Gongdeok Station Korean BBQ for 30+ private bookings: Usijang
In short
Usijang Hoegwan (우시장회관) is a Korean beef BBQ restaurant near Mapo Station in Dohwa-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, known as a Gongdeok Station and Mapo Station group-dinner spot because it can be booked out for groups of 30 or more. A couple ordered the 3-person set (120,000 won) as a full course: a beef platter, a large kkurit-sal yuksashimi (raw beef sashimi) and Naju-style clear gukbap (rice soup), and kept raving about the charcoal-scented galbi-sal and the sweet-spicy sauce on the yuksashimi. Verdict: for generous, good-value beef near Mapo Station, Usijang Hoegwan is the answer.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Mapo Station Exit 3 · 4-min walk (store listing, Oct 6, 2026)
- Address
- 1F, 15-10 Samgae-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul (lot-number address: 203-2 Dohwa-dong)
- Hours
- Daily 10:00–22:00, open year-round
- Parking
- 2 spaces in front and 2 beside the restaurant; if full, use the Dohwa-dong Community Center
- Private booking
- Available for groups of 30 or more
- 3-person set
- 120,000 won (beef platter + yukhoe or large yuksashimi + 1 meal dish)
- Beef platter on its own
- 79,800 won (jin-galbi-sal, marinated LA galbi, fresh galbi-sal)
- Fresh beef galbi-sal
- 69,800 won per 1kg
- What we ordered
- 3-person set (beef platter + large yuksashimi + clear gukbap)
- Price reference
- ₩79,800 ≈ $59.5 · ₩69,800 ≈ $52 · ₩120,000 ≈ $90 (2026-11-14)
as written by the visitor on Nov 14, 2026 · not checked with the business
Here's my review of Usijang Hoegwan (우시장회관), a Mapo Station beef BBQ spot for group dinners, where I ate insanely good-value yuksashimi (beef sashimi) and beef! I've been to a lot of great restaurants, but has there ever been a Gongdeok Station group dinner place this good? The value was great and the taste was incredible!!
Where is Usijang Hoegwan, and what are the hours and parking?
Usijang Hoegwan is at 1F, 15-10 Samgae-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul (lot-number address: 203-2 Dohwa-dong), open daily from 10:00 to 22:00 all year round. There's parking for 2 cars in front and 2 beside the restaurant, and when those are full you'll need to use the Dohwa-dong community center.
Can you book the whole place for a Gongdeok Station group dinner?
Yes, Usijang Hoegwan can be booked out for groups of 30 or more. The atmosphere was warm and comfortable, so you can tell it's been in the same spot for a long time. It's well known as a Gongdeok Station group dinner place and a Mapo Station beef favorite, and lots of customers were coming in~
You can eat top-grade beef at a great price, and if you want to properly taste every part of the cow, I think you have to come to Usijang Hoegwan, the beef restaurant in Dohwa-dong, Mapo!
Usijang Hoegwan menu and prices
The menu at Usijang Hoegwan has a wide range: meal dishes, signature dishes, grilled beef and side dishes.
- Meals: gukbap (rice soup), Korean beef yukhoe bibimbap (raw beef tartare over rice), Song Ok-sun grandma's secret-recipe offal soup, restorative galbitang (short rib soup), spicy gukbap, fresh clam beef gukbap
- Signature dishes: Usijang mixed boiled beef (sooyuk), beef nutrition hot pot
- Grilled beef: raw beef galbi-sal, marinated LA galbi, premium jin-galbi-sal, mixed beef, Korean beef yuksashimi, 1++ yukhoe, perilla-leaf yukhoe-sashimi table, 1++ No.9 grade raw Korean beef
- Side dishes: soy-marinated eggs, seasoned beef tendon (seuji), sliced boiled beef, salted oyster samhap
My husband and I went full course at this Mapo Station beef spot: the Usijang beef platter with jin-galbi-sal, marinated LA galbi and raw galbi-sal all at once, a large yuksashimi, and clear gukbap for the meal :) Ordered separately, the beef platter is ₩79,800 and 1kg of raw beef galbi-sal is ₩69,800, so I was like, wait, there's a Gongdeok Station group dinner place this cheap?
