# Pork belly and jowl skirt charcoal BBQ after a movie in Gwangju - By Yeoul (https://superchart.com/en/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Updated Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gwangju, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a store-visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/index.md) ## In short Sangnok Hoegwan Yeontan-gui Taejeon Branch is a charcoal-grill pork restaurant in Taejeon-dong, Gwangju, Gyeonggi. After a movie, the writer and her husband ordered pork belly and jowl skirt, 100g x3 each, grilled over charcoal and wrapped with self-bar onions and perilla-leaf pepper pickles. The jowl skirt was springy and nothing burned, making it an easy pick even for people who aren't confident at grilling meat themselves. ## Good to know - **Ordered**: Pork belly 100g x3, jowl skirt (hangjeongsal) 100g x3 - **Banchan**: Ice-cold mu-saengchae (radish salad), seasoned lettuce, perilla leaf & pepper pickles / extra at self-bar - **Self-bar**: Extra banchan, onions, dessert slush (grape flavor, etc.) - **Cooking method**: Charcoal grill (yeontan-gui), briquettes set up before arrival - **Other menu**: Pork intestine (makchang), seafood anju - **Parking**: Parking available *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* My husband and I went to the movies together for the first time in ages! We caught a late showing of Odyssey — the one everyone else had already seen — and didn't want to just head straight home afterward, so we decided to grab dinner first. My husband loves meat, so while searching for a pork restaurant in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, I remembered Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch, where we'd had such a great meal before, and we went straight over >.< Here's my review of Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch, a charcoal-grill specialist that a lot of people already know as a Taejeon-dong favorite. > Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch ![Entrance area of Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-01-1bb6i-900.webp) ## Not just meat — seafood too Sangnok Hoegwan greets you with all kinds of fresh seafood! Since Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch serves seafood alongside its meat, it's also a Taejeon-dong favorite for people who want to have a drink. ![Seafood tank and interior of Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-02-13ow9-900.webp) ![Seafood display corner at Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-03-14ir9-900.webp) ## So what's different about charcoal grilling? I think what sets Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch apart from other pork restaurants is this charcoal grilling. You don't see charcoal grills much these days, but here you can actually cook your meat over one. They thoughtfully had the air conditioning cranked up and the charcoal already set on the table, so we could order without any waiting. I visited on a weekday, but apparently it gets really packed on weekends. ![Charcoal brazier set on the table in advance](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-04-tqlo4-900.webp) ![Charcoal grill table and grate](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-05-17tud-900.webp) ![Close-up of the glowing charcoal brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-06-iwbty-900.webp) ### Banchan with ice-cold radish salad These are Sangnok Hoegwan's side dishes. There aren't a huge number of them, but for eating meat, I found this amount to be just right. That radish salad isn't just plain mu-saengchae — it's served ice-cold, which made it even more savory. The seasoned lettuce was also nutty and well-dressed, so I kept picking at it even before the meat arrived. ![Banchan spread including ice-cold radish salad and seasoned lettuce](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-07-1h609-900.webp) ![Close-up of banchan plates](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-08-1a5y3-900.webp) ### Piled high with onions at the self-bar There's a self-bar set up, so you can help yourself to any banchan that runs low or grab other extra side dishes freely. ![Self-bar where you can get extra side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-09-11vkz-900.webp) I love onions, so I piled a whole bowl of them from the self-bar. Dipping meat in sauce and wrapping it with these is so good >.< Getting to eat as much as I wanted of a dish I actually love, self-serve, made me happy before I'd even started eating. ![A bowl of onions taken from the self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-10-9c08m-900.webp) ![Table with onions and sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-11-1uvwh-900.webp) ## We ordered pork belly 100g x3, jowl skirt 100g x3 And then our main order arrived. We ordered pork belly 100g x3 and jowl skirt 100g x3! Among Sangnok Hoegwan's menu, this pork belly and jowl skirt combo is genuinely my best pick. I highly recommend the belly-and-jowl combination. ![Plate of raw pork belly and jowl skirt ordered](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-12-1f5mq-900.webp) ![Close-up of the raw meat plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-13-ck6lf-900.webp) ![Pork belly placed on the charcoal grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-14-ja4h2-1200.webp) They grilled the pork belly first. Over the charcoal fire it cooked to a nice golden brown without ever burning. Even on a weekday, I could feel more and more customers coming in — I guess it really is a local favorite in Gwangju. They also have anju like pork intestine and seafood, so a lot of people were drinking — if I hadn't been driving, I probably would've had a drink too! ![Pork belly turning golden brown on the charcoal grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-15-1q3k9-900.webp) ![Pork belly grilled evenly without burning](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-16-j22ms-900.webp) Can you see how evenly it grilled with no burnt spots at all? I think it's because the charcoal fire stays gently warm, so everything cooks evenly without scorching. Once the savory smell of the pork belly started up, I dug in right away. ![Pork belly wrapped with perilla leaf and pepper pickles](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-17-ono62-900.webp) ### Perilla leaf and pepper pickles with onion Wrapping it in the pickles with perilla leaf and pepper, the sharp bite of the pepper cut right through the richness of the pork belly — perfect! The pepper wasn't spicy and the pickles weren't too salty, so the combination with the pork belly was fantastic. ![Onion and pork belly dipped in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-18-q5h5d-900.webp) And of course I loaded it up with my favorite onions and sauce >.< I love these onions with seasoned short rib as well as pork belly, but they're not that common at pork restaurants, so it made me like Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch even more. ![Jowl skirt placed on the charcoal grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-19-k7vdp-900.webp) ## Jowl skirt, my number-one pick Next up, they put on the jowl skirt (hangjeongsal)! If you asked me to pick Sangnok Hoegwan's number-one menu item, I'd personally go with this jowl skirt. It was fresh and springy enough to call this place a hangjeongsal specialist. With the charcoal fire quietly flickering up, the jowl skirt cooked even more deliciously. Even though I'm not exactly great at grilling meat, it cooked through without burning, which made things easy — haha. ![Grilled jowl skirt served with pine mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-20-1hi2g-900.webp) Last, the mushrooms served alongside grilled up nice and golden, oozing juice like a mushroom scallop. Pine mushrooms really are best grilled!!! ![Grape-flavored slush taken for dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl-21-15p4p-900.webp) ## Even dessert slush is self-serve Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch's nice touch ✨ — they have slush prepared for dessert! I can't even remember the last time I had slush outside of childhood, but here you can help yourself to as much as you want. I scooped up a bit of grape-flavored slush, and it was refreshingly cold, like it washed the meal right down. Sangnok Hoegwan Taejeon Branch, also famous as a Taejeon-dong favorite! With plenty of parking and a varied menu of meat and seafood, it's a great fit for any kind of gathering, whether you're there for a meal or a drink 🙌 ## Where it is - Sangnok Hoegwan Yeontan-gui Taejeon Branch (상록회관 연탄구이 태전점) - 350-6 Hoean-daero, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - 경기도 광주시 회안대로 350-6 1층 - 37.3842394, 127.2363542 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%83%81%EB%A1%9D%ED%9A%8C%EA%B4%80%20%EC%97%B0%ED%83%84%EA%B5%AC%EC%9D%B4%20%ED%83%9C%EC%A0%84%EC%A0%90/@37.3842394,127.2363542,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@gyeonggi-paper-cup/sangnok-taejeon-charcoal-pork-jowl/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt