Ansan grilled pork ribs with cheese: Suamgol Jjokgalbi Maeul

While looking for dinner near Hanyang University at Ansan Station, I found Suamgol Jjokgalbi Maeul, an Ansan meat restaurant! We ordered the spicy pork ribs and barbecue pork ribs, and they were so good that it felt like I’d found my lifetime-best pork ribs 🔥 It’s close to the station too, so it seemed like a great spot for a get-together with friends or an Ansan company dinner!

Walking to Suamgol Jjokgalbi Maeul from Hanyang University at Ansan Station

Suamgol Jjokgalbi Maeul was a six-minute walk from Hanyang University at Ansan Station, so it wasn’t hard to find haha. When I visited, the weather had just turned cool, so they had the front doors wide open for an outdoor-stall kind of vibe. On a nice day, eating outside like this feels perfect for making a little atmosphere and having a drink! 🍖🍻

There was even a separate waiting area right beside the entrance! You can really feel the owner’s thoughtfulness in providing a waiting room, so no one has to struggle outside in hot or cold weather… ♡

The restaurant already looked quite big from outside, but once we went in, there were lots of tables and the interior was spacious! There were plenty of outdoor-style tables too, so it looked good for company dinners or group gatherings. One wall has tips for enjoying the ribs and notices about the services offered, so check it out when you have the ribs ✨✨

Kiosk ordering and the pork rib menu

After getting seated, we looked over the menu! Ordering was easy at the kiosk, and beyond the pork ribs, there was a wide variety of sides, from pork skin to kimchi noodle soup, a nostalgic lunchbox, and tuna-mayo rice balls.

There was also a great selection of drinks, including highballs, makgeolli (Korean rice wine), soju, and beer, so it seemed like a nice place to come for ribs and drinks 🍻 Especially with that outdoor-stall atmosphere, I bet everything tastes even better (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

The pork ribs have a two-serving minimum, so we ordered barbecue pork ribs + spicy pork ribs + extra cheese + a nostalgic lunchbox 🤭

A generous table, starting with the side dishes

Not long after ordering, they set out all the side dishes first! There was corn salad, pickled onions, garlic scapes, green onion kimchi, and soft tofu stew, so the basic spread was pretty impressive (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و The fact that soft tofu stew comes as a basic side at a pork rib place was amazing! It was nice to have a warm stew alongside everything haha.

You can freely bring extra side dishes from the self-service bar! In addition to the sides set out initially, there were shredded garlic scapes and white kimchi, so we brought back a little more of each (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) But spoiler alert: the shredded garlic scapes are seriously the key…! They go so, so well with the pork ribs!!! 👀

About 15 minutes after ordering, the cooked pork ribs arrived! Their golden-brown exterior was glistening, so the visuals were already exploding (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و We got six bones each of the spicy and barbecue ribs, and there was plenty of meat on them, so the portions were more generous than expected! They arrived fully cooked and ready to eat, but we put them on the grill to keep them warm until the end haha.

The cheese and nostalgic lunchbox arrived too, and the table setup was finally complete! With everything spread across the table, it looked so generous just sitting thereㅠㅠ

How the barbecue and spicy pork ribs tasted

Barbecue pork ribs ₩18,000

I picked up a barbecue pork rib first!! You can see how substantial the meat is even just in the photos, right? 👀 I’d always thought of pork ribs as mostly bone with hardly any meat left on them… but after eating ribs at Suamgol, that image completely changed!!! (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

They were big, so I cut them with scissors into easy-to-eat pieces and tried them in different ways! The sauce was sweet and salty in the best possible way, so I could just keep eating forever ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و Dipping them into the pickled-onion sauce as instructed on the wall was especially delicious ♡ When in Rome, do as the Romans do; when at Suamgol, follow Suamgol’s rules for the best bite (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

Spicy pork ribs ₩18,000

So glossy ✨ I tried a bite of the spicy pork ribs too! I was worried they would be intensely hot because of the name, but they were less spicy than Buldak and hotter than Shin Ramyun 🌶️🔥 If you want something hotter than Buldak, I recommend taking on the Crazy Pork Ribs (ง˙∇˙)ว

Extra cheese ₩5,000

But I’m a total lightweight with spice, so I dipped a bite generously into the cheese ♡ The cheese was nutty and sweet, and it matched the spicy pork ribs perfectly 🫶🫶 Extra cheese isn’t optional—it’s essential…! ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و

It was delicious with a blanket of cheese laid over the ribs, and it was heavenly paired with the rice cakes that came with it too (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و ♡ And I’ve been saying it all along, right…? The shredded garlic scapes are really the key ㅠㅠ Eat them with the ribs—they add even more savory depth, so definitely bring some over!! ദ്ദി ˃ ᴗ ˂ )✨

Finishing with a nostalgic lunchbox

Nostalgic lunchbox ₩6,000

Of course we had to try a bite of the nostalgic lunchbox too, right?? (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و It was packed with a fried egg, old-school sausage, stir-fried kimchi, and seaweed—the whole thing had that nostalgic feel ♡

Isn’t the fun of an old-school lunchbox shaking it all up?! (ง •̀ω•́)ง✧ I shook it with all my might, but… maybe my technique was lacking… yep, it didn’t mix at all hahaha (˵¯͒⌄¯͒˵) It was so full that it wouldn’t mix well. Don’t shake it like me—mix it thoroughly with a spoon!!!

I took a bite of the properly mixed nostalgic lunchbox, and of course… of course it was the kind of flavor that can’t fail, rightㅠㅠ With stir-fried kimchi, salty sausage, and nutty seaweed, it was exactly that nostalgic taste! Add cheese for one bite → then add a pork rib for the final bite! Naturally, the pork ribs and lunchbox combo couldn’t possibly be bad either…♡

Heh… wondering where it all went? It’s all in my stomach haha. From the ribs to the cheese and lunchbox, there wasn’t a single thing that wasn’t delicious, so we cleaned every last bit off the tableㅠㅠ These have officially become my lifetime-best pork ribs…ദ്ദി(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

After finishing the meal properly, you get 🍦 one complimentary ice cream per person 🍦 A place generous enough to give you ice cream too… owner, may your business absolutely boom,,,ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧💗

For reference, they’re also running a Naver receipt-review event! Write a review and you get either 100 g of honeycomb pork skin or steamed egg custard, so there’s really no reason not to join, right?? (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

Who I recommend it for

• Anyone who loves pork ribs with lots of meat
• Anyone serious about sweet-and-salty sauced pork ribs
• Anyone who loves the combination of spicy pork ribs and cheese
• Anyone looking for a meat restaurant in Ansan with convenient parking
• Anyone who wants a generous meal followed by ice cream
• Anyone looking for truly great pork ribs

I especially, strongly recommend the cheese + pork ribs combination (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و♡ Suamgol Jjokgalbi Maeul near Hanyang University at Ansan Station had meaty ribs with a proper smoky char 🔥 The restaurant is spacious with lots of tables, so it seemed suitable for an Ansan company dinner too!! If you want to find your lifetime-best pork ribs in Ansan, I strongly recommend it ♡ It had been a while since I’d thought, “This place is seriously delicious!” about a pork rib restaurant, so I’m planning to visit again next time too ദ്ദി(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)✨