Samsong Station BBQ for four with parents: Neopttakjip Samsong Branch

Neighbors, did you know the area near Samsong Station has so many great restaurants?!

My boyfriend and my parents — four of us in total — went to Neopttakjip Samsong Branch, a place that's great for a drink after work and for trying pork's special cuts ✨

Neopttakjip Samsong Branch: parking and opening hours

Neopttakjip Samsong Branch has parking behind the building, and it's open 12:00–23:00, with last order at 22:00.

• 🚗 Parking: Available behind the building
• ⏰ Hours: 12:00 ~ 23:00 (last order 22:00)

We drove and arrived at Neopttakjip Samsong Branch! There was a parking space behind the building, but it seemed a bit tight, haha (if you're driving, keep this in mind!)

How long is the wait on a Saturday evening?

Since it was a Saturday evening, quite a few customers came to Neopttakjip Samsong Branch for good meat and a drink. We were right behind the cutoff, so we got waiting number 1, haha.

I thought a BBQ place would have a long wait, but we were seated in under 15 minutes. The staff moved fast, so clearing and setting tables happened very quickly 🫶

There were other guests so I could only shoot from a distance, but Neopttakjip Samsong Branch also has a private room, so it can accommodate group customers!

Side dishes at Neopttakjip: pasta noodles, garlic scape salad, aged kimchi

Neopttakjip's basic side dish spread was pretty impressive?! There's even pasta noodles, which I love, plus three dipping sauces for the meat, kimchi, spicy chili relish, and garlic scape salad.

Pasta at a BBQ restaurant? Sounds odd, but it's a nice appetizer, and since I was hungry, the pasta gave me a quick bite to tide me over ><

The spicy chili relish went well with the meat. It was spicier than expected, so if you're confident with spice, pile it on~!~!~

The garlic scape salad — I already knew about this one because I asked a staff member after loving it at another restaurant once! It's genuinely a special side dish. There's a faint garlic aroma too, so it's perfect for cutting through the greasiness after eating meat 🙌

I can't resist when kimchi comes out like this...; the aged kimchi (mukeunji) comes whole, torn apart by hand for eating, and it has more sourness than regular kimchi if eaten raw, so make sure to grill it.

For any other side dishes you're short on, like lettuce wraps or garlic, don't worry — you can freely grab more from the self-serve bar 💕 My boyfriend and I love garlic, so we refilled it two or three times..

What comes in the special mixed grill (3–4 person set)?

Since there were four adults, we ordered Neopttakjip Samsong Branch's special mixed grill (3-4 person set). It's made up of neck meat, kkodeulsal, pork belly, hayansal, and galmaegisal, so you can try nearly every cut worth trying ✨

• ✔️ Neck meat
• ✔️ Kkodeulsal
• ✔️ Pork belly
• ✔️ Hayansal
• ✔️ Galmaegisal

The neck meat, missing from the photo, was placed on the grill by the staff as soon as it came out, haha. The grilling order is apparently neck meat → kkodeulsal/galmaegisal → pork belly → hayansal ☺️

They also put mel젓 (fermented anchovy) sauce, which goes well with pork, on the grill. Personally I'm not a fan of mel젓, so I skipped it!

First up: pork neck

Thick and relatively low-fat, the neck meat was my parents' favorite >< Why does the same cut always taste better grilled at a restaurant 😅

Kkodeulsal, the chewy jowl cut

You wonder why it's called kkodeulsal, and then one bite and you get it instantly — it's addictive ㅠㅠ If texture matters to you, definitely try this one 💕

Galmaegisal and pork belly

The juicy galmaegisal was my favorite cut. You just cut it along the grain and grill — I think the sesame oil + salt combo tastes best, haha.

Pork belly is grilled almost last, and probably because it releases so much fat, the kimchi didn't burn and grilled up nicely.

Grilled aged kimchi and pork... I actually wanted a drink too, but I held back since I drove.

Finishing with perilla oil makguksu and an extra broth top-up

For dessert at Neopttakjip Samsong Branch, there was no cold noodles, but there was perilla oil noodles?! I actually like a lot of broth, so I asked the staff and they added more broth for me 💕

The perilla oil aroma is nutty and slightly sweet — perfect as a final palate cleanser, haha. There are also meal dishes like sundubu and cheonggukjang, so if you prefer rice, you can order without worry ><

That's my review of Neopttakjip Samsong Branch, with its satisfying pork mixed grill set 💕