Ruwon City, Incheon BBQ with pork skin and doenjang sulbap: Heukdwaeji

A Korean BBQ restaurant in Ruwon City where you can enjoy the rich, luxurious taste of genuine Jirisan black pork. What made it even better was that despite being a charcoal grill place, the ventilation system worked so well there wasn't much smoke — a comfortable charcoal-grill find in Ruwon City.

Heukdwaeji Hyeongjedeul Ruwon City hours and parking

Heukdwaeji Hyeongjedeul Gajeong Ruwon City Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant on the 1st floor of 15 Yeomgok-ro 464beon-gil, Seohae-gu, Incheon. Hours are weekdays 16:30-24:00 and weekends 12:00-24:00, closed during the Chuseok holiday. It's group-friendly, takes reservations, has Wi-Fi, separate restrooms, and parking.

There's basement parking in the building, so parking was convenient — and they register up to 2 hours of parking with a meal, so no worries there!

How big is the restaurant, and are there group rooms?

The restaurant spans rooms 101 through 103, so it's spacious and I liked that. It opens at 4:30pm on weekdays and from noon on weekends, and it's popular enough that plenty of people are already eating from lunchtime — a well-loved Korean BBQ restaurant in Ruwon City.

There's also a separate group room seating area inside that can accommodate a large number of people, making it a great spot for a company dinner in Ruwon City.

The showcase connected to the outside had fresh black pork stored inside.

They take the meat out and pre-grill it themselves on the grilling station inside the restaurant, so all the hassle is taken care of for you!

Side dishes plus complimentary mukbap and steamed egg

The basic side dishes were salad, myeongi namul (wild garlic leaves), lettuce wraps, scallion salad, injeolmi (rice cake) powder, baechu kimchi, wasabi, seasoned shiitake, and anchovy meljeot. Even the basic sides felt generous ><

They also served complimentary mukbap (acorn jelly) and egg soufflé — the ice-cold mukbap and the plump, fluffy egg soufflé made perfect side dishes.

Jirisan black pork neck for two, with added pork skin

We ordered two servings of Jirisan black pork neck and pork skin. We went with the black pork neck since it's Heukdwaeji Hyeongjedeul's signature dish, and before pre-grilling it, they showed it to us and explained it in person. Just by looking, you could tell how fresh the meat was — it practically looked alive.

They placed the pre-grilled Jirisan black pork neck and pork skin onto the charcoal grill for us.

They served us a still-warm piece of the black pork neck, fresh off the charcoal grill, dipped in salt. The combination with the salty seasoning was excellent, and the texture didn't feel like ordinary pork at all — it felt like steak, pure luxury!

Dipping it in the anchovy meljeot on the charcoal grill was also outstanding — since they prep the anchovies themselves in-house for the handmade meljeot, the flavor felt even more alive.

The chewy pork skin was well-grilled and ready to eat as-is, which was convenient — and pairing it with the injeolmi powder that comes as a default side was a great combo ><

The king oyster mushroom is grilled whole wrapped in foil, so you get to enjoy its fresh mushroom flavor intact. Charcoal grill places are usually pretty uncomfortable because of the smoke, but this place felt purely comfortable, probably thanks to the good ventilation system ><

Doenjang sulbap and the 9,000-won set bibim naengmyeon

We ordered my boyfriend's soul food, doenjang sulbap (soybean paste rice soup) — the savory doenjang broth was packed with rice, which was filling, and with all the ingredients mixed in, the broth had real depth of flavor.

There are two kinds of bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) — the set version and the dessert version. The set bibim naengmyeon is ₩9,000 and the dessert one is ₩5,000.

They use their own handmade sauce, so the sauce alone was already a hit, and it paired well with the chewy noodles — perfect to enjoy alongside the meat at this Korean BBQ restaurant in Ruwon City.

What's at the self-serve bar

There's a well-stocked self-serve bar in the middle of the restaurant, so you can grab any side dish you need anytime. And lastly, the menu!

Heukdwaeji Hyeongjedeul Ruwon City menu prices

• Jirisan black pork neck + pork belly (3 servings) ₩62,000
• Jirisan black pork neck ₩42,000
• Jirisan black pork belly (1 serving) ₩22,000
• Extra order: pork jowl ₩22,000
• Extra order: pork skin ₩9,000
• Extra order: charcoal boneless chicken feet ₩20,000

• Black pork gochujang jjigae ₩9,000
• Acorn jelly mukbap ₩8,000
• Acorn jelly bibim mukbap ₩9,000
• Doenjang sulbap ₩6,000
• Set mul naengmyeon ₩8,000
• Set bibim naengmyeon ₩9,000
• Dessert mul naengmyeon ₩5,000
• Dessert bibim naengmyeon ₩5,000
• Egg soufflé ₩4,000
• Charcoal ramen ₩5,000
• Rice ₩1,000
• Extra king oyster mushroom ₩1,000

There's also a wide selection of drinks, which is great for a gathering or company dinner in Ruwon City ><

• A Korean BBQ restaurant in Ruwon City where you can taste the quality of Jirisan black pork
• Spacious, comfortable interior
• Friendly service and convenient parking