# Weekday 6pm braised pollock near Gasan Digital Complex: Gim Myeongtae

- By Somi (https://superchart.com/en/@gyeonggi-cashier-corner/)
- Written Sep 23, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Geumcheon, Seoul
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@gyeonggi-cashier-corner/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/
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## In short

Gim Myeongtae Spicy Braised Short Ribs Gasan Branch is a spicy braised short rib and braised pollock restaurant near Gasan Digital Complex Station in Geumcheon, Seoul. On a weekday evening at 6pm, the writer came with a friend and ordered siraegi (dried radish greens) braised pollock for two plus two bowls of rice, refilling the self-serve bar's Wando dried laver and corn salad several times. Even on a fourth visit to Gim Myeongtae, the siraegi was still tender and the pollock portion generous — a place worth coming back to.

## Good to know

- **Address**: 1st floor, 132-1 Gasan-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul
- **Hours**: Daily 10:00–22:30 (last order 21:50)
- **Parking**: Parking available, with nearby alternative lots signposted
- **What we ordered**: Siraegi braised pollock for two + 2 bowls of rice
- **Lunch perk**: Free hotpot rice with visits before 3pm
- **Cooking wait**: About 10 minutes
- **Pollock served**: One whole fish per person, cut into head, body and tail

*as written by the visitor on Sep 23, 2026*

![Main photo of siraegi braised pollock at Gim Myeongtae Spicy Braised Short Ribs Gasan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-01-4nrvz-1200.webp)

This was my 4th visit to Gim Myeongtae Spicy Braised Short Ribs Gasan Branch, a true local favorite near Gasan Digital Complex! It's a place I feel like I need to visit regularly, and I recently got the craving again, so I went with a friend. I've also been here paying with my own money, so I recommend it with full confidence.

![Exterior of Gim Myeongtae Spicy Braised Short Ribs Gasan Branch on Gasan-ro](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-02-flv6c-m-966.webp)

## Where is Gim Myeongtae Gasan Branch, and what are its hours?

- Address: 132-1 Gasan-ro, 1st floor, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Hours: Daily 10:00–22:30 (last order 21:50)
- Parking: Available; nearby alternative lots also guided

![Area around the entrance of Gim Myeongtae Gasan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-03-1jbv1-966.webp)

![Interior of Gim Myeongtae Gasan Branch crowded with weekday evening customers](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-04-16gx0-966.webp)

## What Gim Myeongtae feels like at 6pm on a weekday

This is what the inside looked like on a weekday evening at 6pm. True to being a local favorite, it was packed with people — everyone from neighborhood residents to nearby office workers.

![Self-serve bar in one corner of Gim Myeongtae Gasan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-05-14oox-966.webp)

## What's at the self-serve bar: corn salad and Wando dried laver

## How the free refills work at Gim Myeongtae

There's a self-serve bar in one corner of the restaurant where you can refill the basic side dishes. Beyond the default sides, they also had ssammu (pickled radish for wraps) and squid jeotgal (salted fermented squid) on the side, which was a nice touch. I especially liked that there was corn salad, which can tone down the spiciness of the main dish. Eating a bite of the sweet, nutty corn salad every so often meant I just kept eating nonstop. The self-serve bar has corn salad, kimchi, bean sprouts, pickled onions, and more,

![Fish cake and Wando dried laver at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-06-1jb8a-966.webp)

plus fish cake and Wando dolgim (dried laver from Wando). Wrapping the soft, spicy-sweet braised pollock in the Wando laver was so good that I refilled it multiple times.

![Cooking station at Gim Myeongtae Gasan Branch where hotpot rice is prepared](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-07-16wbt-966.webp)

## Plain rice or hotpot rice: which to order for dinner

There are two rice options: regular bowl rice and hotpot rice. Hotpot rice kept coming out on one side, but since I hate waiting, I ordered regular bowl rice.

![Menu board at Gim Myeongtae Spicy Braised Short Ribs Gasan Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-08-1fits-1280.webp)
*Gim Myeongtae Spicy Braised Short Ribs menu*

As always, I ordered the siraegi braised pollock for two. During lunch hours (before 3pm), hotpot rice is even included as a free service, but since we came in the evening, we also ordered two bowls of rice.

