Sosabeol pork galbi house after its menu renewal: Okryeon Galbi

Today I want to introduce Okryeon Galbi, located in Sosabeol, Pyeongtaek. I've visited multiple times before as a great-value spot. This time the menu had been completely renewed!! Before it felt strongly like a value-for-money place, but now it's transformed into an incredible melt-in-your-mouth meat spot!

Where is Okryeon Galbi in Sosabeol, and where do you park?

Okryeon Galbi Pyeongtaek Main Branch is located at 20-9 Bijeon 5-ro, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, right next to Sosabeol Central Dome. Hours are Mon-Thu 11:30-22:00 (break 15:00-17:00, last order 21:00), Fri 11:30-23:00 (break 15:00-17:00, last order 22:00), Sat-Sun 11:30-23:00 (last order 22:00).

Group seating, separate men's/women's restrooms, Wi-Fi, reservations, waiting area, high chairs, mobile payment, and parking are all available.

They support parking (parking ticket given). 2 hours per table at the Golden Tower or clock tower parking lots.

I visited on a weekday early evening. The tables are fairly wide and group reservations are possible, they said. It seemed like it would also be a good spot to book for a work dinner!

Okryeon Galbi menu and prices after the renewal: just two galbi options

I had clearly been here not long ago, but the menu had changed? It used to have about 3 kinds of pork galbi plus samgyeopsal (pork belly), pork skin, and more, but now it's simplified to just two: Jirisan black pork yuja galbi and raw galbi!

Jirisan black pork yuja galbi / raw galbi (250g), ₩20,000. When I asked the owner, they said they renewed the menu and really raised the meat quality!

Side dishes, signature sauce and finger food before the meal

The side dish quality at Okryeon Galbi has also gotten much better. Mu-saengchae (spicy radish salad), salad, baek-kimchi (white kimchi), pickled vegetables, carrot rapé, and japchae (glass noodle stir-fry) — every single one was delicious, and I normally never eat carrots at all but the carrots here were genuinely tasty,,? They even went best with the meat!

And then there's Okryeon Galbi's signature sauce! Dipping the raw galbi generously in it gives an amazing savory depth, so so delicious!

The side dishes are plentiful too, and if you ask, they'll bring you wrapping vegetables.

Pre-meal finger food? The owner gave us a pre-meal appetizer — braised black pork + fried seaweed chips + sauce combined into finger food, and it was genuinely delicious .. haha Felt like being at a restaurant, kind of,,?

Two servings of raw pork galbi at Okryeon Galbi

The raw pork galbi comes out with mushrooms, and since each serving is 250g, the portion was quite generous! We really love raw pork galbi, but since there's no place in Pyeongtaek specializing in it, we always used to go eat it in Seoul!

You just grill it over charcoal, and since the owner said the meat quality has improved, let's see how good it actually is~

Seriously, everyone,, please come try raw pork galbi instead of just samgyeopsal!! It's so so delicious ㅠㅠ

I nearly ate it in tears, the meat just melted and the quality was clearly great. Being able to eat raw pork galbi of this quality in Pyeongtaek? You absolutely have to come. The next table was also gasping in amazement while eating haha

Adding one serving of yuja galbi

Additionally ordered marinated pork galbi (yuja galbi)

This is one serving.

The marinade is neither too sweet nor too salty, an amazingly savory pork galbi.

Probably because it's good meat, it was delicious as expected..

Doenjang jjigae at Okryeon Galbi

The doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) we ordered as a side dish had meat in it too, and we ate it very happily!!

Dessert at Okryeon Galbi: lemon-ginger sorbet

Isn't this basically a full course meal at this point? The renewed Okryeon Galbi even takes care of dessert at the end. It's a sorbet made with lemon and ginger. Having dessert at the very end made this such a perfect meal!

To anyone who visited Okryeon Galbi before! Please come back again! It's a completely different level.. Wishing the owner continued success