Kid-friendly Korean BBQ in Myeongji, Busan: Yong Hanu Myeongji

Today I'm bringing you my review of Yong Hanu Myeongji Branch. It's a place where you grill meat over corn, and I was curious how that would actually work, so off I went.

Where is Yong Hanu Myeongji, and what are the hours?

📍 Basic info

• Name: Yong Hanu Myeongji Branch
• Address: 11-1 Myeongjigukje 6-ro 232beon-gil, Gangseo-gu, Busan, South Korea
• Hours: 11:00–23:00 (last order 22:00) ✅ opens at 16:00 on Tuesdays only
• Group seating available, takeout, reservations, Wi-Fi, baby chair O
• Reservation: Naver Reservation

There's a 2026 National Trusted Restaurant certification plaque on the wall. Seeing that got my expectations up before I even walked in.

Booking Naver Reservation with a baby: the table set before we sat down

Yong Hanu Myeongji Branch takes reservations through Naver, so we booked ahead! (Waiting in line with a baby is way too hard 🥹🥹)

When you reserve on Naver and arrive, the basic table setting is already prepared for you.

Lettuce wraps, seasoned scallions, seasoned young cabbage, and mustard leaf kimchi — the side dish lineup was solid?! I always find it awkward when every side comes in its own dish and crowds the table, but here the good stuff came together on one plate, which made eating so much easier!

There was also a little sauce station tucked together — salt, wasabi, garlic, whole grain mustard sauce, and some kind of anchovy-chili pickle.

Ordering one set at Yong Hanu Myeongji, plus today's recommended cuts

You just order simply through the tablet. We ordered the one-set, which comes with two-horn sirloin and galbisal (short rib finger meat).

Looks like today's recommended menu changes depending on what cuts come in. Today it was Golden Chaeu-sal (premium grade), Snowflake Salchi-sal, and Yong Hanu Chaekkeut-sal! Might be worth ordering the recommended cuts alongside whatever you come for.

How does sirloin grilled on a corn grill taste?

Time for the meat-eating show to begin

The meat finally arrived! The marbling is a work of art 😍 Mushrooms, sweet pumpkin, and shishito peppers were set out too, perfect for grilling alongside.

They gave it a grind of pepper right there. This place even has a pepper mill, haha 😆 Took a moment just to marvel at the meat.

Laid the sirloin on the grill first. As the corn heats up, the smoke seems to actually perfume the meat with flavor. Even the sizzling sound felt different from usual.

Since they'd already ground pepper over it beforehand, it had a light seasoning baked in. It was delicious even without adding anything else.

Second round — let's try dipping it in salt.

Eating and eating... and still eating more? Whoever said you get sick of beef after just a little 🥹 clearly hasn't eaten here — it just kept going down easy.

Paired with the chili-anchovy pickle, it was an unusual but delicious combo.

Finishing with seafood doenjang stew and unlimited rice

We wanted to finish up filling and satisfied, so we ordered seafood doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) with rice

With crab and clams inside, it's a refreshing seafood doenjang stew. Perfect for cutting through the richness after all that beef!

The kimchi and diced radish kimchi that came with the stew tasted like it was just pulled fresh from grandma's earthenware jars — grandma's hand-made flavor. If you like well-fermented kimchi, mixing it into rice with the stew and topping it with this kimchi is a winning combo.

Chuseok gift sets, the whiskey display and baby chairs

Chuseok is coming up, and they're already selling gift sets

With Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) approaching, they're selling gift sets too. Looked like a solid option for a holiday gift.

There's also a whiskey and sake display case tucked in a corner of the restaurant, with bottles like Macallan and Balvenie (I don't know much about alcohol, fair warning 🥲) among what they sell.

Of course, they also serve Hanmac draft beer, so this would be a great spot to come on a day you want meat with a drink.

They even thoughtfully stock convenience items like dental floss, mouthwash, and hair ties. They're thinking about your dental health too..!

There's a baby chair too, so visiting with a child is doable.

There's a lunch special too, so it seems good for office workers' lunch. And best of all, unlimited. rice. refills! They even said they give out free shrimp meat when tables are full.. Let's go in a group and feast on shrimp meat!! It was a great meal.