Katsu restaurant in Pangyo for kimchi cheese katsu nabe: Godai Kitchen

Where is Godai Kitchen Lunch Special in Pangyo?

Godai Kitchen Lunch Special (고다이 주방 점심특선) is a Japanese set-meal restaurant on basement level 1 of Samhwan Hi-Pex Building A, 240 Pangyoyeok-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Hours are weekdays 11:00–21:00 (break 15:00–16:30), Saturdays 10:30–15:00, and Sundays 10:00–20:00 (break 15:00–16:30). Parking is 2 hours free on weekdays and free with no time limit on weekends.

Godai Kitchen Lunch Special sits in the basement of Samhwan Hi-Pex Building A. Even the storefront has that full-on Japan vibe 💕

Weekend parking and what the dining room is like

I visited on a Saturday and parking was really easy to find. Weekdays get 2 hours free, and weekends are free no matter how long you stay.

Weekends seem to be more relaxed, but weekday lunches looked like they get a lot of waiting. If you're going on a weekday, I'd recommend booking ahead on Naver!

The restaurant was bigger than I expected, with a long shared table running down the middle — it would be great for a work lunch, too.

The place is really clean.

Worth checking the country-of-origin sign!

Godai Kitchen's five promises

• 100% handmade soba broth
• 100% handmade buta-don sauce
• 100% Korean pork belly
• 100% Korean pork loin katsu
• 100% Jindo black rice

Everything is handmade with Korean pork, so it felt safe bringing a child along. They also had aprons ready for kids, by the way.

What is on the Godai Kitchen lunch special menu?

Quick look at the best-seller menu!

The Godai premium set menu and signature soba set menu

Tendon, katsu, and curry mini udon sets

You can make it even more filling with toppings and side dishes. There are drinks and alcohol on the menu too.

What we ordered with a child, and the prices

• Pork loin katsu + zaru soba set ₩14,800
• Kimchi cheese katsu nabe ₩12,000
• Pork loin katsu curry set ₩12,000
• Shrimp chicken tendon + mini udon ₩12,500

Kimchi cheese katsu nabe (김치치즈카츠나베), 12,000 won

Kimchi cheese katsu nabe comes with fresh Korean pork katsu, kimchi stew, and mozzarella cheese, so you get a warm, spicy-sweet, and soft katsu all at once — the perfect dish for the chillier weather these days 😍

The combo of meat and kimchi cheese is rice-stealing good. Highly recommend ❤️

Pork loin katsu curry set, 12,000 won

Ordered for a kid who wanted both curry and katsu at the same time: the "pork loin katsu curry set" 😉

Rich curry, flakes, thick katsu, and mini udon — a hearty, filling meal, and the kids ate it right up.

Shrimp chicken tendon with mini udon, 12,500 won

Next up: the "shrimp chicken tendon + mini udon set." Handmade chicken, fried shrimp, and a soft-fried egg — all made in-house at Godai — sit on top of the rice. The sauce in the middle there is the sweet, delicious handmade sauce!

Drizzle that handmade sauce well over the rice and it turns sweet and salty, making even the rice taste amazing 👍🏻 The soft-boiled fried egg was chewy and delicious too.

Pork loin katsu with zaru soba set, 14,800 won

The weather's cooled down a bit but I still can't resist zaru soba! Especially paired with tempura — it refreshes and cools your mouth in the best way.

There was lemon in the soba broth, which made it tangier and even more savory. With bits of ice floating in it, it was so refreshing 💕

Being handmade Korean pork katsu, it was really tender. Godai Kitchen Lunch Special is clearly a tempura specialist — it was amazing how every single piece of fried food stayed crispy all the way through the meal.

Is Godai Kitchen worth it for lunch with kids?

A "sharing restaurant," a Hope Sharing Good Store 💕 Godai Kitchen Lunch Special seems to be a good business that does good deeds too. They also accept Seongnam-sarang gift certificates, which I used myself.

If you're wondering where to have lunch in Pangyo, especially with a kid, I recommend Godai Kitchen Lunch Special.