Beef steak bowl with corn soup at Bupyeong poke spot: Slow Cali

Lately I've noticed my blood sugar spiking a bit and I feel like I really need to focus on losing weight, so I've been paying a lot more attention to my health and gradually adjusting my diet haha!

So today's restaurant post is about a place where the food is really good for your health, and every menu item works great for a diet-friendly meal!!

I visited Slow Cali Bupyeong, located right next to Bupyeong Market Station haha!

Location and hours of Slow Cali Bupyeong

• Address: 10-11 Bupyeong-daero 71beon-gil, 1st floor, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea
• Wed 09:30 - 22:00
• Thu 09:30 - 22:00
• Fri 09:30 - 20:30
• Sat 09:30 - 20:20
• Sun 09:30 - 22:00
• Mon 09:30 - 20:30
• Tue 09:30 - 20:30
• Convenience: delivery, takeout, easy payment

This is actually a healthy-food spot near Bupyeong Market that I go to often whenever I'm craving a salad haha!!!

It's always been a hot topic with a lot of buzz, but it's a place that specializes in healthy and diet food, which people seem even more interested in these days haha!

Maybe because of all the TV coverage about adult diseases and diabetes, people are so into health these days that even while I was eating in the dining hall, there were tons of delivery orders going out and plenty of customers coming in too!

What's the seating like?

Inside the restaurant there's one long table, two 2-seat tables, and one 4-seat table.

If you're looking for a salad recommendation or a diet-friendly healthy meal near Bupyeong Market, Slow Cali Bupyeong is...

Kiosk ordering: choose your base between buckwheat noodles and brown rice

You can order and pay quickly through the kiosk right by the entrance!

There are so many types of poke — first you pick your main topping, then choose your carb base, either buckwheat noodles or brown rice haha!

Or you can go all veggies if you want an extra vegetable-heavy option!

The signature menu includes classic tuna and salmon poke, octopus poke, plus vegan options and bowl menus too haha!!!

We ordered the beef flap steak bowl paired with corn soup, and chose brown rice as the base!

And for the other order, salmon poke with buckwheat noodles — order complete haha!!!

Along with the variety of menus, you can also choose the toppings that go inside — there were plenty of protein options like chicken breast or boiled egg haha!

And since eating just a bowl or poke alone can feel a bit lacking, there are also a bunch of soup options that come as a set, so they're great to order as a side~!

What's at the self-serve corner?

After ordering at the kiosk, you just wait at your table, and at the self-serve corner you can grab side dishes, sauces, and soy broth!

They also have wasabi oil, so I recommend drizzling it on to taste haha!! The soy broth was perfect to sip alongside the brown rice whenever things got a little dry going down, and the pickles were tasty too haha. The food we ordered from Slow Cali Bupyeong came out pretty quickly!!

Beef flap steak bowl and corn soup

The beef bowl came in a really big bowl with a generous portion, so it felt like a solid, healthy meal!

Especially the freshly grilled beef flap steak — the meat was plump and juicy, bursting with flavor, definitely a proper protein boost!

The rest of the bowl came with a variety of vegetables, broccoli, bell peppers, baked beans, flakes and more, giving it even richer texture and flavor haha!

And the corn soup I sipped in between bites was also really tasty and deeply flavorful — a total side dish recommendation!!!

Salmon poke with buckwheat noodles combo

The salmon poke also looked amazing and felt super healthy, with all kinds of ingredients beautifully arranged together!

The buckwheat noodles were added on one side too, so I got to enjoy an even more varied and nutrient-rich meal haha!

The owner told me to add the sauce a little at a time while eating to adjust the seasoning myself, so I drizzled it on bit by bit and mixed slowly!

The bowl had a really generous layer of brown rice underneath, so it seemed great to eat bibimbap-style haha!

I mixed it all up and took a bite — the flavors of all the different ingredients came together and the taste was seriously incredible haha!

The moment I chewed, it really felt healthy, and even though the portion was generous, eating my fill never felt heavy or excessive, which I loved haha!!!

The vegetable texture was great too, and mixed with the onion flakes and baked beans, it was a really varied and enjoyable experience in every bite haha!

And the salmon poke, with the soft salmon and buckwheat noodles together, was so delicious — I think I polished it all off in about 10 minutes haha!!!

I feel like I had a really healthy and satisfying meal at Slow Cali Bupyeong!!

If you're looking for a great salad or poke spot in Bupyeong, I highly recommend Slow Cali Bupyeong haha!