Gwangmyeong Korean BBQ: pork belly and neck at Sammokjip

I visited Sammokjip Gwangmyeong Sageori Station Branch, the place I end up going whenever I’m craving samgyeopsal (pork belly)!!

I visited on a weekday evening, and it was this busy. Personally, I haven’t seen another meat restaurant around here with pork as good as Sammokjip’s haha.

Sammokjip Gwangmyeong Sageori Station Branch menu and prices

• Pork belly ₩16,900
• Special pork neck ₩16,900
• Pork skirt meat with whole green onion ₩18,900
• Whole pork skirt meat ₩17,900
• Whole pork jowl ₩18,900

So, what do you think we ordered~?~?~

There were lots of customers even on a weekday evening. Luckily, we got in right away without waiting~

This was our table!

They neatly set us up with wraps, vegetables, white kimchi, salted seafood, kimchi, myeongi namul (pickled wild garlic leaves), and individual sauces~

First, we put on the kimchi and meljeot (fermented anchovy sauce).

Personally, I love dipping meat in wasabi haha. It feels like the wasabi cuts through the richness of the meat??

Before 6 p.m. and receipt-review services

If you visit before 6 p.m., you get either stew or makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles) on the house!!! Everyone, leave work on time and come to Sammokjip to get all those freebies~~~

And if you verify your receipt and write a review on Place, you even get steamed egg for free!!!!! If you arrive later, write a review and get your steamed egg~~~!!!

One serving each of pork neck and pork belly

As usual, we ordered one serving of pork neck and one serving of pork belly. Sammokjip’s beautifully marbled, thick-cut meat had finally arrived haha.

When I come with my husband, it’s even better because we can try both cuts one by one haha. They’re both pork, but pork belly and pork neck have distinctly different textures and charms, so I prefer ordering a variety like this rather than just one item!!!!!

You can’t come to Sammokjip and skip the video, right? A true Gwangmyeong Sageori Station meat restaurant.

A Sammokjip staff member came over and grilled it for us. Just watching the pork belly turn golden on the grill makes my appetite shoot right up. I feel like I’m going to get a blood sugar spike before I even eat haha!!!

Kimchi jjigae with the meat

And the kimchi jjigae came out right after we ordered. We were going to have a proper dinner, so we ordered two bowls of rice too haha.

Normally, we share one, but since we were at Sammokjip Gwangmyeong Sageori Station Branch, we were going to fill up completely on kimchi jjigae too~~!! With chili peppers, enoki mushrooms, and meat in it, this kimchi jjigae was extra full of savory flavor.

Rich pork belly and light, chewy pork neck

I cut the nicely cooked pork belly into bite-size pieces and tried it.

We grilled the pork belly and pork neck together. Personally, I love the rich flavor of pork belly, but I also really, really love pork neck’s signature lighter yet chewy texture haha.

Alternating between the pork belly and pork neck meant we never got tired of eating, thanks to the different textures!! Pork belly has that rich, fatty savoriness, while pork neck is comparatively leaner with a satisfying chew, so Sammokjip made the appeal of each cut really clear!!! I think one order of pork belly plus one order of pork neck is such a great combination!!! Especially when I had a spoonful of kimchi jjigae broth while eating pork belly, it felt like it refreshed my mouth, so the pairing was so good. Spicy kimchi jjigae and savory pork must be a combination that never fails, no matter when you have it.

If you’re looking for somewhere to eat meat with friends, family, or your partner around Gwangmyeong Sageori, please visit Sammokjip Gwangmyeong Sageori Station Branch too. You can have a really filling meal!!! I’ll try other menu items next time~~