![Warm bean sprout soup served alongside the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-09-dku8p-966.webp)

The bean sprout soup served alongside is also a highlight. It's refreshing, spicy, and clean-tasting — and it's warm too.

![Basic side dishes set out from the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-10-myh3j-966.webp)

![Bean sprout side dish eaten with the braised pollock](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-11-8evyp-966.webp)

The basic side dishes are the same ones from the self-serve bar. Those bean sprouts are also good mixed into the braised pollock.

![A generously sized bowl of rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-12-1685g-966.webp)

The portion of rice is substantial too. I always leave some rice — the portion is really, really big.

## How did the siraegi braised pollock taste?

After about a 10-minute wait, the gorgeous-looking siraegi braised pollock arrived.

![Freshly served siraegi braised pollock for two](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-13-c87oy-966.webp)

![Vertical shot of the vividly red siraegi braised pollock](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-14-rxqlm-966.webp)

The color is still beautiful. The kick is the sauce — not too spicy, with a subtle sweetness. Typical red sauces often taste too much like tteokbokki (rice cake) sauce or are too sweet, which can get old, but Gim Myeongtae's sauce has a strong sense of balanced umami and sweetness that lets the natural flavor of the ingredients shine through.

![Close-up of the braised pollock soaked in mildly sweet sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-15-c3fml-966.webp)

![Pot of braised pollock with rich sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-16-dlbor-966.webp)

### Why I always pick the siraegi version

There's a reason I deliberately always order the siraegi braised pollock — this siraegi is essential. Sometimes when eating pork bone soup or gamjatang (pork bone and potato stew), the siraegi can be tough, but Gim Myeongtae's siraegi isn't tough at all.

![A chopstick-full of tender, non-tough Gim Myeongtae siraegi](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-17-1rhh2-966.webp)

It's soft, and the distinctive aroma of siraegi soaks up the sauce well, making it excellent eaten together with the pollock. I never knew siraegi and braised pollock could pair this well.

![Pollock pieces served together with siraegi](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-18-b2m3h-966.webp)

### One whole pollock per person

You get one whole pollock per serving. It comes cut into three pieces — head, body, and tail — making it easy to eat. Even with several people eating together, there's no need to fight over it, since everyone's portion is set from the start, which is convenient. It also seems like the number of rice cakes is adjusted to match the number of people ordering.

![A whole pollock divided into head, body, and tail](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-19-kvwq5-966.webp)

![Pollock flesh flaking apart softly](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-20-xd97i-966.webp)

![A large piece of pollock meat placed on rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-21-s7s9s-966.webp)

The pollock meat is soft and the meat-to-bone ratio (?) is great. There's so much fish that you don't need to ration it. You can get a big chunk of meat with every bite of rice! Putting the moist sauce over rice and eating it with the siraegi is pure bliss.

![Rice cakes mixed into the braised pollock](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-22-lwmor-966.webp)

### Rice cakes and cheongyang chili peppers in the pot

There are rice cakes in the dish too, and they're another highlight — they taste like tteokbokki and are really delicious. And though it's not in the photo, there are cheongyang chili peppers (Korean hot green chili) mixed in — eating a little bit of chili as you go is really good. I can't handle much spice, but biting into a chili that's soaked up the sauce alongside the moist pollock meat doubles the flavor.

![A wrap of dried laver with pollock meat and siraegi on top](https://img.superchart.com/images/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit/gasan-sirae-myeongtae-jorim-fourth-visit-23-5z2ak-966.webp)

My friend, eating with total focus. Piling pollock meat and siraegi onto dried laver like this is pure bliss. It's not for nothing that I keep coming back again and again and again.

## Where it is

- Gim Myeongtae Spicy Braised Short Ribs Gasan Branch (김명태 매운갈비찜 가산점)
- 132-1 Gasan-ro, 1st floor, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 금천구 가산로 132-1 1층
- 37.4773323, 126.8918714
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EA%B9%80%EB%AA%85%ED%83%9C%20%EB%A7%A4%EC%9A%B4%EA%B0%88%EB%B9%84%EC%B0%9C%20%EA%B0%80%EC%82%B0%EC%A0%90/@37.4773323,126.8918714,17z

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