Goyang Korean BBQ dinner with perilla oil noodles: Neopttakjip

This was already my second visit to Neopttakjip Samsong Branch! I enjoyed my first visit so much that I came back, and yep, it was just as delicious the second time around 👍 I visited around 7 p.m. on a weekday, and maybe because it was after work, there were especially lots of guests there for company dinners. The meat itself is excellent, but they really nail the side dishes too!

Neopttakjip Samsong Branch 101, 1F, Jun Plaza, 63 Dongsong-ro, Deogyang-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Daily 12:00–23:00 / Last order 22:00 Building parking available

A spacious interior and private rooms—how about it for a Samsong work dinner?

Inside Neopttakjip Samsong Branch

Once inside, I saw quite a few groups who looked like office workers, so it definitely seems to be a popular spot for Samsong company dinners. The interior is spacious and pleasant, and there are private rooms too, making this a perfect Samsong restaurant for groups. It is also in a great location for coming by for meat after shopping at Starfield :)

The self-serve bar was clean and well maintained too. There are lots of tasty banchan (Korean side dishes), so help yourself to little bits often!!

The fresh pork rib set and meal dishes we ordered

Neopttakjip Samsong Branch menu

• Sancheong black pork fresh ribs + grilled vegetables set ₩41,000
• Perilla oil buckwheat noodles ₩7,000
• Neopttakjip country cheonggukjang ₩7,000

The meat was so good, but this is a place where absolutely everything—from the perilla oil buckwheat noodles to the cheonggukjang—was satisfying, so I really want to recommend them all.

They are running a review event too, so it might be worth keeping that in mind!!

Sancheong black pork fresh ribs that were just as good on my second visit

My honest take on Neopttakjip Samsong Branch

Sancheong black pork fresh ribs + grilled vegetables set, ₩41,000. After visiting Neopttakjip twice, what I can say for sure is that the meat quality is excellent. If you want properly good pork near Starfield or are looking for delicious samgyeopsal (pork belly) in Samsong, I would recommend Neopttakjip.

The Sancheong black pork fresh ribs are unseasoned, so you can taste the meat itself even more clearly. There was no unpleasant odor; the nutty, savory flavor distinctive to pork came through beautifully, and once grilled, they were golden outside and juicy within.

The grilled vegetables that come with the set were also great browned in the meat fat, a nice accompaniment between bites of fresh ribs. If you are looking for good samgyeopsal or pork in Samsong, I really hope you will try Neopttakjip Samsong Branch.

Is this garlic scape salad? Whatever it is, it is unbelievably delicious. I want to know the secret recipe so badly ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

A perfect restaurant to visit after shopping at Starfield Goyang!! It is famous for Samsong samgyeopsal, but the fresh ribs are seriously delicious too, so please, please try them.

Is the cheonggukjang worth trying if its smell puts you off?

Neopttakjip country cheonggukjang, ₩7,000. Honestly, I tend not to eat cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) when its distinctive smell is strong, so I ordered without huge expectations. But the cheonggukjang here was really... unbelievably good, haha.

I had already eaten quite a bit of meat and was full, but one spoonful of warm cheonggukjang made me want rice again, haha. I think it is worth trying even for people like me who usually struggle with the smell of cheonggukjang.

Perilla oil buckwheat noodles that pair beautifully with fresh ribs

Perilla oil buckwheat noodles, ₩7,000. One bite and the distinctive nutty aroma of perilla oil spreads right through your mouth! Rather than being strongly seasoned or spicy, these noodles are clean and simple with the nuttiness of perilla oil at the center, so they paired beautifully with the fresh ribs.

Instead of eating the buckwheat noodles on their own, I found it so tasty to have a piece of well-grilled fresh rib with them.

Even though this was my second visit, Neopttakjip Samsong Branch was satisfying across the board, from the mains to the sides!

I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good restaurant near Starfield Goyang, a Samsong spot with high-quality meat, or Samsong samgyeopsal. There were genuinely lots of groups having company dinners when I visited around 7 p.m. on a weekday, so keep it in mind if you are after a Samsong work-dinner venue where you can enjoy everything from meat to a range of meal dishes :)