Daemyeong-dong chicken BBQ with cold kimchi noodles: Hyeongnim Dakgui

I was craving charcoal-grilled meat today, so I came to Hyeongnim Dakgui Daemyeong-dong Gyeongdae branch (형님닭구이 대명동계대점) for charcoal chicken BBQ! I got to enjoy properly juicy, tender grilled chicken.

Where is Hyeongnim Dakgui Daemyeong-dong Gyeongdae branch, and where to park?

The restaurant is at 104 Myeongdeok-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu, and it is open daily 15:00–02:00. For parking, use the Keimyung University Daemyeong Campus parking lot; search "대명 캠퍼스 주차장 5" in your navigation app.

You park at the Keimyung University Daemyeong Campus. The lot is super close to the restaurant! 🚗 I parked and went in through the back door.

There are stone steps going down from the parking lot like this. The Hyeongnim Dakgui sign is big, so it should be easy to find!!

A dining room built for group gatherings and work dinners

There were lots of tables inside Hyeongnim Dakgui Daemyeong-dong Gyeongdae branch!! It looks great for group gatherings and company dinners. There's also a projector, so it would be nice to eat while watching a sports game.

What side dishes are on the Hyeongnim Dakgui self-bar?

You fetch the basic side dishes yourself from the self-bar! There are 20-plus side dishes, from all kinds of wrap vegetables to tofu with kimchi (dubu kimchi).

Chili peppers, garlic, onion, green onion kimchi, napa cabbage kimchi, pickles, stir-fried potatoes, egg salad, braised lotus root, seasoned bean sprouts and more, all made in-house, I heard. So much care.. 🥹 Total home-cooked style. I bet you could finish a bowl of rice with just the side dishes 🐷

And the self-bar isn't over yet,, 2 kinds of salad, ramyeon noodles and fried eggs are all unlimited refills..!! Just take as much as you'll eat.

There's even ice cream for dessert, so the meal ends well 👍🏻 There's an ice machine and coffee too, so iced Americano, here I come~

There's also a playground, so it seems comfortable for eating with kids!

Hyeongnim Dakgui menu and prices: how much should two people order?

At Hyeongnim Dakgui Daemyeong-dong Gyeongdae branch, the grilled chicken (dakgui) is ₩43,000 for a full plate and ₩27,000 for a half plate in salt, spicy marinade or soy, and you can mix flavors. For two people, a half plate is a good amount!

• Salt-grilled: full plate ₩43,000 / half plate ₩27,000
• Spicy marinated: full plate ₩43,000 / half plate ₩27,000
• Soy-grilled: full plate ₩43,000 / half plate ₩27,000
• 3 flavors mixed: full plate ₩44,000
• 2 flavors mixed: half plate ₩28,000
• Dakdoritang (braised chicken stew): ₩23,000

We ordered a half plate mixing 2 flavors, salt and spicy marinated (₩28,000), cold kimchi noodles (₩4,500), doenjang stew (₩3,000) and a bowl of rice (₩1,000).

When I ordered a soda, they brought a glass of ice too >.<

The ₩28,000 mixed salt and spicy chicken half plate

Here comes the ₩28,000 half plate of salt and spicy chicken!! It comes with onion, rice cakes and mushrooms too.

The doenjang stew is ₩3,000. It's packed with veggies like tofu, green onion, onion and zucchini, and that deep, savory doenjang (fermented soybean paste) flavor!

These are the side dishes I brought from the self-bar: seasoned greens, radish salad, green onion kimchi, stir-fried garlic stems, tofu with kimchi, egg salad and stir-fried potatoes. There were so many sides, and they went really well with rice.

Here are the wrap vegetables I brought, plus the spicy sauce and mayo sauce they give you by default. Dipping the chicken in them was a great match 👍🏻

How to grill charcoal chicken BBQ

The chicken at Hyeongnim Dakgui comes pre-grilled (chobol), and because it's charcoal, it cooks fast!! Let's grill a whole plate properly! They put it all on at once.

See the tender meat?,, I grilled the whole plate, took it off and ate. The spicy marinated chicken burns quickly, so flip it often!! ✅

Cold kimchi janchi guksu (kimchi noodle soup) for ₩4,500

You can choose cold or warm for the kimchi noodles at Hyeongnim Dakgui! I went with cold. It's topped with kimchi, cucumber, seaweed flakes and sesame seeds. The broth was mild and pretty good.

How did the salt-grilled and spicy marinated chicken taste?

A bite of salt-grilled, a bite of spicy marinated. The chicken was really juicy and tender, so good ㅠㅠ It just vanished in my mouth. Approved as a Nam-gu, Daegu meat house.

I made wraps with garlic stems, and wraps with green onion kimchi, and it was so nice to be able to enjoy wraps in so many combinations.

You know the meat stuck to the bone is the really tasty part,, those pieces need to be grilled a bit longer and eaten last.

I held it with tongs and tore into it, haha. The meat is plump. Dipped in mayo and yum yum

Finishing with doenjang sulbap (rice in soybean paste stew)

Koreans run on rice power. Of course the finish is doenjang rice in broth (doenjang sul-bap), haha. I added one more bowl of rice and mixed it into the doenjang stew. Ate well again today 🐷

Hyeongnim Dakgui Daemyeong-dong Gyeongdae branch: final verdict

• Convenient, since you can use the Keimyung University Daemyeong Campus parking lot
• Full group seating, so good for big gatherings too
• 20-plus homemade side dishes to try
• Ramyeon, fried eggs, ice cream and coffee cover the end of the meal and dessert
• Juicy, tender chicken meat
• Comes pre-grilled, so it cooks quickly
• Grilled over charcoal, so the smoky aroma makes it tastier
• Dipping in the mayo or spicy sauce
• Wraps in all kinds of combinations taste amazing

If you're looking for a chicken BBQ place near Daemyeong-dong in Nam-gu, Daegu, I recommend visiting Hyeongnim Dakgui Daemyeong-dong Gyeongdae branch.