All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ in Paju: 18 cuts at Minine Gogi Nakwon

Where is Minine Gogi Nakwon, and what does it cost?

Minine Gogi Nakwon is an all-you-can-eat meat restaurant at 23 Beonyeong-ro, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Parking is available, and it's open daily — Monday through Saturday from noon to midnight (last order 10:20pm), and Sunday from noon to 10pm (last order 8:20pm).

• Set 1: ₩20,900
• Set 2: ₩31,900
• Set 3: ₩35,900
• ₩6,000 environmental charge if food is left over
• À la carte items also available

Why Paju's best-value all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ

Hi, this is Yeni. I went to Minine Gogi Nakwon, an all-you-can-eat BBQ spot in Paju. It's a great place where you can enjoy everything from pork to chicken to beef.

There's parking right in front of the restaurant, so I could park easily and walk straight in as soon as I arrived.

A la carte meat menu at Minine Gogi Nakwon

The all-you-can-eat menu is the main event here, but for those who don't eat as much, they also offer:

• Charcoal chicken galbi ₩15,900
• Aged makchang (intestine skewers) ₩15,900
• Pork belly ₩15,900
• Hanger steak ₩15,900
• Pork galbi ₩15,900

They sell a very wide range of regular à la carte items as well.

Beef is ₩19,900, beef makchang and beef gopchang (small intestine) are also ₩19,900, scallops are ₩19,900, and premium galbi is ₩24,900.

Three all-you-can-eat sets: what's the difference?

Minine Gogi Nakwon's all-you-can-eat menu is divided into three main sets.

Set 1: 20,900 won for 12 pork and chicken cuts

Set 1 gives you a total of 12 chicken and pork specialty cuts, including chicken galbi, cod-shaped makchang, pork galbi, hanger steak, skirt steak, Duroc pork neck, old-style pork belly, aged pork belly, sesseri (chicken neck meat), gizzard, heart, and pork skin. Priced at ₩20,900 per adult.

Set 2: 31,900 won for 18 items with beef

Set 2 builds on Set 1 by adding beef makchang, prime sirloin, flap meat, brisket, beef short rib flap, and LA-style galbi (cut across the rib bones) — 18 items total for ₩31,900.

Set 3: 35,900 won for 21 items with king-cut short rib

The most generous option, Set 3, includes everything in Sets 1 and 2 plus premium galbi, beef gopchang (small intestine), and a scallop trio — 21 items total for ₩35,900.

Kids' pricing is broken down too — free for ages 4 and under, with tiered pricing for ages 5–8 and 9–12 — so it's great for family dinners.

The time limit is generous: 120 minutes on weekdays, 100 minutes on weekends. We visited as two people and ordered Set 2. They also sell rice dishes.

The prime sirloin was better than expected

The most impressive part of Set 2 at Minine Gogi Nakwon was the prime sirloin. We started by tackling the beef first. Brisket is best eaten as soon as the redness fades — just a quick flip on each side and straight into your mouth.

The restaurant's signage even notes that beef can get tough if overcooked, so for the most tender bite, cook it to rare or medium, where a little pinkness still shows.

Honestly, I didn't expect much since it's an all-you-can-eat meat buffet, but the prime sirloin turned out to be better quality than I imagined! Personally, the beef makchang, sirloin, and LA-style seasoned galbi were all delicious.

The LA-style seasoned galbi in particular was seasoned just right — not too salty.

Fresh pork and the standout chicken neck (sesseri)

There were so many kinds of meat that I couldn't try everything, but the pork cuts on offer all looked beautifully colored and very fresh.

Checking the origin labels, I saw that the chicken, pork skin, and hanger steak were all domestically sourced.

I eat pork belly fairly often, so I was curious about the Duroc pork neck here and grilled some up — it was really nutty and delicious. There's also a seasoned chicken neck dish called sesseri, and it's a real standout.

I wanted to grill more, but I was already so full that I could only manage a few bites, which I still regret.

How to grill makchang without a flare-up

Thick beef and pork makchang (intestine) should be flipped frequently and cooked all the way through until golden brown — that's the key to avoiding any odd smell and getting the best flavor.

There was also a handy tip posted: for fatty cuts like pork belly or intestine, cook them on the coated flat side of the split grill to prevent flare-ups.

Side dishes, sauces and how clean the restaurant is

There's a wide variety of vegetables to go with the meat — lettuce for wraps, sliced onion, raw garlic, chili peppers, shredded green onion, kimchi, and pickled radish.

Three sauces are provided too — onion and green onion sauce, makchang sauce, and an all-purpose seasoning sauce — along with salt and pepper.

I really liked the savory makchang sauce, and I also dipped a lot of pieces in the salt-and-pepper combo to fully taste the meat's natural flavor.

Throughout the meal, a staff member kept wiping down the area around the fridge holding the marinated meats, working carefully to keep things clean, which I appreciated. That's it for my review of Minine Gogi Nakwon — hope it helps. Thank you!