# Yeouido gyukatsu restaurant with spicy karai ramen after a race: Izawa - By Doha Yeon (https://superchart.com/en/@jangchung-back-booth/) - Written Sep 18, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Yeongdeungpo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@jangchung-back-booth/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@jangchung-back-booth/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/index.md) ## In short Izawa Yeouido Direct Store is a gyukatsu (Japanese-style breaded beef cutlet) and ramen restaurant on the 2nd floor of Yeouido Jonghap Sangga, right in front of Exit 5 of Yeouido Station in Seoul. Refueling after a partner ran a personal best in the 30-minute range at Forest Run, the writer ordered the gyukatsu double for 33,000 won and karai ramen for 12,000 won, grilling the sirloin medium-rare on the tabletop charcoal grill and finishing a broth spicier than Shin Ramyun but milder than buldak. The beef at Izawa was good enough that pickled radish never came to mind, and basil ramen and dontoro-don are worth targeting next time. ## Good to know - **Gyukatsu double**: 33,000 won - **Karai ramen**: 12,000 won - **Location**: 2nd floor, Yeouido Jonghap Sangga, in front of Exit 5, Yeouido Station - **Parking**: 1 hour free with registration at the ground-level lot (underground lot not eligible) - **Entry condition**: Seated only once the whole party has arrived - **Seating**: About 20 seats, including window-view seats - **Price reference**: ₩33,000 ≈ $24 · ₩12,000 ≈ $8.7 (2026-09-19) *as written by the visitor on Sep 18, 2026* Gyukatsu near Yeouido Station, crispy yet tender beef with a rich, spicy karai ramen. Izawa Yeouido branch. ![A full spread of the gyukatsu double at Izawa Yeouido](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-01-7567r-1200.webp) *Gyukatsu double* Off to refuel my running partner, who just set another personal best in the 30-minute range at the 2026 Forest Run, beating their old 40-minute time! But most restaurants in Yeouido don't open until 11am on weekends, so we searched hard at Mega Coffee and suddenly craved gyukatsu. (Wasn't this super trendy like 10 years ago?!) We waited it out, then went and stuffed ourselves silly with the gyukatsu double plus karai ramen. ## What eating at Izawa Yeouido is really like Everything stayed piping hot till the end, and the karai ramen was spicier and richer than expected, so the broth just kept disappearing. They must use really good beef — it was so tender, crisp outside and juicy inside, not greasy at all, so I didn't even think about pickled radish or kimchi! ![A piece of sirloin gyukatsu grilled over charcoal](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-02-v26qt-966.webp) ![Gyukatsu with a tender cross-section visible](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-03-1u1jn-966.webp) ## Izawa location by Yeouido Station Exit 5, and parking Izawa Yeouido is on the 2nd floor of Yeouido Jonghap Sangga, right in front of Exit 5 of Yeouido Station. Go up the stairs and head straight to the back corner, and you'll spot it. There's even a huge autographed photo of trot singer Lim Young-woong on the fridge. ![Entrance of Izawa on the 2nd floor of Yeouido Jonghap Sangga](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-04-1q4gk-966.webp) For parking at Izawa Yeouido, you can register for 1 hour free at the ground-level lot, and the whole party has to arrive before you can be seated. ![Parking information sign at Izawa Yeouido](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-05-128zp-966.webp) ![Interior of Izawa Yeouido with window-view seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-06-3eyfr-966.webp) Inside, it looks like it can seat about 20 people, and the window-view seats make it feel open and bright. I saw 'Izawa waiting' in related searches — seems it's already well known among Yeouido office workers as a lunch spot too?! ![Table tablet showing parking support information](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-07-1wpfm-966.webp) The tablet even has the 1-hour parking support written on it! Just remember, it's ground-level parking only — no underground. Honestly, walking in is probably the least stressful option. ![Menu board at Izawa Yeouido](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-08-icyzl-966.webp) ![Menu screen listing gyukatsu and ramen](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-09-gmi41-966.webp) ## Ordering the gyukatsu double (33,000 won) and karai ramen (12,000 won) Decided on the gyukatsu double and karai ramen! I was curious about the basil ramen too, but figured gyukatsu can get a little rich, so a spicy broth would pair better — great call in hindsight~~ At ₩33,000 and ₩12,000, maybe not bad at all for Yeouido prices (it is Korea's Wall Street, after all!) ![Table set with gyukatsu double and karai ramen](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-10-10nqp-966.webp) ### How spicy is Izawa's karai ramen? The karai ramen came out first, with 2–3 slices of chashu, piping hot. It looks kind of orange and not very spicy at first, but it's somewhere between Shin Ramyun and buldak in heat — spice wimps might end up with a runny nose. ![Karai ramen topped with chashu](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-11-1pljo-966.webp) A lot of ramen places give you overcooked noodles, but these were neither al dente nor mushy — springy and chewy, an even texture that noodle nerds would love!? The broth reminded me a bit of spicy cream pasta, so I think women in particular would love it. If they offered extra chashu I'd get it in a heartbeat — soft, thick slices with that savory pork flavor that makes you want rice. I wanted to add a bowl of rice and mix it right into that broth, it was that good. ![Close-up of karai ramen noodles and broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-12-6ivc5-966.webp) ### Grilling the gyukatsu double on the tabletop charcoal grill The star of the day — the gyukatsu! Two hefty chunks of sirloin came out, packed tight, with cabbage salad, wasabi and ginger on the side. ![Plate with two chunks of sirloin gyukatsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-13-az48a-966.webp) ![Cabbage salad served with wasabi and ginger](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-14-q81zb-966.webp) The gyukatsu, already fried crisp outside and juicy inside, gets grilled again on a charcoal brazier to medium-rare. The heat was stronger than expected, so it cooked fast! Since it's pretty intense, you need to focus on one piece at a time and not get distracted. They kept adding more charcoal (?) when it weakened, so we got to enjoy it warm and delicious right to the end. ![Gyukatsu grilling over the charcoal brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-15-efew3-966.webp) Itadakimasu..! Looking at these photos makes me want to eat it again... Until the next Yeouido running race. ![A piece of gyukatsu topped with wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-16-vd8in-966.webp) ![Gyukatsu dipped in soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen-17-x2mj9-966.webp) Eaten with wasabi, the fat cuts through and it feels refreshing; on its own it's great too. It comes with soy sauce and a slightly sweet sauce as well, but the beef quality itself is so good it's delicious either way~ Next time I'll definitely try the basil ramen and dontoro-don (pork jowl rice bowl) I'm curious about — guess I'll be back for lunch at the next Yeouido running race. ## Where it is - Izawa Yeouido Direct Store (이자와 여의도직영점) - 42 Yeouinaru-ro, Room 203-204, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 영등포구 여의나루로 42 203호, 204호 이자와 - 37.5214704, 126.9249738 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%90%EC%99%80%20%EC%97%AC%EC%9D%98%EB%8F%84%EC%A7%81%EC%98%81%EC%A0%90/@37.5214704,126.9249738,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@jangchung-back-booth/izawa-yeouido-gyukatsu-karai-ramen/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt