Pangyo Station pub for a smell-free team dinner of six: Bacha

Today I'm sharing a review of Bacha Pangyo Branch (바차 판교점), a hot Pangyo pub where our team went for a company dinner.

Getting to Bacha Pangyo Branch and opening hours

Bacha Pangyo Branch is about a 3-minute walk from the Pangyo Station shuttle bus stop, across the crosswalk. It is open every day, Monday to Sunday, from 5 PM to 2 AM the next morning.

Last order is at 1:20 AM. It opens at 5 PM every day with no difference between weekdays and weekends and runs until 2 AM, so keep that in mind when you visit!

Seating at Bacha Pangyo Branch: can 6 people fit?

Bacha Pangyo Branch has about 8 tables. Our team was 6 people, so we pushed a 4-person table and a 2-person table together.

Why we chose Bacha Pangyo Branch for a Pangyo Station team dinner

We wanted a place with tasty, varied dishes to win over everyone's tastes, so we booked Bacha Pangyo Branch in advance. Best of all, there's no meat to grill, so no smell clings to your clothes and the whole dinner stayed really tidy from start to finish. We were very satisfied.

We ordered mostly Bacha's signature dishes, and I'll introduce them one by one!

Bacha Pangyo Branch menu and prices

Soju snacks: Nabe & Soup

• Mala brisket jjamppong soup (마라차돌짬뽕탕, ₩25,000): a spicy noodle-style seafood soup with the kind of mala flavor Koreans love, packed with smoky brisket and vegetables
• Whole squid Nagasaki (통오징어나가사끼, ₩25,000): a Nagasaki-style jjamppong soup with a spicy, deep white broth, assorted seafood, whole squid and udon noodles
• Handmade fish cake hot pot (수제오뎅나베, ₩23,000): a warm hot pot simmered with plenty of premium handmade fish cakes
• Instant brisket seafood tteok jjim (즉석차돌해물떡찜, ₩29,000): a premium braised rice cake dish with spicy, deep flavor, with brisket, clams and whole squid

Beer & soju snacks: Stir-fries & Main Dishes

• Brisket bean sprout stir-fry (차돌숙주볶음, ₩24,000): smoky brisket stir-fried with crunchy bean sprouts and assorted vegetables
• Mozzarella chili shrimp (모짜렐라칠리새우, ₩22,000): sweet and spicy hot chili shrimp topped with plenty of mozzarella, with a stretchy, savory cheese pull

Beer snacks

• Onion boneless chicken (어니언순살치킨, ₩22,000): crispy-outside, juicy-inside boneless chicken with a fresh onion sauce and french fries
• Wing & drumstick combo (윙봉콤보, ₩22,000): spicy buffalo wings and drumsticks with crispy fries and nachos, all in one combo

Something filling: Pasta

• Abalone shrimp oil pasta (전복쉬림프 오일파스타, ₩23,000): a premium oil pasta with deep savory flavor from plump shrimp and chewy abalone
• Pollock roe bacon cream pasta (명란베이컨 크림파스타, ₩22,000): a creamy pasta with rich sauce, salty pollock roe and bacon

Five dishes the 6 of us ordered at Bacha Pangyo Branch

1. Bacha Seafood Jjim (signature steamed seafood)

The first dish out was Bacha's signature, the Bacha Bada Jjim (바차바다찜, steamed seafood). It's generously loaded with big giant scallops, sweet red scallops, assorted clams, whole squid and savory fish cake.

With so much seafood in it, the broth was really refreshing and clean, perfect both as a drinking snack and as a soup dish. It was the best thing for settling your stomach.

2. Sous-vide pork jowl & chive salad

We couldn't skip a meat dish, so we ordered the sous-vide pork jowl & chive salad (수비드 항정수육 & 부추무침). Maybe because it's cooked sous-vide, the chewy, clean texture that pork jowl is known for really came through.

Wrapped together with the spicy-tangy chive salad, the savoriness and freshness doubled and I kept reaching for more. Choosing sous-vide boiled pork over grilled meat was an excellent call!

3. Mozzarella chili shrimp

The Mozzarella Chili Shrimp won over everyone, from kid-palate fans to people who'd say they don't have one! Plump shrimp in sweet and spicy hot chili sauce come topped with generous mozzarella.

The look of the cheese stretching out as you lift it with chopsticks was a pass right away, and the spiciness plus the savory cheese made it a perfect match for beer.

4. Onion boneless chicken

The onion boneless chicken is crispy-outside, juicy-inside boneless chicken with a fresh onion sauce and french fries. Beer goes with chicken, of course.

5. Crispy meoktae

For a closing palate-cleanser snack, nothing beats the crispy meoktae (바삭먹태, dried semi-frozen pollock). Dipping the crisply grilled meoktae in Bacha's special mayo-soy sauce filled my mouth with savory flavor.

Even on a full stomach, I kept picking at it. A charming way to finish.

🦐Bacha Seafood Jjim🦑 ✨️Kalguksu (knife-cut noodles), the classic way to finish✨️

Overall impressions and tips for a team dinner at Bacha Pangyo Branch

• Pleasant environment: Dishes arrive fully cooked, with no grilling, so no smell gets on your clothes. A great pick for a tidy team dinner.
• Varied menu: From seafood to boiled pork, fried dishes and dried snacks, the signature lineup is impressive and easy to match to many different tastes.
• Reservation a must: It's popular for company dinners and gatherings, so I recommend booking ahead like we did!

If you're looking for a tidy, nice-atmosphere place for a team dinner near Pangyo, or a pub with really delicious snacks, I highly recommend Bacha Pangyo Branch!