Sunday dinner beef BBQ in Janghowon, Icheon: flat iron tip, Jowatso

I heard there was a great restaurant in Janghowon, so I went back to Jowatso, the Janghowon beef BBQ spot! The value is excellent and, above all, the meat is genuinely delicious. The staff are friendly and the parking lot is big, so it's great for groups too~~

Jowatso in Janghowon: location, hours, reservations and parking

Jowatso is at 25 Seodong-daero 8809beon-gil, Janghowon-eup, Icheon, Gyeonggi, and is open every day from 11:00 to 22:00 (last order 21:00). You can book through Naver Reservation, and for parking you just use the restaurant's own lot.

• Location: 25 Seodong-daero 8809beon-gil, Janghowon-eup, Icheon, Gyeonggi (Jowatso)
• Hours: daily 11:00-22:00
• Last order: 21:00
• Reservations: available via Naver Reservation
• Parking: restaurant parking lot

Jowatso is near Seodong-daero in Janghowon, Icheon, in the building next to Janghowon Sambo Geonjae. It's also close to Janghowon Sports Park, so it's a nice stop after enjoying the peach festival. The parking lot is this big, so it works well for families or groups.

Is Jowatso's dining room good for a family gathering?

You can also park right in front of the restaurant.

The inside is spacious, and every table has its own exhaust vent, which makes it even better. I went on a Sunday evening, and quite a few families were there!

There are fans too, so you can stay cool.

The first round of side dishes comes as standard, and if you need more, you grab them from the self-serve bar. There was a nice variety, and I personally liked it.

Jowatso's menu and what three adults ordered

Jowatso has good-value set menus, so you get to try a wider variety of cuts. There are side dishes too, which go really well with the meat. The three of us ordered the signature special-cuts platter, and for sides we added bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles), steamed rice and extra sushi rice.

Jowatso's side dishes and free beef and bean sprout soup

The basic spread at Jowatso is lettuce, perilla leaves, assorted sauces, kimchi and sushi rice.

A beef bean sprout soup (haejangguk, a hangover-style soup) also comes free, and it's really good. Personally I liked it far more than doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew).

Is Jowatso's special-cuts platter enough for three adults?

The Jowatso signature special-cuts platter we ordered comes with uidae galbi (bone-in rib), bonkkotsal, beef rib meat, flat iron and rapeseed-honey marinated beef. It's plenty for three adults! There was more meat than I expected~

Rapeseed-honey marinated beef on sushi rice

We grilled the rapeseed-honey marinated beef first. Since it's marinated, you have to flip it right away as it cooks. Because it's seasoned meat, it went best with the sushi rice! The meat itself is incredibly tender and tasty, and the marinade was delicious too.

How to grill flat iron (buchaesal) at a Korean BBQ

Flat iron (buchaesal) is my second-favorite cut of beef!

Grill the flat iron once, then cut it in the middle and grill it some more, and it tastes even better. That's my flat iron grilling tip!!

The meat is super tender. I dipped the flat iron in salt and also wrapped it in a perilla leaf, and either way it was so good and soft that it melted the moment it hit my mouth~

Bonkkotsal: thin slices that cook in seconds

Next up was bonkkotsal! It's also super tender, and best of all, the slices are thin so it cooks quickly.

Finishing with galbisal and uidae galbi

To finish, we grilled the uidae galbi and the rib meat.

The uidae galbi and rib meat are thicker than the other cuts, so they took a bit longer to grill.

The uidae galbi takes longer than the rib meat, so we ate the rib meat first. The rib meat is super chewy yet tender. It's good dipped in the sauce, and with a perilla leaf and pickled cheongyang chili it's a perfect match!!

After finishing the rib meat, we ate the uidae galbi, and that cut is basically steak!! Tender and chewy at the same time. So delicious. The juices were really there~

Bibim naengmyeon to finish, plus ground beef on the way out

For dessert, bibim naengmyeon of course!! You know bibim naengmyeon is a must with BBQ, right? Jowatso's comes with naengmyeon broth on the side, which I liked. It's also good eaten as mul-bibim (with the broth poured in). And wrapping the noodles with the meat is pure heaven~~

When you leave after eating, they give you ground beef too! One pack per person, which was lovely~~

Verdict: why we went back to Jowatso in Janghowon

The meat quality is great and the value is good, which is why I returned to Jowatso, the Janghowon beef BBQ spot!! The staff were also very friendly, which I appreciated~