Cheonan black pork belly BBQ with free fried rice: Cham Dwaejitgan

So today I actually found my ride-or-die pork belly spot? My heart was pounding as I headed to 'Cham Dwaejitgan Cheonan Dujeong Branch' in Dujeong-dong, Cheonan!

📍 Address: 10 Wondujeong 5-gil, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea (near the Dujeong-dong food alley!) ⏰ Hours: Daily 16:00–24:00 (last order 23:00)

I'm super picky about meat quality, and this place is genuinely the real deal... 🥹 My mouth's already watering just writing this, so let's get you all salivating too with an honest review! Let's go! 💖

Cham Dwaejitgan Cheonan Dujeong Branch: 60 seats and free corkage

Cham Dwaejitgan Cheonan Dujeong Branch — even the exterior gives off serious meat-restaurant credibility, right? A BBQ place with free corkage is pretty rare, so that's already amazing hahaha

The 60 seats were clean and spacious, which I really loved

Two servings of black pork ogyeopsal on the 2+1 event

I heard the black pork ogyeopsal (pork belly) was their most famous dish so I ordered that, and since it was a 2+1 deal I immediately ordered two, hahaha

As soon as you order, they set the table like this — shredded green onion, ssam (wrap greens), cabbage salad, sauces, garlic scapes, kimchi, bean sprouts, minari — such a delicious combination. The side dishes appeared at lightning speed the second I ordered... wow, the banchan alone is already amazing here. 🤩

Six dipping sauces, with mushroom wasabi as the standout

There were six sauces alone: spicy sauce, wasabi, mushroom wasabi, salt, ssamjang, garlic. Mushroom wasabi isn't common, but it was seriously the kicker here — so good!!!!

They've set up a self-serve bar so you can grab more of whatever sauce or side dish you want

How thick is the black pork ogyeopsal?

🖤 Today's star ingredient makes its entrance! The gorgeous form of black pork ogyeopsal. "Whoa... this visual is insane..." 😱 So thick, with a chewy skin, and the fat-to-meat ratio is such a golden ratio somehow? Just from the bright reddish color you could tell how fresh this meat was, no need to even grill it first. The thickness alone was so massive it made me feel a little emotional. 🐷💕

A Cheonan BBQ place where the staff grill for you

The moment you lay the thick black pork ogyeopsal on the heated grill and hear that sizzling sound... you all know it, right? Just hearing that sound melts away a whole day's worth of fatigue. 🎵

One of Cham Dwaejitgan's biggest strengths is that the friendly staff grill the meat to just the right doneness for you themselves! Grilling meat yourself is kind of a nerve-wracking guessing game, worrying you'll burn it, right? But here, no need to worry about any of that! 🙅‍♀️ Yeah, BBQ places where the staff grill it for you really are the best ㅜㅡㅜ

With dazzling scissor skills, the staff cut the pork belly into perfect bite-sized pieces that browned beautifully on the grill — I genuinely couldn't look away. You could actually see the surface crisping up while the juices stayed locked inside. Crispy outside, juicy inside! (the textbook definition of that) One bite and the savory juices burst out! I was seriously drooling the whole time they were grilling... 🤤 So kind, grilled it so well, and even lined the pieces up neatly — talent.

The signature potato slice ssam

There's another special signature here — potato slices. Once the meat is all grilled, they grill up mushrooms, cheongyang peppers, and potato slices, and if you wrap that potato slice around the meat, garlic, garlic scapes, and wasabi together, it's seriously delicious hahahaha. They said minari and potato slices can also be ordered separately as extras.

Finishing with the review-event fried rice

🍲 A perfect side dish to finish it off. After enjoying all that meat, you've got to cleanse your palate with some carbs, right?

I ordered the fried rice through the review event, and eating the fried rice with a sprinkle of gim (seaweed flakes) on top, then topping it with a leftover piece of ogyeopsal, was pure bliss — nothing left to envy in the world.

Free amenities on the table

But when does the thoughtfulness even stop here ㅜㅡㅜㅡ Candy, mouthwash, fabric deodorizer, yogurt, hair ties, dental floss — the extras are so generous, owner ,,,, my intent to return really did shoot up 200%, 300%!

• When you want to taste thick, chewy black pork ogyeopsal that's the meal of a lifetime
• For those who want to relax and enjoy the tastiest meat with someone else grilling it for you
• For anyone looking for a proper Cheonan pork belly restaurant or a nice-atmosphere Dujeong-dong BBQ spot

I want to give every single one of these people a full, strong recommendation. If you all ever find yourselves in Dujeong-dong, Cheonan, make sure to stop by and recharge with some delicious ogyeopsal! Next time I'm in Cheonan, I'm definitely going back — bookmarked!