What's in the ₩120,000 3-person set?
The Usijang Hoegwan 3-person set is ₩120,000 and comes with a beef platter + yukhoe or large yuksashimi + 1 meal dish. When we ordered it, the beef platter came out first, with jin-galbi-sal, marinated LA galbi and raw galbi-sal all on one plate, and honestly it looked fantastic!
Honestly, looking for a group dinner spot around Mapo or Gongdeok? I think there's no reason not to come to Usijang Hoegwan. With the set you get a variety of beef, plus yukhoe or yuksashimi and one meal dish, all at great value. Other BBQ places would charge about ₩40,000–50,000 for a single item alone... it felt like a total steal!
Charcoal-grilled raw galbi-sal with side dishes
They grilled the bright red, fresh beef cut by cut for us. The charcoal smell was lovely and subtle, and eaten with sprouts, 🌶️pickles, sesame-oil salt dip, onion geotjeori (fresh-seasoned salad) and cabbage geotjeori, it was nutty and refreshing at once. I was amazed!
Then I put green chili and raw garlic on top and ate it with lettuce wraps, and it was like... yes, this is it 👍🏼 The never-frozen raw galbi-sal is ₩69,800 per 1kg, about the lowest price in Korea, and the nutty juices kept bursting out as I chewed!
The premium jin-galbi-sal melted in my mouth too. Honestly, beef is good even pan-fried at home, so imagine how good it is over charcoal??! My husband and I kept marveling the whole time, haha
Prime-grade special marinated LA galbi
And then there's the prime-grade special marinated LA galbi at Usijang Hoegwan! After the nutty, clean raw galbi-sal and jin-galbi-sal, getting sweet, savory LA galbi at this price just left me clapping 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Grill it over charcoal until it turns golden brown, then hold the bone and eat it off the bone. It's so sweet and tasty that you'll crave white rice, and I think kids would eat it well too.
What cut is the large yuksashimi at Usijang Hoegwan?
Usijang Hoegwan's yuksashimi is said to be made from kkurit-sal of female Korean beef raised in the clean areas of Gangwon-do. I agonized over yukhoe versus yuksashimi and picked the large yuksashimi!!! The moment I saw it, a "wow" just came out. Yuksashimi is all about freshness, and do you see that beautiful red color? Ugh... I'm drooling even as I write this post 😭
Kkurit-sal is a top-tier cut, apparently only about 2kg from an entire big cow!
It sits above the front leg, neck and shoulder, so it goes without saying that it's lean and clean-tasting, and dipped in the spicy, tangy, sweet sauce Usijang Hoegwan makes, it was seriously mind-blowingly good 😭💛💛💛
It was excellent with perilla leaves and other wraps too, and I couldn't escape the charm of kkurit-sal, which is on a different level from the usual round (udun-sal) cut..💛 It's chewy and clings to your mouth, with the ultimate savory depth.
Naju-style clear gukbap as the meal dish
For the meal in the 3-person set, I chose Usijang Hoegwan's clear gukbap! Ugh.. by this point I was so full, but it was so good that I kept eating, haha. It's packed with generous, sticky freshly cooked rice, so it works as a filling meal!
Maybe because it's Naju-style clear gomtang (beef bone soup) simmered for 12 hours, one sip and my whole body melted, and there was so much beef in it.. Lots of people apparently come to eat alone just for this one bowl. It was seriously rich and true 👍🏼
Why I recommend Usijang Hoegwan for Gongdeok Station and Mapo Station group dinners
If you're looking for a Gongdeok Station group dinner place or a Mapo Station lunch spot, I can proudly say you won't regret stopping by Usijang Hoegwan, the Mapo Station beef restaurant. Big portions, unbeatable value! Honestly, there was no reason not to go. Also, I'm so jealous of the office workers and residents around Gongdeok and Mapo Station who live close to Usijang Hoegwan 😭
Where it is
1F, 15-10 Samgae-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 마포구 삼개로 15-10 1층
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