust stuck to the lid was such a familiar taste, but genuinely delicious — it really felt like a proper, satisfying meal.

Is Jeonju House a good place to bring a 5-year-old?

At Jeonju House, 5-year-old Samkku had a full meal with a bowl of rice and well-grilled pork belly on the side. Whenever we go to a Korean BBQ place with a kid, whether there's something he can actually eat is always a bit of a worry.

We didn't need to order anything special for him — rice and meat made a full meal, and the pan-fried tofu was also good as a side for him to eat. Staff asked upfront whether we needed a baby chair, which made it feel like a comfortable place to bring a young child.

The verdict on Jeonju House

Sunday evening pork belly with Samkku at Jeonju House. Grilling pork belly and aged kimchi together on the cast-iron lid made for a striking visual, and the dining room was spacious enough to feel comfortable for a family dinner or a bigger group gathering. Visiting with a kid like we did, they took good care of him with rice and well-grilled pork belly, and a baby chair is available too, so keep that in mind. If you're looking for cast-iron-lid pork belly in Bongmyeong-dong, Jeonju House is worth considering :)