Bupyeong lamb rib restaurant for a tender dinner: Neukdaewa Yang

A lamb dinner decided on after a long time

I had not had lamb for quite a while, and suddenly I started craving it. So lamb was the dinner choice for this day :) I was meeting a close younger friend for dinner. It had been a while since the two of us had enjoyed something delicious, chatted, and had some free time together. ♥

Finding Neukdaewa Yang Samsan from Gulpocheon Station

While looking for somewhere to go, I visited Neukdaewa Yang in Samsan-dong, Bupyeong. More than anything, I was excited for lamb skewers again after such a long time.

Come out of Exit 8 of Gulpocheon Station, the exit toward Lotte Mart, then head right while facing Lotte Mart. As you walk toward Chungseon-ro 209beon-gil, the large sign on Daesang Plaza is easy to spot from outside, so it should not be hard to find.

Hours are 11:30–23:00 daily, with last orders at 22:30.

A clean, spacious interior like a café

The moment I stepped inside, the atmosphere was cleaner and prettier than I had expected, so it immediately caught my eye. I had expected an ordinary lamb skewer restaurant, but the clean, polished interior felt almost like a café and was impressive. There was even a separate selfie zone, and the space was decorated nicely throughout, so it was fun to look around.

The restaurant was more spacious than expected, with quite a lot of tables. Perhaps because tables were arranged along the floor-to-ceiling windows, it looked even larger, and I liked that the overall layout felt open rather than cramped.

High chairs are available, too.

A self-service corner for anything you need

The self-service corner had basic side dishes such as peanuts, Cheongyang chili peppers, pickled peppers, and zhacai (pickled mustard stem). There was a wide selection of sauces, too, and you could comfortably take any small plates and bowls you needed. Ice was available separately as well, which was nice for keeping things cool.

Two lamb dishes ordered in place of sold-out menu items

Ordering by tablet was easy. I actually wanted to try the signature dishes here, but unfortunately all of the signature items were sold out at the time I visited, so I could not try them. So the dishes we ordered that day were lamb ribs and signature lamb rib meat★

While waiting for the food after ordering, I looked around the table and found a slushy magic hammer. Apparently, if you lightly tap the bottom of a soju bottle two or three times and give it a little shake, it turns into icy slushy soju. How fascinating! Since it was before dinner, soju felt a little too much that day, so we just ordered beer. Next time, I will have to order soju and try making slushy soju myself.

A variety of seasonings were provided so you could choose accompaniments to suit your taste.

Our lamb ribs and signature lamb rib meat arrived. The meat was thick and looked so appetizing overall that I wanted to grill it and eat right away, haha.

Lamb ribs that were tender, not tough

Once the grill was on, we cooked the lamb ribs first. I tend to enjoy lamb ribs whenever I visit a lamb skewer restaurant. But if lamb ribs are tough or have too strong a distinctive smell, I cannot really eat them, so the texture is quietly quite important to me. Rather than grilling them too long like beef, lamb ribs are delicious when eaten as soon as they are cooked just right.

Once they were cooked, I first dipped them in salt because I wanted to enjoy the meat’s natural flavor. Then I tried them with cumin. It had a different charm from the salt version, so I could see how you can enjoy them in various ways depending on your preference.

They also gave us sushi rice as a complimentary service, so I put grilled lamb on top and ate it like lamb sushi. It paired far better than expected and was filling, too, so I really enjoyed it. Above all, the lamb ribs were not tough and had a proper juiciness. The meat was quite thick but chewed tenderly, and the distinctive lamb smell or gamy feeling was not strong, so I could enjoy it deliciously without any burden.

Signature lamb rib meat with a pleasantly chewy texture

Next, we grilled the signature lamb rib meat. I think I liked that it was quite thick even compared with other places. We turned it over on both sides as it cooked and ate it once it was nicely browned,

The lamb rib meat had a different appeal from the lamb ribs. While the lamb ribs had a tender texture, the lamb rib meat was chewy and nicely browned, making it satisfying to chew. When I ate it with Cheongyang chili peppers, the richness was greatly reduced, and their sharp heat went really well with the meat. I also tried dipping it in the sauce made for lamb rib meat and having it with cumin; it was nice that each gave it a different flavor.

A satisfying evening with a close younger friend

I visited Neukdaewa Yang Samsan in Samsan-dong, Bupyeong for dinner with a close younger friend. First of all, the café-like, polished interior was fun to look around while we waited for our food, and it was convenient that we could easily pick up extra side dishes or anything else we needed from the self-service corner.

Lamb can sometimes be tough, but the lamb ribs and lamb rib meat I had that day were not tough; they were tender while still having a great meaty texture. ♥ The meat was thick, and the distinctive lamb aroma or gamy feeling was not strong, so we could enjoy it deliciously without any burden. The restaurant felt clean and tidy overall, and I was satisfied with the food as well, so it is somewhere I would like to visit again when I am craving lamb next time.