Gwacheon duck BBQ with makgeolli day drinking at opening: Deo Chadol

Deo Chadol: duck chadol BBQ right outside Seonbawi Station Exit 3

Deo Chadol is a duck chadol (thinly sliced duck) BBQ specialist you see the moment you step off at Seonbawi Station Exit 3 in Gwacheon. Have you ever had duck chadol? I'm 28 years old and this was my first time!! I heard there was an insane duck place in Seonbawi, so I dragged my princess along and just went, haha.

I had no idea Seonbawi was this nice a neighborhood. There's a racecourse and Seoul Land nearby, it even has a bit of a Mulwang Lake or Paldang vibe... tons of big cafés and good restaurants!!!

Whoa, the exterior is so clean too. You see it right away when you get off at Exit 3 of Seonbawi Station.

Selected as a 2024 Gwacheon Excellent Restaurant, featured on the show Live Info Show... and apparently the owner is the celebrity Park Jun-seo. It was even introduced on KBS's <Baedal Wassuda> as a restaurant recommended by actor Ryu Seung-ryong!!

Parking, waiting and seating at Deo Chadol

Deo Chadol also has a really spacious parking lot!?!! Maybe because of the jjajang, jjamppong, mak-guksu, and other lunch specials, nearby office workers were driving over just to grab a lunch special~~

It's so popular there's even a waiting area, ha. We got there for opening run so luckily we got seated right away.

And they had drinks ready for people waiting... the owner's got some serious sense; wow. We got seated right away so we didn't get to try one — barley tea or plum tea, I wonder.

There are group tables too, spacious and clean inside!! There are even private rooms?!!! Great for family dinners or company get-togethers. We sat in seats like these?!!! Super cushy and nice~

Honestly I lost track of how many celebrities have come through here; that alone tells you it's a great restaurant, right??!! Word of mouth clearly spread. Comedians, singers, even athletes have all been here...

What comes in the 55,000 won couple course

We debated between the lunch special duck jeyuk set and the couple course, and went with the couple course (duck chadol BBQ, duck bulgogi stir-fry, doenjang jjigae, fried rice)! All-in-one for ₩55,000 — isn't that a steal? Just the two of us going to a samgyeopsal place alone costs at least ₩60,000...

There's even a Cheongwadae duck chadol jjamppong passed down from a master, plus jjajang... genuinely menus I've never seen before, all over the place. Next time I definitely have to try these too.

Besides duck, there's grilled cheese, mixed seafood egg soup, buckwheat crepes and more — so many menu options, fun to pick and choose.

• If you join the review event you get americano, grilled cheese, canned drinks, peach iced tea, and even frozen persimmon dessert? I've never seen a place give away this much;;;
• They even sell marble ice cream here, insane
• Plenty of drinks, plus a Pororo drink just for kids, haha; the owner's sense is something else~
• You can call staff conveniently by tablet for anything

We ordered the Deo Chadol couple course + Jipyeong makgeolli. How do you resist duck meat with makgeolli.

Side dishes at the self-serve bar

For extra sides, use the self-serve bar! Pickled radish, perilla leaves, kimchi, salad, lettuce wraps and more — take as much as you want! We refilled the pickled radish three times, hehe.

Yeah, duck doesn't put on weight. While the meat was cooking I went to the bathroom, and it was clean too.

How to grill duck chadol and what's in the house sauce

Here's how to enjoy duck meat at its best~

Whew, the staff kindly explained the grilling method step by step. Every side dish was tasty too... the kind of side dishes your parents would love.

The chadol came out first?!!! Once it's mostly cooked, they say to ask for the stir-fry version. My first duck chadol in 28 years of life... so exciting... and it came with minari, mushrooms and other veggies, which was so nice..

The moment it hit the grill, we clinked glasses. Why is daytime makgeolli so good?;; Every time I say I'll regret it, but it's just too good..

My princess grills meat well too~ It's so fascinating how it spreads out on its own like that. Once it's cooked it shrinks up like this, and I'm already salivating like crazy. Just look at the visual...... there's no way this isn't delicious.

The doenjang jjigae also came out and they ladled a bowl for each of us~ Ugh, the doenjang jjigae was so good I almost ordered rice. No way, we need the fried rice.

Mix the special sauce plus salt and pepper on the small plate on the table, and dip the meat right in.... seriously, why is duck chadol this good???? It's lighter and less greasy than crispy pork belly, but so good you feel zero guilt. Ha. That special sauce in the middle of it all is a total treasure — insane. Spicy-tangy, pairs so well with the meat, ugh.

Wrapping the meat with minari and dipping it in the special sauce is the best way... you really have to try it this way, ugh.

Wrapping it in perilla leaves is delicious too..

Ugh, the makgeolli just kept going down, haha. First, this place sells Jipyeong instead of Jangsu — the real deal? Pass. Mushrooms and garlic get grilled up nicely too. Even my princess grilled the mushrooms so well. Last time she sent them to an early grave;;

Spicy duck stir-fry and fried rice: how big are the portions?

Once you finish the chadol, order the duck bulgogi stir-fry right away to keep the flow going. But honestly, the portion is huge..? Feels like 3 servings. They give you two spatulas, and we have to stir-fry it ourselves. But look at my tiny mouth, ugh. ??? : I'll stir-fry hard for you!!!!

While it was cooking I glanced at the next table — whoa, the duck jeyuk set looked pretty good too. The side dishes are totally different from the start. Muk, fish cake, kimchi and more — a real full set.

Couldn't resist and clinked glasses again. It just goes down so smoothly, this is bad;; haha. Meanwhile there's a guy walking around with a stain-removal pen — pretty handy. His white pants got duck sauce splashed on them, oh no oh no. Thank you, stain-removal saint, ugh.

The duck bulgogi stir-fry my princess worked hard to cook!!!! There's no way it isn't delicious.. the sauce is spicy and so tasty, ugh. Wrapping it in pickled radish is basically a taste of paradise. There's rice cake, sweet potato too;; I thought the portion was huge but we just demolished it.

Right away they fry up the rice;; While it was frying I wondered if we could really finish all this, but of course we could — full send, haha. Meanwhile, why is my princess so good at this. She could seriously work part-time here.

She made a cute little heart shape, ha. She really threw in all the garlic, scallions, and kimchi. There's just no way it's not delicious..

Just look at the visual;; even the crispy nurungji (scorched rice) formed perfectly. Eating this with pickled radish too..... game over....

Scraped the pan completely clean.. genuinely such a delicious meal.. I thought the couple set portion would be too much to finish, but it was so good it just kept going down, haha.

At the counter: mouthwash, hair ties, even stain remover

So I went to pay and found mouthwash, hair ties, a stain remover, even dental floss here?!!! I've seen mouthwash, hair ties and floss before, but a stain remover too is genuinely next level;

My princess even bought me marble ice cream, hehehe. Yeah, Rainbow is still the original; I was so sad that Cuucuu only has banana splits.

If you ever find yourself near Seoul Land, the racecourse, or the MMCA in Gwacheon, I really recommend the duck meat at Deo Chadol near Seonbawi Station.. clean interior, taste, staff kindness, view, even dessert — nothing was missing, the best of the best. I'll come back with my parents next time~~