# Omokgyo Chinese restaurant with chili jjajangmyeon: Yugwanjang - By Dahui (https://superchart.com/en/@fork-entries/) - Written Sep 17, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Yangcheon, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@fork-entries/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@fork-entries/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/index.md) ## In short Yugwanjang Banjeom Omokgyo Station Branch is a 24-hour Chinese restaurant in Yangcheon, Seoul, a one-minute walk from Omokgyo Station on the second floor across from Hyundai Department Store. The order was fried dumplings, chili jjajangmyeon (black bean noodles) topped with cheongyang chili and hot chili powder, and an eggplant rice bowl, whose bone-broth jjampong (spicy seafood soup) was refilled twice. For spicy jjajangmyeon and hot soup in one sitting, Yugwanjang Banjeom is the answer. ## Good to know - **Location**: 256 Mokdong-dong-ro, 2F, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (1-minute walk from Omokgyo Station, across from Hyundai Department Store) - **Hours**: Open 24 hours - **Service**: Groups, takeout and delivery available - **Parking**: Free parking available; if full, the Mokdong public parking lot across the street - **Ordered**: Fried dumplings, chili jjajangmyeon, eggplant rice bowl - **Side dishes**: Pickled radish and jjachai (pickled mustard stem) - **Specialty**: Bone-broth-based jjampong soup; served with the eggplant rice bowl *as written by the visitor on Sep 17, 2026* ![Exterior of Yugwanjang Banjeom Omokgyo Station Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-01-sd8oq-900.webp) > Yugwanjang Banjeom Omokgyo Station Branch > 256 Mokdong-ro, 2F, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul > Open 24 hours > Groups, takeout, delivery, free parking available ![Second-floor entrance and signage of Yugwanjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-02-42unv-900.webp) ![Spacious seating hall at Yugwanjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-03-1us8c-900.webp) ## How to walk to Yugwanjang Banjeom from Omokgyo Station, and where to park This Omokgyo Chinese restaurant is easy to reach by public transit since it sits right near Omokgyo Station — about a 1-minute walk. It faces Hyundai Department Store, making it a convenient meeting spot too. Free parking is available, but since the restaurant occupies the upper floors of the building, if the lot fills up, use the Mokdong public parking lot across the street~ ## What we ordered at Yugwanjang Banjeom: fried dumplings, chili jjajangmyeon, eggplant rice bowl This Omokgyo restaurant specializes in bone-broth-based jjampong soup, and we ordered fried dumplings, chili jjajangmyeon, and eggplant rice bowl! Since the eggplant rice bowl comes with jjampong soup on the side, we got to taste jjajangmyeon, a rice dish, and the soup all at once. Good deal!!! ![Basic side dishes of pickled radish and jjachai set on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-04-1hbqd-900.webp) ![Close-up of Yugwanjang's side dish plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-05-1fn4t-1200.webp) The basic side dishes here are pickled radish and jjachai — a combo you can't skip at a Chinese restaurant, so naturally my hand reached for them before the food even arrived. ![A plate of golden fried dumplings](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-06-ob61u-900.webp) ![Cross-section of a fried dumpling showing the filling](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-07-sjt7k-900.webp) ![A fried dumpling picked up with chopsticks](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-08-164rv-900.webp) ### Fried dumplings: crisp outside, juicy inside The fried dumplings came out first!! Their golden-brown look alone got the appetite going, and biting in, the outside was genuinely crispy. The inside was juicy, with a savory filling that made for a great appetizer to whet the palate. Fried dumplings never fail. A great light bite while waiting for the mains. ![Yugwanjang's chili jjajangmyeon topped with cheongyang chili](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-09-1l01l-900.webp) ### Chili jjajangmyeon topped with cheongyang chili and hot chili powder Next was the chili jjajangmyeon. Unlike regular jjajangmyeon, it comes generously topped with cheongyang chili and hot chili powder, so highly recommended if you like spice!! The black bean sauce was thick and rich, coating the noodles heavily so every bite had deep flavor, and it paired well with the chewy noodles. The sharp heat from the cheongyang chili kept things from getting greasy, so I just kept eating. The combination of rich sauce and spicy topping made this Omokgyo jjajangmyeon really stand out!! ![Noodles mixed with thick black bean sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-10-6d0zb-900.webp) ![Noodles lifted from the chili jjajangmyeon bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-11-1ytc2-900.webp) ### Eggplant rice bowl: eggplant fried separately for texture The eggplant rice bowl at this Omokgyo restaurant was something I'd been curious about even before ordering, and the portion turned out to be huge!! The rice itself was generous and the stir-fried eggplant was piled on thick, making it a meal on its own. The eggplant was fried separately before being stir-fried in with the spicy vegetables, so it wasn't mushy — crisp outside, soft inside — a rice bowl that nailed the texture too!! Highly recommend if you like eggplant~ ![A generously portioned eggplant rice bowl at Yugwanjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-12-a2gk3-900.webp) ![Separately fried eggplant stir-fried with spicy vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-13-16wif-900.webp) ## The bone-broth jjampong soup that comes with the eggplant rice bowl, refilled twice The jjampong soup that came with it was the real highlight. Yugwanjang is serious about its bone-broth-based jjampong soup, and one taste and I was hooked!! The deep flavor of the bone broth was layered with a clean savoriness, and the soup was scalding hot, so each spoonful warmed me right up. I liked it so much I refilled the soup alone twice!! ![Bone-broth jjampong soup served with the eggplant rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-14-1rgvu-900.webp) ## Open 24 hours with a large dining hall: is Yugwanjang Banjeom worth it? Yugwanjang's prices are reasonable and the portions are generous, making it a great-value Mokdong Chinese restaurant. The fried dumplings, chili jjajangmyeon, and eggplant rice bowl were all satisfying in both taste and quantity, and the wide, comfortable dining hall let us focus on the meal! Best of all, being open 24 hours means you can eat here anytime. ![Table spread with fried dumplings, chili jjajangmyeon, and eggplant rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings-15-chwj8-900.webp) I stumbled onto this place while looking for a good Mokdong Chinese restaurant, but from accessibility to taste and portion size, it was a fully satisfying Omokgyo Chinese restaurant! Comfortable to eat in with its spacious hall, and being a 24-hour Mokdong Chinese restaurant means you can eat here even late at night — highly recommend Yugwanjang!! ## Where it is - Yugwanjang Banjeom Omokgyo Station Branch (유관장반점 오목교역직영점) - 256 Mokdong-ro, 2F, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 양천구 목동동로 256 2층 - 37.5257585, 126.874329 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9C%A0%EA%B4%80%EC%9E%A5%EB%B0%98%EC%A0%90%20%EC%98%A4%EB%AA%A9%EA%B5%90%EC%97%AD%EC%A7%81%EC%98%81%EC%A0%90/@37.5257585,126.874329,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@fork-entries/omokgyo-chinese-chili-jjajang-fried-dumplings/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt