Texas BBQ for a boyfriend's birthday near Dongdaegu Station: Modak
In short
Modak Texas Barbecue Dongdaegu Branch (모닥텍사스바베큐 동대구점) is a Texas barbecue restaurant in the food alley by Dongdaegu Station in Dong-gu, Daegu. For a boyfriend's birthday, the writer booked ahead, sat in a private seat and ordered the Memphis Platter set for two (75,000 won). The favourite combinations were spare ribs piled onto morning buns with coleslaw, and tortillas wrapped around french fries. For an unusual barbecue meal on a birthday or anniversary, the Memphis Platter at Modak Texas Barbecue Dongdaegu Branch is worth recommending.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Dongdaegu Station Exit 2 · 7-min walk (store listing, Oct 6, 2026)
- Location
- 1F, 5-1 Dongbu-ro 34-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu (food alley by Dongdaegu Station)
- Hours
- Daily 11:00–22:00; weekday break time 15:30–17:00
- Closed
- Mondays
- Services
- Takeout, groups, Naver reservations, corkage (paid)
- Memphis Platter set for two
- 75,000 won (Texas platter of brisket, pulled pork, buffalo wings and sides, plus spare ribs)
- Sprite
- 3,000 won
- Ordering
- Order on the table tablet; free side refills via the tablet when you run low
- Price reference
- ₩75,000 ≈ $56 · ₩3,000 ≈ $2.2 (2026-10-16)
as written by the visitor on Jul 1, 2026
Why Modak Texas Barbecue for a boyfriend's birthday near Dongdaegu Station
I booked Modak Texas Barbecue Dongdaegu Branch (모닥텍사스바베큐 동대구점) for my boyfriend's birthday. When I asked what he wanted to eat, he said barbecue 〰️ and then I remembered Modak, the Dongdaegu spot I walk past all the time, so I reserved and we went 🫶🏻
Modak Texas Barbecue Dongdaegu hours and location
Modak Texas Barbecue Dongdaegu Branch is at 5-1 Dongbu-ro 34-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu, and it's open daily from 11:00 to 22:00. Weekday break time is 15:30-17:00, and it's closed every Monday. Takeout, groups, Naver reservations and paid corkage are available.
Dongdaegu Station, the multimodal transit terminal and Shinsegae Department Store are right nearby, so it's easy to get to! It's in the Dongdaegu Station eating alley, so I think it would be good for a company dinner too 🚶🏻♀️
What are the interior and private seats like at Modak Texas Barbecue?
The inside is spacious, so it's good for groups, and there are separate private seats too. I think it feels special for an anniversary like ours 🤍 We arrived 30 minutes after opening, so we got to eat in peace and quiet.
See, there are private seats like this! This was our spot, ta-da.
Every table has a tablet, so ordering is easy! We had picked what to order beforehand, so we ordered the second we sat down 〰️ It was our first visit and we went with the platter set! Next time I want to try the pasta too 🧚🏻♀️
Memphis Platter set for two: price and what's included
We ordered the Memphis Platter set for two (₩75,000) and a Sprite (₩3,000).
- Memphis Platter set for two ₩75,000
- Sprite ₩3,000
Nachos and tomato stew to start
Nachos and tomato stew came out before the Memphis Platter. Tomato stew?! Or is it curry?! It tasted like something I really wanted to mix rice into 〰️ Spooned onto crunchy nachos, the combo was pretty good!
The Memphis Platter: a Texas platter plus spare ribs
The Memphis Platter set for two was a Texas platter (brisket, pulled pork, buffalo wings, sides) with spare ribs added! 🍖
From top to bottom: pulled pork, spare ribs, brisket. The steaming hot spread arrived faster than I expected and my heart went doki-doki 🫶🏻💃 I did wonder whether to get the Texas platter without spare ribs and add a pasta, but since it was our first time we went with this one, and no regrets!
Morning buns, tortillas, sides and free refills
The Memphis Platter came with morning buns, tortillas, buffalo wings, french fries 〰️ and all kinds of sauces. There are three sauces, plus salad, coleslaw, pickles and more. And if you run low, you can get free refills through the tablet, so order freely.
How tender is the brisket at Modak Texas Barbecue?
At Modak Texas Barbecue Dongdaegu Branch, a staff member cuts the meat at the table for you! It's so tender that it comes apart with barely a touch, and they carefully cut it into one-bite pieces 😇
This one is the brisket, and the staff member handed it to me to try. Simply put, brisket is like Korean yangji (beef brisket cut). So it's really tender and kind of melts in your mouth 😚 Put pickles on top and you get crunch too.
Spare rib morning buns and tortilla wraps: our own combo
Rather than eating the platter meat on its own, we wrapped it in tortillas or tucked it into morning buns 🤍 First I put coleslaw in a morning bun and topped it with a spare rib, eating like a rich person 〰️ Wow, you really have to try the spare ribs ㅠㅠ
There's a variety of meats and sauces, so everything tastes new depending on what you pair it with! Later I kept wrapping things in tortillas, haha. Coleslaw as the base, then meat, then pickles, and I couldn't have eaten it more thoroughly 🤍
The one my boyfriend made has french fries in it too 🥰 Honestly, it's even tastier with two or three fries in it! That's our recipe.
The marshmallow corner and plans for a next visit
Near the entrance of Modak Texas Barbecue Dongdaegu Branch there's a space where you can eat marshmallows! But we were so absorbed in the barbecue that we didn't try it 🥹 Modak Texas Barbecue, a Dongdaegu Station favorite in Daegu 〰️🍖 I recommend it so so much! Next time I'd love to come and have it with beer.
Where it is
5-1 Dongbu-ro 34-gil, Dong-gu, Daegu, South Korea (1st floor)대구광역시 동구 동부로34길 5-1 1층
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